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Auburn Annie · 07-26-2008, 06:11 PM

I'm a former English major and come from a long line of crossword puzzlers so spelling and grammar have meaning to me. Poor spelling - at least at the level of national tv - is just laziness. I am sure the headline writers relied on their built-in computer editing software, forgetting about homonyms. Insistence on proper usage may seem nitpicky to many but it can be VERY costly under certain circumstances. See the kerfuffle wrought by a single comma in the matter of Rogers Communications Inc. vs Alliant Inc. at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...tory/Business/

P.S. a year later, the CRTC reversed itself and relied on French version of the contract to determine that it was a 5-year locked-in contract, reversing the onus of the attorney blooper on the shoulders of an anonymous Alliant lawyer.

07-26-2008, 06:11 PM	#10
Auburn Annie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,101	Re: CBC saluting Folk Festival season I'm a former English major and come from a long line of crossword puzzlers so spelling and grammar have meaning to me. Poor spelling - at least at the level of national tv - is just laziness. I am sure the headline writers relied on their built-in computer editing software, forgetting about homonyms. Insistence on proper usage may seem nitpicky to many but it can be VERY costly under certain circumstances. See the kerfuffle wrought by a single comma in the matter of Rogers Communications Inc. vs Alliant Inc. at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...tory/Business/ P.S. a year later, the CRTC reversed itself and relied on French version of the contract to determine that it was a 5-year locked-in contract, reversing the onus of the attorney blooper on the shoulders of an anonymous Alliant lawyer. Last edited by Auburn Annie; 07-26-2008 at 06:20 PM.