Yahoooooooo! February 2014

It's the start of March 2014! Which means looking back at February 2014! Let's take a gander at the errors that were detected on the Yahoo! Canada homepage last month. On February 2 there was an apostrophe in stars that shouldn't have been there. Plus, in the same-item teaser below the larger version (second from left), appearance was misspelled. Then,

well, then I was debating if the previous post on this blog was also the final one. I'd look at that first image above and think, 'Do I post it all alone and that's it? Or do I delete it and no more posts? Or do I keep this train a-rolling?' The days slowly crept by, and then February 25 happened. I signed out of my Yahoo! email and saw the image above. But their could be? Really? Okay, I'll capture that one and do at least one more post. Then,

February 25 wasn't done with me yet. At the same time as the their/there error, Yahoo! was displaying this. Get rid of or and you have somethere here, Yahoo! - or, rather, you have something hear. Then,

February 25 still wasn't done with me. Displayed at the same time as the previous two images was this misspelling of surprisingly. Then,

another one from February 25, at the same time as the previous three! Why didn't anyone didn't anyone notice the repeated he has he has? Was Daniel Radcliffe too much of a distraction for the writer (and proofreader, if applicable)? Then,

you won't believe it. Maybe you will. It's a fifth image in the "simultaneously on February 25, 2014" series. How he's trains for the Games. Sure. Whatever you say. Uh huh. Then,

from February 28, it's an it's that should have been its. Semi-related, this error makes me want to go visit the monkeys at Batu Caves and the spiders at Penang Hill. And finally (in more ways than one?),

later on February 28 I signed out of my Yahoo! email and this was the top story that greeted me. Either his or a should have been jettisoned - can't have both! Click an image to enlarge it.

Ironic? No. Shoddy writing? Yes.

There's a doubling of by followed by an it's that should be its. From "Isn’t It Ironic? Alanis’s Ultimate ’90s Album Is Heading to Broadway" on Yahoo! Canada omg! on November 8, 2013. Click the image to enlarge it.

It's it's but it's supposed to be its

There's one apostrophe too many in the third/final sentence of this very short article ("Costco's poppy policy still unclear" on CBC News online on November 7, 2013), which was apparently too long to proofread. Click the image to enlarge it.

Yahooooooooo! August 2013

Hi everyone! Did you have a good August? I did, and hope you did too. Let's see if Yahoo! had a good August 2013 by looking at the errors that appeared on the Yahoo! Canada homepage during that month. First, on August 3 there was this there was this error. After I clicked to the article,

I saw the third sentence of the article ("Language commissioner chastises John Baird for unilingual business cards" on Yahoo! Canada News on August 2, 2013) also contained an error. The apostrophe-S at the end of that is plain silly. Then,

on August 4 there was inconsistent capitalization. One of these lines is not like the others. Then,

again on August 4, then should have been than. Than Then,

on August 11 peak should have been peek. Then,

on August 16 there was this nonsense. Firstly, homerun should have been correctly written as home run. Secondly, everyday should have been every day. Thirdly, "somehow this grounder him back to home plate" is a hot mess. I think the easiest fix is inserting the word got between grounder and him. Most importantly, the play in question wasn't even a home run - the article itself states it was "a ground ball single to the pitcher with two errors attached". Then,

on August 27 it's should have been its. Then,

on August 29 there was an amusing misspelling of annoying. Finally,

again on August 29 there was another amusing misspelling - this time of during. I'd say that was an average month for Yahoo!, wouldn't you? Click an image to enlarge it.

A writing horror story

Here's a sentence that doesn't make any sense. Remove the and and it'll be fine. From "Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson’s Meet the Parents Horror Story" on Yahoo! Canada omg! on July 10, 2013. Then,

there's a who's that should be a whose. Whose fault is that? Click an image to enlarge it.

Yahoooooooo! May 2013

Here are the errors from the Yahoo! Canada homepage that I detected during May 2013. First up, on May 7 there was a misspelling of tasteless. Then,

on May 8 there was a weird - and entirely wrong - placement of the apostrophe in what should have been couldn't. Then,

on May 9 there was, unsurprisingly, another misspelling resulting in a nonword. Then,

on May 12 there was another apostrophe error. This time the apostrophe shouldn't have been present at all. Then,

also on May 12, the writer gets an F for this misspelling of relief. Then,

on May 15 there was yet another misspelling resulting in yet another nonword. Then,

on May 19 the word employee is in the highlighted box at the bottom, but is missing from the top. Finally,

on May 31 the writer was unaware that there was a fare where there should have been a fair. Click an image to enlarge it.

MSN Canada homepagerrors - April & May 2013

Here are a handful of errors from the MSN Canada homepage during April and May 2013. First up, on April 22 there was only one Ferrari owner, so attack should have been attacks. Then,

on April 28 to should have been too. Then,

on May 14 who's should have been whose. Then,

on May 20 causalities should have been casualties. (Here's the article for that one, with the correct word in the headline.) Click an image to enlarge it.

Nary is nearly right

The store is stationary, and the store sells stationery. Seen at the Lucky Loonies Dollar Store in Port Coquitlam, B.C., on April 27, 2013.

Recent 24 hours Vancouverrors

Here are some errors that have been detected in the pages of 24 hours Vancouver since the start of February. On February 6, the obvious error is it's, which should be its. The less obvious error: can winter really be on its way in February? On February 6 we're almost exactly halfway through winter and spring is on its way. Then,

on February 21 (in "5 on 5") who's should have been whose. Then,

on March 1 (on the front page!) denounces was missing its second N. Then,

on March 13 there was some sort of connection between New Year's Eve and January 31 but I couldn't figure it out. Little help? Finally,

this headline on March 14 featured a misspelling of appearance. Click an image to enlarge it.

I have concerns with CBC's editing

The company is Spence Diamonds, therefore it should be Spence's customer service. From "Spence Diamonds rewrites guarantee following CBC investigation" on CBC News online on March 12, 2013. Then,

a few paragraphs later, principal should be principle. Click an image to enlarge it.

Wear or where? Meh, I don't car

Here's the headline of an article ("Sidewalk-driving woman ordered to wear ‘idiot’ sign as punishment" on Yahoo! Canada News on November 6, 2012), which states that a woman was ordered to wear an "idiot" sign. Wear the sign. Wear it. Wear. Got it? Good. Then,

in the article's second sentence, it changes. Now the woman was ordered to hold the sign. Hold it. Then,

there was a careless misspelling of cares. Then,

apparently there once was a case of someone having to where a sign. Not hold a sign. Not wear a sign. They had to where a sign. Where. Click an image to enlarge it.

Errors in Prank Night

In July I listed the errors I detected in a book titled The Peep Diaries. Now, here are the errors I found in a book titled Prank Night. While I didn't detect as many errors as I did in The Peep Diaries, I still detected a lot.

P. 10: Despite himself, Johnny said, "Comic's aren't stupid, Dad."

P. 15: Once day, Mabel or no, he was going to take that damned box and burn it to ashes.

P. 16: His father's hadn't always been so mean to him.

P. 16: "You just be ready to call Chief Sinclair in case it gets me."
P. 34: Travis Sinclair chuckled and enfolded Ben in a great bear hug of an embrace.
P. 42: Chief of Police Travis Sinclar watched with regret as the green van left the cemetery.
P. 45: "I want to thank you for attending, Chief Sinclair. ..."

P. 133: Paxton tried to pry himself lose but the bigger man had a grasp of steel.

P. 141: ... a fact he had known all to well in high school.

P. 158: Jimmy yawned and stepped to the window in his bear feet, the cool floorboards making him break out in goose bumps.

P. 163: He rolled down the window so he could breath in the crisp morning air ...

P. 184: "I'd also like the special and three glazed donuts for desert."

P. 193: None of his few freinds did, nor any of his customers.

P. 228: "You're tongue is sharper than my knife, lady."

P. 253: A measely bear ...

P. 257: Ben choose his next words carefully in order not to come across as a raving lunatic.

P. 310: Who would ever have thought that he would live to encounter a living spawn striaght from hell.

P. 311: Buy if that was the case, it meant the Bible was completely true.

P. 333: He shook his his head, saying, "I didn't hear anything, son."

Yahoooooooooo! September 2012

It's Yahoo! time! Here are the errors I detected on the Yahoo! Canada homepage during September 2012. First, on September 12, there was an extra the. Then,

also on September 12, there was yet another Dragons' Den gaffe. If Yahoo! is talking about Dragons' Den, you can bet good money the apostrophe is in the wrong place. Then,

I clicked to the article ("Beardo, a hat for beards, more popular than creator imagined" on Yahoo! Canada Shine on September 11, 2012) and first saw that the caption for the large top-of-article photo has the same error. Then,

the article's fourth sentence has the same error. Then,

a few paragraphs later there shouldn't be an apostrophe at the end of Phillips. Much worse, though, is the misspelling of what should be Stroumboulopoulos. That's awful. Then,

one final repeated apostrophe error in what should be Dragons' Den. Then,

on the homepage on September 13 there was inconsistent capitalization. There is often one line of about ten that is in all caps. I don't get it. Then,

on September 14 the inconsistent capitalization happened again. Then,

on September 19 the writer should have scanned for for extra words. Also, it's either two accents or zero accents in resume. Not just one. Then,

on September 21 there were two apostrophe errors in one sentence. Hatem Jahshan and Tonia Jahshan are together known as the Jahshans. And I'm pretty sure you can tell by now that Dragon's Den is wrong. Then,

I clicked to the article ("Steeped Tea success marks Dragon’s Den return" on Yahoo! Canada Finance on September 20, 2012) and there's the incorrect Dragon's Den right there in the headline. C'mon Yahoo! - it's Dragons' Den. The show's den has more than one dragon. It's really not hard to confirm the correct apostrophe placement online. Then,

in the article's second sentence the writer decided to drop both the S and the apostrophe altogether to create Dragon Den. Yahoo!, you're making it worse. Maybe click the link that you provided readers and see for yourself how the show's title is written. Check the large logo at the top left of the page. Then,

still in the article, woman should be women. Then,

again in the same article, the semicolon should be an apostrophe. Then,

the S and the apostrophe reappear in the show's title, but the title is still wrong. Then,

in the final posting from the article (woo!), the Jahshans shouldn't have an apostrophe and Arlene's last name is Dickinson. Then,

back to the homepage (woo!), also on September 21 readers were gifted an its/it's error. Then,

on September 23 there was a misspelling of revisit. Then,

on September 29 the word a should have been added in front of 30-year-old. Then,

on September 30 decieved should have been deceived. I followed a hunch that Ban Ki-Moon's name was wrong, looked it up, and his name is actually Ban Ki-moon. We're done! Click an image to enlarge it.