A casualty of sharks and poor subediting September 3, 2010
Posted by Olivia McDowell in Spellcheck, The News, Words.Tags: Headlines, online news, Proofreading, smh.com.au, sydney morning herald, Typo
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SERIOUSLY, smh.com.au?
How hard can it be to spell “Aussie”?
See also: A casualty of war and poor subediting
Hi Olivia,
When I read your “This is a pedant’s-eye view…etc.,” I thought ha, that could be me! I have been know to slam around bad copy myself. I can’t even attend a funeral without being annoyed by the mistakes in the written program.
It’s hard to get people to care…it’s not a priority anymore. I think we’re fighting a losing battle. Proofreading is my life and my curse, it’s not a choice—we can’t help it!
I LOVE the Fug Girls!
Take care,
Debra
Three cheers for being a pedant!
PS. I once went to a funeral where there was a typo in the deceased’s name as projected onto a big-screen presentation. Extremely awkward.
That is bad!I worked for a small newspaper back in Connecticut—it was horrible. The production dept. would refuse to make my corrections, even if it was a local politician’s name spelled wrong, or an obituary…they just didn’t see it as an issue…it was hopeless and depressing.
Funny, when i first saw that online I didn’t even notice the spelling of Aussie…I was appalled by the spelling of Solomon Islands!
Oh good gosh, you’re right! It really is a doubly good (terrible?) example of the declining editorial standards at that newspaper.