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Monday, August 1, 2011
It's a simple error
This sentence (from "
Driver hits 2 pedestrians in North Vancouver
" on CBC News online on July 26, 2011) is missing a single-letter word;
a
should be between
approaching
and
group
. Click the image to enlarge it.
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