PROOF READING - A DYING ART (a forwarded e-mail)

[dorminWS]

I reckon this is about poorly-phrased headlines.
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Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter
<<This one I caught in the SGV Tribune the other day and called the Editorial Room and asked who wrote this.
It took two or three readings before the editor realized that what he was reading was impossible!!!
They put in a correction the next day. >>
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Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
<<Really? You think?>>
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Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
<<Now that's taking things a bit far!>>

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Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
<<What a guy!>>
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Miners Refuse to Work after Death
<<No-good-for-nothing' lazy so-and-so's! They must be UNION!>>
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Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
<<See if that works any better than a fair trial!>>
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War Dims Hope for Peace
<<I can see where it might have that effect!>>
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If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
<<Ya think?!>>
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Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
<<Who would have thought!>>
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Enfield ( London ) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
<<They may be on to something!>>
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Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
<<You mean there's something stronger than duct tape?>>
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Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge
<<He probably IS the battery charge!>>
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New Study of Obesity Looks for LargerTest Group
<<Weren't they fat enough?!>>
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Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
<<That's what he gets for eating those beans!>>
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Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
<<Do they taste like chicken?>>
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Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
<<Chainsaw Massacre all over again!>>
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Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
<<Boy, are they tall!>>
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And the winner is....
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

<<Did I read that right? >>
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Now that you've smiled at least once, it's your turn to spread the stupidity
and send this to someone you want to bring a smile to (maybe even a chuckle).
We all need a good laugh, at least once a day!

[Kreutz]

Indeed it does pay to give things a second look.

[Ironbear]

Years ago my company was using a computer application. When the splash screen came up, it said "Technoogies for life"!? We're depending on this application!?

[SHMIV]

Technoogies? Lol. I've known a couple of techs that needed a noogie to knock them down a peg or two.

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[dorminWS]

Technoogies are very common. That's what happens when you buy it based on what the salesman TOLD you it would do and then find out how little of that is true.

[Taggure]

Which is worse the salesman or the sales engineer?

Kind of a Chicken or the Egg question if you ask me.

[PistolPilot]

If we could get more than 38% of Americans to properly use your/you're and their/there/they're, then I'll be a happy camper.

[dusterdude]

Me too

[Ironbear]

You guys are real big dreamers!! [WHITE SMILING FACE]

I would settle for all those gun community folks to stop calling muzzle brakes, "breaks" and sights , "sites"

[dorminWS]

If we could get more than 38% of Americans to properly use your/you're and their/there/they're, then I'll be a happy camper.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
And then there's the dreaded apostrophe; which has apparently not been mastered by as many as 10% of the public..

[Kreutz]

If we could get more than 38% of Americans to properly use your/you're and their/there/they're, then I'll be a happy camper.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
And then there's the dreaded apostrophe; which has apparently not been mastered by as many as 10% of the public..

Its not that big of a deal.