Doug sighting!

I subscribe to Retailing Today because I work in the retail industry.  I have noticed a pattern in Doug Desjardins' (senior editor) reports - poor proofreading.

The first example was the misspelling of Fortune 500 company Advance Auto Parts.  Evidently, he thinks that Advance is done with it's growth phase and called the company "Advanced" Auto Parts.

Dude, if you are going to report on a company, shouldn't you at least get the name right?

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I hope "you" taste buds can resist temptation...

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Just How High Did He Throw Them?

This is from a site for children to learn about money management.  I'm hoping they were trying to be "punny," but I still disagree with using bad grammar with young children who (a) aren't going to get the joke anyway and (b) will think this is correct because it's an educational site.

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One Hungry Cat

I saw this here, and seriously wondered if a cat had gone on a rampage.  I thought it was a joke, but it turns out the only joke is the grammar.


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Wow...

A grammatical error at the usually impeccable National Review Online?!?  What is the world coming to?

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Submissions

Mr. White will be adding a couple of posts soon, and he's even got something lined up for a regular feature!  

If you, too, are bothered by bad punctuation, poor spelling, and homophonia, feel free to send in your submissions to us.

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We ♥ Commas

We were on vacation last month and noticed that the resort we stayed at has a love affair with commas.  These were all in the same recreation center.

Here, have a little closer view of that sign: