Commas and ans

In "Deadly highway claims 8 lives in 11 days" on CBC News online on January 9, 2014, there was a misplaced comma in the article's third paragraph. The comma after killed should be moved to immediately after six. Also, note the an that immediately precedes SUV. Then,

later in the article there were three error-riddled paragraphs (three perrorgraphs?) in a row. In the first one, the second stuck should be struck. In the second one, where should be were. In the third one, remember how it was an SUV earlier in the article? Well, now it's a SUV, which is wrong. Also, there's no period at the end of that sentence. Click an image to enlarge it.

Down and not up

Is that supposed to be Alberts remained down and not up? Nah, that would be redundant - maybe Alberts remained down and out? And what's with the space both before and after the comma? From "Hansen, Lack shine as Canucks blank Flames" on CBC Sports online on December 29, 2013. Click the image to enlarge it.

CBC British Columbia homepagerrors - August & September 2013

It's time for a recap of the errors seen on the CBC BC homepage, and you're in luck! What you have in front of you is two months worth of errors wrapped up in one delicious post (but please don't try to eat your computer). First, on August 11 it was reported that there was a crash involving a cruise ship full of police officers. The huge news is that there's a cruise that visits Prince George (not the royal baby), because that's a remarkable feat when you consider how far that city is from the ocean. Then,

on August 22 there was the redundant use of both a dollar sign and the word dollars. Then,

that homepage sentence is still alive and well as the article's first sentence. ("'I can't believe my eyes' says Burnaby lottery winner" on CBC News online on August 22, 2013.)  Three short paragraphs later, there's a number that should be numbers and there's a number that shouldn't have had the word million after it. Then,

on August 30 there was a my that should have been by and a missing storm that should have been between lightning and last. Then,

on September 3 there should have been a been between have and working, and there shouldn't have been a space between games and the comma that followed it. Then,

on September 9 the word sex was missing from between non-consensual and with. Then,

on September 14 targetting (yet another nonword on a homepage) should have been targeting. Then,

on September 23 there was another nonword. Crikey. Cricitism should have been criticism. Then,

after clicking to the article ("Nanaimo newspaper letter draws First Nation's cricitism" on CBC News online on September 23, 2013), I saw that the headline was exactly the same. That obnoxious headline deserves all the criticism (C-R-I-T-I-C-I-S-M) everyone can muster. Nonwords on homepages, nonwords in headlines - nobody behind the scenes who cares? As you can see in the image, below the headline, the article was updated at least once after posting, yet the glaring error remained. Finally,

on September 26 there was a repeated the between to and governments. Click an image to enlarge it.

A proofradr would've spottd th splling rror

Look at Seth's last name in the headline, and then look at Seth's last name below the headline. The writer dropped an E, maybe after dropping E. Also, there should have been a comma after Ashe. From "Weekend update: Myers got married" in 24 hours Vancouver on September 3, 2013

CBC British Columbia homepagerrors - February 2013

You want errors? We got errors! These are the errors that were detected on the CBC British Columbia homepage during February 2013. First up, on February 2 there was one and too many. Then,

after clicking to the article ("2 die in Metro Vancouver traffic incidents" on CBC News online on February 2, 2013), the caption under top-of-article photo is a mess. Be should be by and tro should be to. Then,

in the second paragraph, I think win should be in. Then,

on February 23 the premier's first name was misspelled. Her name is Christy Clark. Then,

on February 24 both historic and homelessness were misspelled. Finally,

on February 26 sentence should have been sentenced and there should have been a comma immediately after player. Click an image to enlarge it.

That's huuuuge, brother

Do you think there's an extra 0 and the restaurant's size is actually not out of the ordinary, or do you think the comma should be one digit to the right and the restaurant is wicked humongous? From "Hulk Hogan To Open 'Breastaurant,' Hogan's Beach In Tampa Bay, Florida" on The Huffington Post on December 27, 2012. Click the image to enlarge it.

Online isn't permenant

One benefit of online articles is that errors can be fixed. Therefore, I wonder how quickly readers will see the proper spelling of permanently, the addition of the word custody between RCMP and in, and the addition of a comma immediately following B.C. Three errors in one short photo caption, including a nonword. From "Investigation urged after man disabled in RCMP custody" on CBC News online on November 2, 2012.

Yahooooooooooooo! August 2012

Spoiler alert: August 2012 is over. Let's take a look at some errors I detected on the Yahoo! Canada homepage during that month. First, on the first of the month, there was one is too many. Then,

there was some inconsistent capitalization on August 4. Then,

on August 6 the writer might've had to go to the bathroom while attempting to write over-hyped. Then,

on August 10 there were a couple of missing commas in the name of the city and the province. Then,

also on August 10, there was a missing N in what should have been Torontonians. Then,

on August 11, there were two apostrophe errors in one teaser. It should have read dos, don'ts. Then,

also on August 11, women should have been woman. Here's the article if you need proof. Then,

on August 16, the end of the sentence should have been either saying it degrades women or saying it is degrading to women. Then,

also on August 16, there should have been a to between try and hide. Then,

also on August 16, there was a comical attempt at typing '90210' - here's the article. Then,

also on August 16 (obviously not a good day at Yahoo!), there was a misplaced apostrophe in what should have been Bryant's. Then,

on August 20 there was a factual error. The balcony that Julian Assange was on was not in Ecuador. The balcony was at Ecuador's embassy in London. In London. Finally,

on August 27 there was a missing R in what should have been Harrah's. Click an image to enlarge it.

CBC British Columbia homepagerrors - April 2012

 Hello! I have in my possession some errors I detected on the CBC British Columbia homepage during April 2012. Want me to share them with you? Well, okay. There's no time like the present, so let's go. First up, from April 1, 2012, there is one be too many. It is also the first sentence of the article, which still features the extra word. Then,

 on April 12, there was another extra word. Only one from was needed. Then,

 also on April 12, there was a misspelling of Crown. Then,

 on April 23, there was yet another extra word. Then,

 on April 25, the first comma shouldn't be there, and centimeters should have the Canadian spelling of centimetres. (After all, CBC stands for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, non?) Then,

 when going to the article about Kimberley ("Kimberley, B.C. homes face flood threat" on CBC News online on April 25, 2012) there should be a comma after B.C. in the headline. The headline! Then,

 at the start of the opening sentence, the comma is now there, but it incorrectly took the place of the period! No! Wrong! Finally,

on April 28, there is one hyphen too many in what should be 240-year sentence. The headline of the article currently contains the same error. That's all I have to share with y'all! Click an image to enlarge it.

Don't drink and write

Alison's last name is Beames. Got it. But then,

later in the article ("Manslaughter of mother nets Kelowna man 6.5 years" on CBC News online on April 2, 2012), Alison's last name is Beams. So the writer wasn't drinking, but dropping E instead. Then,

the word body is missing from between woman's and was, and there shouldn't be a comma after Cameron. Click an image to enlarge it.

Here two C, there no C

I see an extra C in what should be across. From "Gateway hearing cancelled after protesters greet panel" on CBC News online on April 2, 2012. Then,

the first period above should look a little different. It should look like a comma. In fact, it should be a comma. Then,

oh, I now see where across got its extra C from. C'mon, dude, give it back to schedule. Click an image to enlarge it.

This writing offends me

Hey, Yahoo!, there needs to be a comma after the year in the date of February 29, 2011, but more importantly, that date did not even exist! Also, near the end of the above excerpt (which happens to be the article's opening paragraph) there is a has that should be a he - that is quite the misspelling. Also also, offense should be offensive. From "Urban Outfitters' St. Patrick’s Day Merchandise Offends Irish" on Yahoo! Canada Shine on March 6, 2012. Then,

the second paragraph quotes an offending phrase from one of the shirts, but

one can see from the accompanying image that Yahoo! left out a word. Then,

underneath the image, a misplaced apostrophe turns the correct Urban Outfitters into the incorrect Urban Outfitter.