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.

CBC British Columbia homepagerrors - January 2014

During January 2014 I detected a few errors on the CBC British Columbia homepage. Here they are. First, on the second, there shouldn't have been anything added to Vancouver. Then,

on the seventh there was something missing from what should have been breakthrough. Then,

on the twentieth there was a missing space between 31 and grey, and is should have been it. Then,

on the twenty-eighth, mortgages was missing its first G. Then,

when I clicked to the article - "Mixer mortages make Vancouver home ownership possible" on CBC News online on January 28, 2014 - the error was also present in the headline. Click an image to enlarge it.

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.

CBC British Columbia homepagerrors - December 2013

There were only a couple of errors detected on the CBC British Columbia homepage during December 2013. The first one was seen on December 9: that question mark should have been after the closing quotation mark. Then,

on December 21 there was a misspelling of what should have been marijuana. It's wrong in the headline but correct in the article description. Then,

the actual headline itself unsurprisingly has the same error (from "Medical marijuna users concerned over prices as Canada's market expands" on CBC News online on December 21, 2013). Then,

in the article, posses should be possess - unless I'm misreading this and the writer is actually writing about selling medicinal marijuana to various groups of people. Then,

later in the article, somebody apparently said says something. Click an image to enlarge it.

Yahooooooooooooooooooooo! December 2013

Happy New Year! It's 2014 and we're looking back. More specifically, we're looking back to December 2013 and the errors that were seen on the Yahoo! Canada homepage. First, on December 1, the question mark should have been after the closing quotation mark. Then,

on December 5 the words say and ever should have been swapped. Then,

also on December 5, surely - based on context - leader's should have been leader. Then,

on December 8 there was an important lesson regarding proofreading. Then,

also on December 8, there was an I missing from what should have been competitive. Then,

on December 11 there was this misspelling of heist. It's another nonword Yahoo! - where is your mind? Then,

on December 15 there was another nonword with this misspelling of cleared. Then,

there was a second nonword on December 15 with this misspelling of selfless. Then,

there was a third nonword on December 15 with this misspelling of portraits. Then,

there was a fourth(!) nonword on December 15 with this misspelling of decade. 12/15, Yahoo! - never forget. Then,

on December 17 there was this misspelling of midwife. Then,

on December 18 I puzzled over what "an absent minded father airport" is. Then,

on December 22 on should have been one. Then,

on December 26 form should have been from. Then,

on December 28 there was this absolute nonsense. First of all, Yahoo! writer, score does not mean what you think it means. Second of all, I think the rest of the sentence can be fixed by changing an to on and moving it to between marks and their. Then,

on December 29 there was this misspelling of Redskins. Then,

also on December 29, there was this misspelling of rules - resulting in another nonword! Then,

on December 30 should have went should have been should have gone. Then,

in the corresponding article ("Whoopsie! Chelsea Handler Injures Herself Skiing (but Jokes About It)" on Yahoo! Canada omg! on December 30, 2013), these were the final two paragraphs. The final sentence of the penultimate paragraph is missing at least one word. The final sentence of the final paragraph has a made which should be may. Then,

on December 31 there was this misspelling of what should have been Antarctica. Then,

also on December 31, there was this dog's breakfast. In my mind, terribly should have been terrible and favs should have been faves, but I don't know what to make of with plenty of with. A little help? That's all for this time. Click an image to enlarge it.

My favoritie post about baby's

The subheadline (of "What were the top baby names for 2012?" on CBC News online on December 30, 2013) has a terrible spelling of what should be favourites. I would've overlooked the missing U and written that it should be favorites, but

the article's second sentence has the Canadian spelling! Maybe the U in the subheadline migrated east to mingle with the T and the E, and also changed into an I to avoid being spotted. Then,

on the sidebar is this link. Baby's most chosen names? What? I don't know what that means. I'll click the link to see what is meant..

Oh FFS. Is this really the heading of a webpage on the provincial government's website? Really?! Yes, folks, it really is. See it for yourself by clicking here. 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.

This error apparently can't been seen by Yahoo!

This is the third paragraph of "‘Flare’ under fire for Photoshopping Jennifer Lawrence" on Yahoo! Canada Shine on December 16, 2013. Click the image to enlarge it.

More questions have been raised

These are the final two sentences in "Security questioned after homeless man allegedly steals ferry in Seattle" on Yahoo! Canada News on December 3, 2013. In the penultimate sentence, it should have been either how he could have managed or how he could manage. In the final sentence, where is the closing quotation mark? Click the 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!