In case you haven't noticed, August 2011 is over. Here, then, is a collection of the errors that were detected on
the Yahoo! Canada homepage for that month. For starters, from August 1, there was one T too many in what should have been
starlet. Then,
on August 3, the writer of the above got an F for spelling Academy with three A's and no E's. Then,
August 4 blessed us with a twofer.
178 years old should not have had any hyphens, and nonword
subsized should have been
subsidized. Then,
on August 5,
embarrassing was short an R and,
in a baffling error, the first
to should have been
it. Then,
this line from August 8 should not have included an apostrophe in
1980s. Then,
on August 10, LeBron's what gets help from legend? His headband? More likely, LeBron's name should not have had anything added to it. Then,
August 12 saw three errors. Firstly, a repeated
the. Secondly,
an should have been
a because
rare definitely does not begin with a vowel sound. Thirdly,
premier should have been
premiere. After clicking to that article ("
Make a Film Foundation and Hollywood celebrities help sick teen Clay Beabout realize his filmmaking dream" on Yahoo! Canada News on August 12, 2011),
I noticed missing hyphens in what should have been
14-year-old, and another shortened
premiere. Then,
August 14 featured an incorrect S on
bikes in what should have been
bike lanes, and
an incorrect apostrophe in what should have been
its. Then,
on August 15, this link was to an article ("
It's A Girl For Jessica Alba!" on Yahoo! Canada News on August 14, 2011) about Jessica Alba. Oh, and the movie she was in is
Sin City. Then,
on August 18 there was another mispelled movie title; this time the victim was
The Big Lebowski. Then,
there were several errors on display on August 19. Firstly, the homepage had
amoeba correct half the time, but the larger font is the incorrect spelling. Secondly,
woman should have been
women. Thirdly,
a T was subtracted from what should have been
subtract. After clicking to that article ("
Watching television is taking years off your life (basically)" on Yahoo! Canada Shine on August 19, 2011),
I spotted a couple of errors in the first paragraph above. In the second sentence, the word
of is missing from between
out and
the, and
less should be
fewer. In the second paragraph,
watches should be
watchers. Then,
back to the homepage, the fourth and final error from August 19 was the absence of hyphens in what should have been
a two-year-old's perspective. Then,
on August 20 there was a misspelling of thieves and
a subject-verb disagreement. Yes,
scientists make a discovery, but
a team makes a discovery. See the difference? Then,
on August 21, it should have been
four-month old. Then,
why should have been
what on August 22. Also from that day,
quickie is missing its C. Then,
there were several errors on August 24. Firstly, the writer of the above should develop an
addiction to dictionaries. Secondly,
there was a hyphen missing from
9,000-year-old (and
the article's headline was - and still is - exactly the same). Thirdly,
peak should have been
peek. Lastly,
effects should have been
affects. Then,
from August 27, is it
Eastern Canada or is it
eastern Canada? C'mon Yahoo!, you can't have it both ways. Also from that day,
Britney's last name should have been left alone:
Spears reveals dream job. Then,
on August 28, Yahoo! couldn't even spell its own Flickr website correctly, and
the article's headline had it wrong as well. The headline has since been corrected but you can still see the misspelling in the web address. Then,
on August 29, this writer probably fibbed on their resume when applying to Yahoo!, because how else can you explain the missing R from what should have been
your employment history and the missing E from what should have been
interview gaffes? Finally,
also from August 29, the third
the should be
they. I wonder why Yahoo! is hesitant to actually present themselves as competent and trustworthy. Click an image to enlarge it.
In this photo caption (from "Protests grow against Gordon Campbell award" on CBC News online on September 5, 2011), why would the writer misspell Bill Tieleman's last name? And why would they leave out the word are from between there and a? In the article itself, Tieleman's last name was misspelled all four times it was written. Now, in an apparent fix, it alternates: it's introduced correctly, then is wrong, is correct, and ends wrong. Why? Why only fix two of the four and why leave the photo caption alone entirely? Also,
why has the weirdness surrounding the date and time of posted articles not been fixed? Click an image to enlarge it.
