Article proof readers?

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Article proof readers?

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I'm not sure the people who write articles for magazines have someone proof read their writing but they should. Maybe the magazine needs to hire a proofreader? :uhh: I have seen so many articles with words totally misspelled or words left out completely it isn't funny any more. Our language is going to hell faster than Obama can destroy the country and that is pretty damn fast. When you read an article and it has a "were" instead of a "where" then you know someone needs to either learn the American English language, go back to school or quite writing for a living. :bonk: I know I misspell a word or two every now and then, but it is the internet for goodness sakes we misspell words on purpose. :lolfall: [space] :soda:
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Some of my favorites. Some are a play on words.
Proofreading is a dying art, wouldn’t you say?

Read these newspaper headlines that just might mean something else. Hope you have a bit of a laugh.

Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter

This one I caught the other day and called the Editorial Room and asked who wrote this. It took two or three readings before the editor realized that
what he was reading was impossible!! ! They put in a correction the next day..

Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
No, really? Ya think?

Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
Now that’s taking things a bit far!

Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
What a guy!

Miners Refuse to Work after Death
The good-for- nothing’ lazy so-and-so’s!

Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
See if that works any better than a fair trial!

War Dims Hope for Peace
I can see where it might have that effect!

If Strike Isn’t Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
Ya think?!

Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
Who would have thought!

Enfield (London) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
They may be on to something!

Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
You mean there’s something stronger than duct tape?

Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge
He probably IS the battery charge!

New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
Weren’t they fat enough?!

Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
That’s what he gets for eating those beans!

Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Do they taste like chicken?

Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
Chainsaw Massacre all over again!

Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
Boy, are they tall!

And the winner is…..
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
Did I read that right?

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At least some of those will make you laugh, while the others make you go WTF did I just read? :lolfall:
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BlacktopTravelr wrote:At least some of those will make you laugh, while the others make you go WTF did I just read? :lolfall:
I tink da wons dat tic me of da wort are "these ones"' (dese uns?).
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Here is an example of what I was talking about:
the researchers can't say exactly why this it happens
They could and should have left out either "this or it." :OhNo; [space] :soda:
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:Umm: Maybe it was missing an "sh"? :eek:

;IDunno:

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