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Hermione

Proof Reading is a dying art!

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A few newspaper headlines that slipped through!

Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter

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Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says

Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over

Miners Refuse to Work after Death

Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant

War Dims Hope for Peace

If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile

Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures

Enfield ( London ) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide

Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges

Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge

New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group

Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft

Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half

Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors

Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

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Must be getting confused with "spell check" - since microsoft came on the scene years ago thats all they worry about these days, and thats not always successful either.

Cheers-Archie

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Even with proofing, errors still slip through when you consider the number of words and articles to be checked, the deadlines and last minute rushes to fit in late breaking stories etc.

Errors are no more prevalent than in the past if you compare the numbers per paper and it also varies depending on the size and quality of the paper and the size of its circulation and staff.

Also some of those headlines people think are proofing errors may not be accidental but clever puns and other devices deliberately done by sub editors such as "Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges." But some of the sillier, insensitive or bad taste ones are very likely the result of poor proofing.

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