Headlines to make you smile...

upthesaukee · 12-29-2014, 10:01 AM

From the Laconia Citizen today, Dec. 29th, here is a headline about Baltimore Ravens making the NFL playoffs. Ya gotta love auto-correct / auto-spell.

http://thecitizen.villagesoup.com/p/baltimore-clinches-postseason-birth/1285519

How many people looked at this before it went to press????

Hope this starts a Happy New Year for all.

Argie's Wife · 12-30-2014, 11:14 PM

It appears that they corrected it online, but the URL is still "birth"... LOL!

gtxrider · 12-30-2014, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

It appears that they corrected it online, but the URL is still "birth"... LOL!

Spell check will not find that. You made may look twice when I read (still "birth")

Tired of Waiting · 12-31-2014, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by gtxrider

Spell check will not find that. You made may look twice when I read (still "birth")

You fell into the spell check thing as well!!

ToW

TiltonBB · 12-31-2014, 09:45 AM

If you read the Citizen often you will notice multiple errors in almost every edition.

In past years in a story about the fire at the condos on Alton Bay the report called them "18,000 Sq. Ft. condos". I didn't think they were quite that big.

In a motorcycle accident story the report called the motorcycle a Honda at one point, and a Harley at another point. I emailed them and pointed out the error and the reply from the Citizen was that it was a Honda dressed to look like a Harley.

I enjoy reading the Laconia Sun online and stopped reading the Laconia Citizen when they started charging for it. I didn't think it was worth paying for.

upthesaukee · 12-31-2014, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by TiltonBB

xI enjoy reading the Laconia Sun online and stopped reading the Laconia Citizen when they started charging for it. I didn't think it was worth paying for.

I don't pay, but there are some stories you can read in full, some you can't. I also enjoy reading the LDS, although maybe not so many of the letters to the editor.

12-29-2014, 10:01 AM	#1
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,600 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,461 Thanked 1,983 Times in 1,083 Posts	Headlines to make you smile... From the Laconia Citizen today, Dec. 29th, here is a headline about Baltimore Ravens making the NFL playoffs. Ya gotta love auto-correct / auto-spell. http://thecitizen.villagesoup.com/p/baltimore-clinches-postseason-birth/1285519 How many people looked at this before it went to press???? Hope this starts a Happy New Year for all. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

12-31-2014, 09:45 AM	#5
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 3,009 Thanks: 699 Thanked 2,203 Times in 937 Posts	Happens a lot If you read the Citizen often you will notice multiple errors in almost every edition. In past years in a story about the fire at the condos on Alton Bay the report called them "18,000 Sq. Ft. condos". I didn't think they were quite that big. In a motorcycle accident story the report called the motorcycle a Honda at one point, and a Harley at another point. I emailed them and pointed out the error and the reply from the Citizen was that it was a Honda dressed to look like a Harley. I enjoy reading the Laconia Sun online and stopped reading the Laconia Citizen when they started charging for it. I didn't think it was worth paying for.

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Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	It appears that they corrected it online, but the URL is still "birth"... LOL!

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