Comments on: Errors “WearEver” You Look http://blog.gordaen.com/2008/01/30/errors-wearever-you-look/ Ramblings about art, education, culture and a lot more Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:45:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gordaen http://blog.gordaen.com/2008/01/30/errors-wearever-you-look/comment-page-1/#comment-61894 Gordaen Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:56:26 +0000 http://blog.gordaen.com/2008/01/30/errors-wearever-you-look/#comment-61894 That's certainly could explain the appearance of the error, but I would hope whoever looks over the text would spot something like that. Though, I just got back from the store where I had been looking at various hair gels and the like when I came across one that boldly asserted that it was "for hair that ain't going nowhere!" or something to that effect. I can only guess that it was designed to make the product sound tough? Either that or it impregnates hair with chemicals that go all the way into the brain and melt away cells. And I used to be surprised at how many errors major news corporations make, but now I am just saddened by it. Quality control has gone away. Several news channels, papers, etc. reported that <em>Keith</em> Ledger was dead a week ago... That’s certainly could explain the appearance of the error, but I would hope whoever looks over the text would spot something like that. Though, I just got back from the store where I had been looking at various hair gels and the like when I came across one that boldly asserted that it was “for hair that ain’t going nowhere!” or something to that effect. I can only guess that it was designed to make the product sound tough? Either that or it impregnates hair with chemicals that go all the way into the brain and melt away cells.

And I used to be surprised at how many errors major news corporations make, but now I am just saddened by it. Quality control has gone away. Several news channels, papers, etc. reported that Keith Ledger was dead a week ago…

]]> By: Bernie Zimmermann http://blog.gordaen.com/2008/01/30/errors-wearever-you-look/comment-page-1/#comment-61865 Bernie Zimmermann Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:37:14 +0000 http://blog.gordaen.com/2008/01/30/errors-wearever-you-look/#comment-61865 I wonder if localization/translation has anything to do with it (or at least in some cases)? I, too, get frustrated when I see silly spelling errors and grammatical mistakes being made by people who shouldn't be making them (e.g. when you see a spelling error in the ticker at the bottom of CNN's television feed). I wonder if localization/translation has anything to do with it (or at least in some cases)? I, too, get frustrated when I see silly spelling errors and grammatical mistakes being made by people who shouldn’t be making them (e.g. when you see a spelling error in the ticker at the bottom of CNN’s television feed).

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