Unfortunate newspaper headlines

[davetherayon]

In this case anyway, it's the juxtaposition of them.

[davetherayon]

Another one...

[Ron]

[Ron]

[davetherayon]

Blimey Ron you been saving them up?

[Bob]

You would think they would be able to spell in Farnborough

There doesn't seem to be anybody doing proof-reading anymore, the amount of spelling mistakes is getting worse, in fiction books especially, think the lack of teaching the 3 Rs in primary school and bad parenting is mainly to blame.

[lairey]

Sept 24, 2014 15:50:19 GMT Bob said:

You would think they would be able to spell in Farnborough

There doesn't seem to be anybody doing proof-reading anymore, the amount of spelling mistakes is getting worse, in fiction books especially, think the lack of teaching the 3 Rs in primary school and bad parenting is mainly to blame.

Particularly as Salesian College is (or at least was, when I was at school) a very well respected, posh RC boys school.  I remember some of the lads in 6th form went there.

[Bluefish]

Sept 24, 2014 15:50:19 GMT Bob said:

in fiction books especially, think the lack of teaching the 3 Rs in primary school and bad parenting is mainly to blame.

Agree with that, having read a few books lately, on the Kindle, it's pretty obvious they haven't been proof read, but the author is probably American?

[Bob]

Sept 27, 2014 23:12:17 GMT Bluefish said:

Sept 24, 2014 15:50:19 GMT Bob said:

in fiction books especially, think the lack of teaching the 3 Rs in primary school and bad parenting is mainly to blame.

Agree with that, having read a few books lately, on the Kindle, it's pretty obvious they haven't been proof read, but the author is probably American?

American spelling of certain words by American authors is not the problem, I think a lot of us can understand the difference, it is bad spelling in the print, and occasionally even incorrect use of grammar, that is the problem

[Bluefish]

Sept 27, 2014 23:31:03 GMT Bob said:

Sept 27, 2014 23:12:17 GMT Bluefish said:

Agree with that, having read a few books lately, on the Kindle, it's pretty obvious they haven't been proof read, but the author is probably American?

American spelling of certain words by American authors is not the problem, I think a lot of us can understand the difference, it is bad spelling in the print, and occasionally even incorrect use of grammar, that is the problem

Oh yes I'm not talking about their way of spelling, but when they can't spell simple words like the or house, mainly because there are letters missed off, not because they can't spell the word just that it's not been corrected before printing. Never noticed this in a printed book?

[Bluefish]

Sept 24, 2014 0:14:25 GMT Ron said:

I can confirm, all dead people were alive two hours before they died, trust me i'm a Doctor

[Bob]

Sept 27, 2014 23:37:12 GMT Bluefish said:

Sept 27, 2014 23:31:03 GMT Bob said:

American spelling of certain words by American authors is not the problem, I think a lot of us can understand the difference, it is bad spelling in the print, and occasionally even incorrect use of grammar, that is the problem

Oh yes I'm not talking about their way of spelling, but when they can't spell simple words like the or house, mainly because there are letters missed off, not because they can't spell the word just that it's not been corrected before printing. Never noticed this in a printed book?

I have seen the odd word like that, but the type of thing I find in printed books is incorrect word usage such as there their they're, and I doubt this is down to the author, rather it is being transcribed incorrectly, or being changed by stupid spell checkers, the latter has happened to most of us.

[PinkyPuff]

What about people with misspelled tattoos

[Bluefish]

Well none till they got the Tat anyhow

[Greg]

Sept 28, 2014 10:42:31 GMT Bluefish said:

Well none till they got the Tat anyhow

Actually I'm wondering if the tats are intentionally ironic.

On second thoughts that's way too deep, maybe all involved are just thick as pig muck