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Let's not focus on the negative2 comments

Laura wrote 12 hours ago: Instead of focusing on the names the writer for Yahoo! Movies got wrong (like Taissa Farmiga and Sof … more →

Tags: capitalizing, misspellings, bad spelling, capitalization, Editing, incorrect spelling, misspelling, Proofreading, Sofia Coppola

It's Tobey Maguire and Quai Laubeuf4 comments

Laura wrote 2 days ago: At least it should be Tobey Maguire and Quai Laubeuf in this photo caption from Yahoo! Movies: Appar … more →

Tags: misspellings, bad spelling, Editing, incorrect spelling, misspelling, Proofreading, Quai Laubeuf, spelling, spelling error

Something's afoot and it's not good2 comments

Laura wrote 4 days ago: It’s not the worst typo a writer can make, but it’s an easy one to spot if you’re … more →

Tags: Apostrophes, Confused Words, its/it's, misspellings, <punctuation>, Subject-Verb Agreement, Wrong Words, afoot, Apostrophe

Steve Carell would be so much better

Laura wrote 5 days ago: You know what would be better than this from Yahoo! Screen‘s “Daily Shot”? If the … more →

Tags: misspellings, Links, misspelling, spelling, Steve Carell, bad spelling, incorrect spelling, Yahoo, spelling error

Writer confesses she doesn't care about accuracy1 comment

Laura wrote 6 days ago: I don’t know if the writer or editor is responsible for this headline on Yahoo! TV, but whoeve … more →

Tags: misspellings, bad spelling, Editing, incorrect spelling, Kelly Woo, misspelling, Proofreading, Ricky Gervais, Yahoo

Give up the reins

Laura wrote 1 week ago: If you make mistakes like those made by the author of Yahoo! Sports‘ “Puck Daddy,” … more →

Tags: misspellings, Confused Words, Subject-Verb Agreement, Verbs, pronouns, reign/rein, bad grammar, bad spelling, Commonly confused words

Your mother would be so proud

Laura wrote 1 week ago: So, you finally landed a job writing for a big, hot-shot Internet company. Your mother must be so pr … more →

Tags: misspellings, Confused Words, capitalizing, <punctuation>, plurals, Apostrophes, complement/compliment, homophones, misspelling

Phillip Garrido? No

Laura wrote 1 week ago: Proving that they are equal opportunity when it comes to misspelling names, the writers at Yahoo! Sh … more →

Tags: misspellings, misspelling, spelling, bad spelling, incorrect spelling, Yahoo, yahoo shine, Shine, spelling error

That's no way to refer to the first lady

Laura wrote 1 week ago: Showing a definite lack of respect for the wife of the president, the writer for Yahoo! Shine misspe … more →

Tags: misspellings, misspelling, spelling, bad spelling, incorrect spelling, Yahoo, yahoo shine, Shine, spelling error

Expecting too much?

Laura wrote 3 weeks ago: Is it too much to expect that someone who writes for a so-called news site would bother to find out … more →

Tags: misspellings, <punctuation>, Wrong Words, hyphens, misspelling, hyphen, wrong word, spelling, typos

Call the sheriff1 comment

Laura wrote 3 weeks ago: If arrests could be made for typos and misspellings, the writer for Yahoo! Sports‘ “Prep … more →

Tags: misspellings, Typo, misspelling, spelling, typos, bad spelling, incorrect spelling, Yahoo, Yahoo sports

This is the news

Laura wrote 1 month ago: Here’s what is passing for the news on Yahoo! News‘ “The Lookout”: Someone n … more →

Tags: misspellings, Errors of fact, Wrong Words, misspelling, Factual Errors, wrong word, factual error, Yahoo, Yahoo! News

That was creative

Laura wrote 1 month ago: Some names are just boring. What could possibly be interesting about a name like Larch or Ladd or Le … more →

Tags: capitalizing, capitalization, Yahoo, Yahoo! front page, Editing, Proofreading, David Laferriere

If only...

Laura wrote 1 month ago: If only there were a way to check the spelling of a celebrity’s name. Like if the writer for Y … more →

Tags: misspellings, misspelling, spelling, teresa giudice, bad spelling, incorrect spelling, Yahoo, yahoo shine, Shine

This is journalism?

Laura wrote 1 month ago: Keep in mind, as you read this one sentence from Yahoo! News’  “The Ticket” — with … more →

Tags: misspellings, Wrong Words, misspelling, wrong word, spelling, bad spelling, incorrect spelling, Yahoo, Yahoo! News

Shield your eyes4 comments

Laura wrote 1 month ago: Nobody should have to see this.  Certainly not the millions of people around the world who read yaho … more →

Tags: misspellings, misspelling, spelling, bad spelling, incorrect spelling, Yahoo, Yahoo! front page, spelling error, spelling mistake

Not even tryin'

Laura wrote 1 month ago: A so-called senior editor for Yahoo! Shine isn’t even trying to get the names of two well-know … more →

Tags: misspellings, Errors of fact, misspelling, Factual Errors, spelling, factual error, Will Ferrell, bad spelling, incorrect spelling

This is the news2 comments

Laura wrote 1 month ago: Keep in mind as you read this that it is from “The Ticket,” a blog brought to you by Yah … more →

Tags: misspellings, Department of Redundancy Dept., misspelling, redundancy, spelling, bad spelling, incorrect spelling, Yahoo, Yahoo! News

Is it arrogance?

Laura wrote 1 month ago: One misspelling, like this on Yahoo! Movies, might be the result of a slip of a finger: Embarrassing … more →

Tags: misspellings, misspelling, spelling, Steve Carell, bad spelling, Yahoo, Yahoo! Movies, spelling error, spelling mistake


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