His writing career should be in Jeopardy!

The writer of this article - "Mayor Rob Ford’s crack scandal featured on Jeopardy" (where's the ! at the end of Jeopardy!?) on Yahoo! Canada News on January 24, 2014 - didn't do his homework to find out the true value of the clue. I don't know the true value either, but I know it wasn't $80 because the minimum value for the first round is $200 and the minimum value for the second round is $400. Then,

the article also included this tweet from a Toronto City Councillor. $500? Also wrong. In the first round the clues in each category are worth $200, $400, $600, $800, and $1,000. In the second round the clues are worth $400, $800, $1,200, $1,600, and $2,000. And what's up with the apostrophe between Toronto and the question mark? In related news,

the final sentence of a different article about Rob Ford - "Toronto Mayor Rob Ford arrives in Vancouver" on CBC News online on January 31, 2014 - contains a misspelling of what should be continued. Click an image to enlarge it.

Yahooooooooooooooooooooo! November 2013

November 2013 was a bad month for the writers (and consequently for the readers) of the Yahoo! Canada homepage, which means there are a lot of errors ahead of us. Here we go. First, on November 3, the word be ought to have been between to and seen. Then,

also on November 3, what should have been paleontologist was missing an O. Then,

on November 8 there was some suspect news" about Rob Ford. He's a leader as the mayor of Toronto, but he hasn't died, by poisoning or otherwise, and I even if he had died I don't know why the Russians would be the top investigators. Then,

also on November 8 there was an extra word: either at or outside should have been omitted. Then,

on November 12 hyphens were missing from 14-year-olds and hault should have been halt. Then,

on November 13 there was one the too many. Then,

on November 14 this teaser piqued my curiosity. So I clicked it, and

then I saw this headline (for "Blogger making 300 sandwiches for marriage proposal inks book deal" on Yahoo! Canada Shine on November 14, 2013). 30... 300... - what's the dif? Then,

also on November 14 there was this misspelling of watch. Then,

on November 15 there was a letter missing from what should have been the. Then,

on November 17 I wanted to know what it meant to be "killed in comba". Really I just wanted to know what comba was. So I clicked the link and

in the article ("Nichola Goddard honoured by first Canadian female astronaut" on Yahoo! Canada News on November 17, 2013) this was the first paragraph. Ohhh, killed in combat - why didn't they just say that, instead of having yet another nonword on the homepage? Then,

on November 19 there was this weird mix of apostrophes and quotation marks. I clicked the link and

saw that the headline (of "'God‘s gift to comedy,‘ quips late night host about Rob Ford" on Yahoo! Canada News on November 19, 2013) has the same oddities. Has, present tense, because it's still like that. Then,

in the same article there's a misspelling of Rob Ford's last name, there are upside down apostrophes and quotation marks, and there is a he said that shouldn't be there. Hey, Yahoo! Canada and The Canadian Press - this is awful. Then,

on November 20 there was this misspelling of cyberbullying. Then,

on November 25 there was a be that should have been a been. Then, I clicked to the article and

read this first sentence (of "Pass or turd burger: Buffalo’s new third jerseys" on Yahoo! Canada Sports on November 24, 2013). Firstly, Rom-Coms should be rom-coms. Secondly, the second gets should be like the first gets and be apostrophe-free. Then,

also on November 25 there was this misspelling of surprises. Surprise! It's another nonword on the Yahoo! Canada homepage! Then,

on November 26 Josh Hutcherson's last name was treated well the first two times, but not the third time. Then,

on November 27 there was this misspelling of Massachusetts. Finally,

also on November 27 there was this misspelling of collapse. After all the nonwords that were on the Yahoo! Canada homepage during November 2013 and subsequently shared in this post, it's fitting to end this post with yet another one. Click an image to enlarge it.

It was my understanding that there would be no math

This is the subheadline of "Tri-Cities find success in fight against homelessness" on CBC News online on November 15, 2013. Nothing wrong here - just want to point out the word fewer. Then,

this is found in the article's second sentence, and fewer has become less. Booooooo. Then,

the writer somehow thinks that 206 is nearly double 154. Oooookay. Click an image to enlarge it. Also, the term "Tri-Cities" is used five times in the article, and not once is it said which cities are included in the Tri-Cities. Here are two of the 20 comments below the article:

• It would be nice if you could identify the "Tri-Cities." Perhaps the locals know but other people ...? I gather Coquitlam is one. What are the others?
• I've often wondered what the "Tri-Cities" were, and I still don't know!

There are probably 11 featured

Here's the headline of the article ("9 Sex Kinks That Are Kind of Dumb" on truTV online on April 9, 2013) and,

here's the third and final intro paragraph to the slideshow, in which readers are told twice that the article features 10 kinks. 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.

& proud (of being wrong)

On July 3, 2012, I received an email from 888casino inviting me to celebrate Canada's 144th birthday with them. Trouble is, on July 1, 2012, Canada turned 145. Thinking that maybe it was just a typo in the email - that maybe the folks at 888casino do know Canada's actual age - I checked out 888casino's website, and

no. They're living in the past, mannn. Click an image to enlarge it.

2+2=?

It's poor quality, but it's a photo of a bottom-of-screen television caption so what are ya gonna do? It's not timely, but again, what are ya gonna do? Sue me? Please don't sue me. A little while ago, the Devils had beaten the Rangers 4-1 to tie their best-of-seven series at 2-2. What's two plus two? Four. That game was game number four. Not five. Four. From CityTV's Breakfast Television on May 22, 2012. Click the image to enlarge it.

Two sentences, two errors

In the first sentence, why is it potentiall - a nonword, in fact - when it should be potentially? In the next sentence, there is a zero missing from what should be 700,000. From "B.C. payday lender fined for charging illegal rates" on CBC News online on March 27, 2012. Click the image to enlarge it.

Yahooooooooo! February 2012

Gather 'round, gather 'round. I'm about to present to you the errors I detected on the Yahoo! Canada homepage during February 2012. Let's begin. First, whoever wrote Nickleback on February 2 must be one of the haters, because the band's name is Nickelback. Then,

from February 10, how does a missed zero, or a single missed *any number*, turn an eight-digit win into a five-digit win? That math just doesn't add up. But wait, it gets better,

because in the article, "Man from tiny mining town in northern B.C. says his $16m Lotto Max win surreal" on Yahoo! Canada News on February 9, 2012, it's revealed that the man couldn't have missed any zeroes - the winning amount was $16,666,666. Then,

again on February 10, there was a misspelling of research. Then,

again on February 10, there was a misspelling of Florida. Then,

again on February 10, there was a double-decker of bad. First, doppleganger should have been doppelganger, and second, Shia's last name is LaBeouf. (Here's the article to prove it's not some other LeBeouf/LaBeouf.) Then,

on February 17, Winnie Tsige curiousity should have read Winnie Tsige's curiosity. Do you see the two fixes that I made? Then,

again on February 17, Nick's last name is Cannon. Then,

on February 19, there was this misspelling of SoulCalibur. Finally,

on February 24, somebody inadequately capitalized Cirque du Soleil. That's all. Click an image to enlarge it. G'night.

This writer's number grade: F

Eric, writer of this article ("Dreamliner jet “draws” Boeing logo across North America" on Yahoo! Canada News on February 15, 2012), do you really think that 7 and 8 are letters? I would have to assume so, since that's what you wrote - twice. Oh, Eric. Click the image to enlarge it.

More than one error here

I don't know if it's supposed to be 19,500 or 195,000, but I know that 195,00 is ridiculous. I also know that the word immediately preceding the number should be than. From "Tax fine rankles ‘old-fashioned’ Vancouver residents" on The Vancouver Courier online on March 24, 2011. Click the image to enlarge it.

Swangard holds 5,000+

If Empire Field only has room for 2,300 fans, why not continue playing at Swangard Stadium where over twice as many fans could watch? Unless the problem here is a missing digit and not a misplaced comma. From the CBC British Columbia homepage on March 20, 2011.

It doesn't add up

Unlike this post from July 2009, the question is yes/no, which makes the yes/no answer correct. However, like that earlier post, there is 10 per cent missing. From "Web poll nation" in The Vancouver Courier on February 11, 2011.

KEEP MEMORIAL - 41%; RENAME B.C. PLACE - 39%; IN SPIRIT - 19%

41 + 39 + 19 = 99. Where'd the other one percent go from "Yesterday's poll" in 24H Vancouver on August 9, 2010?