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Monday, July 25, 2011
The death of accuracy
In the photo caption that appears at the top of "
Harry Potter works box office magic
" on CBC News online on July 18, 2011, someone left out the
the
and misspelled
Deathly
in what should be
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
.
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