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.

Yahooooooooo! July 2013

July 2013 was a month, and this is a post. More specifically, this is a post about the errors found on the Yahoo! Canada homepage during the month of July 2013. First, on July 3, an should have been a. Then,

on July 5 its should have been it. Then,

also on July 5, is this crazy bit of craziness. Do you wonder how someone can face charges after death? Well, what if I told you that Leslie McDonald is not dead? And what if I told you that McDonald is not a he? McDonald is the grandmother of a two-year-old boy who died in a car. I learned that after clicking the link,

and I also found this in the article ("Grandmother charged after Ontario toddler found dead in hot car" on Yahoo! Canada News on July 5, 2013). I have just one question: Did the child do it on her own? Then,

again on July 5, is the unnecessary use of both the dollar sign ($) and the word dollars. Then,

on July 10 I found this embarrassing misspelling that resulted in a nonword. Then,

on July 19 there was a word that looked similar to an actual word. Then,

on July 20 there was a misspelling of Stephen Harper's first name. He's only Canada's current prime minister, so I can understand how the correct spelling of his name would be difficult to determine. Then,

on July 22 either there was an extra E in Yankee or the third E should have been an S. Here's the linked-to article. Finally,

on July 27, Yahoo! reported that someone is on a mission to save someone else while also hiding from the issue. I didn't understand that, but I didn't care enough to click the link to find out more. Click an image to enlarge it.

Yahooooo! June 2013

Symptoms should have been symptom, and I don't really know what "He could even grow beard" means. Even if it was even grow a beard, I'd still be confused. A man could even grow a beard?? What??? That's crazy!! That was on the Yahoo! Canada homepage on June 6. Let's see what other errors Yahoo! presented to its readers during June 2013. Next up,

on June 8 there was a nonword: targetting. The correct spelling is targeting. Then,

on June 14 there was a misspelling of homosexuality. It was also misspelled in the article's headline before it was eventually corrected - the evidence is in the article's web address. Then,

on June 20 there was an obvious misspelling of and. Obvious, that is, to anyone who doesn't work at Yahoo!. Lastly,

on June 21 and was spelled correctly, but it was repeated. Click an image to enlarge it.

I'll only believe you if you say it a third time

Here we have the first three paragraphs of "Canucks fire coach Alain Vigneault" on CBC Sports online on May 22, 2013. The third paragraph is an echo of the second paragraph, and "finished seventh in the 30-team in points this season" doesn't make sense. The word league should be inserted between 30-team and in. Click the image to enlarge it.

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.

Yahooooooooooooo! June 2012

Woooo - it's time, it's time, it's time! Time to share in the humour and the tragedy that are the errors detected on the Yahoo! Canada homepage during June 2012. On June 1, either is should have been between man and of, or and should not have been present. Then,

on June 5 there was a piece of news that Yahoo! really wanted you to read. Then,

also on June 5, there was a nonword out in the open: targeted is the correct spelling. Then,

on June 9 there was a misspelling of Robert Pattinson's last name. If you think perhaps Yahoo! was referring to someone whose last name is Pattison,

here is another capture from the same day. This time his last name is correct, but I don't understand why with is capitalized. Then,

on June 14 you should have been your. Then,

on June 19 the error wasn't immediately obvious. The story intrigues me, though, so I clicked to the article,

so I clicked to the article ("Jerry Sandusky's defense bolstered by tape establishing police led an accuser's statement" on Yahoo! Canada Sports on June 19, 2012) where I first spotted this repeated word, before

reading this. The homepage claims it was a conversation between police and Victim No. 4, but the article claims the conversation was between police and Victim No. 4's attorney. Things that make you go hmmm. Later in the article,

this is something that was said to Victim No. 4 by his attorney. The your/you're error belongs wholly to the Yahoo! writer. Then,

back on the homepage, on June 21 laywers should have been lawyers. Then,

also on June 21, bulling should have been bullying. (The article's headline was exactly the same, but has since been corrected. However, the error lives on in the article's web address.) Then,

on June 22 the word of appeared three times in the above capture, but it should only have been twice -  the middle appearance is incorrect. Then,

on June 26 is should have been his. Also, that Seuss classic has an exclamation mark instead of a period. Then,

on June 28 shoe-in should have been shoo-in. Finally,

on June 30 recieves should have been receives. That's it from June 2012. Click an image to enlarge it.