MSN pays "tribute" to Reese Witherspoon

Her first name is Reese. From "Robert Pattinson shocked viewers as he dropped the F-word live on TV" on MSN Canada Entertainment on June 6, 2011. Forget the F-word - where's the E-word? E for editor.

This isn't august writing. It's not angust writing either.

The problems in this article ("3 Vancouver fires not linked say investigators" on CBC News online on June 3, 2011) begin right at the top, in the top-of-the-article photo caption. The home is on Angus Drive, not Augus Drive. Then,

the writer correctly spells Angus Drive, but that street does not ever intersect Vancouver's Alexander Street. Angus Drive does, however, intersect Alexandra Street. Then,

it's back to another incorrect Augus Drive, before becoming

Angus Street. It's really simple CBC: Angus Drive. Not Augus Drive and not Angus Street. Ridiculous. Click an image to enlarge it.

I'm waiting for corrections

I know there shouldn't be a comma after Bates in the second sentence, I know the word of is missing from between shy and 2.3 metres, and although weighted is a recognized word, I think weighed is the more appropriate word here. From "U.S. mom gives birth to baby weighing more than 14 pounds" on Yahoo! Canada News on June 1, 2011. The writer of this article has the title of Associate Editor. Click the image to enlarge it.

Getting a name right is not hard

The player that found Torres in close was Jannik Hansen. From "Luongo, Canucks blank Bruins" on CBC Sports online on June 1, 2011. Click the image to enlarge it.

The writer shouldn't celebrate

There is an E missing from celebrations. From the MSN Canada homepage on May 29, 2011.

One apostrophe too many

The woman's name is Madison Scott. There should never be an apostrophe on both the first name and the last name. From the photo caption near the top of "Vanderhoof rallies around missing woman's family" on CBC News online on June 1, 2011. Click the image to enlarge it.

CBC British Columbia homepagerrors

On May 29, 2011, the CBC British Columbia homepage created a disagreement. You see, activists hold a protest while a group of activists holds a protest. See the difference? Activists=plural=hold. Group=singular=holds. Then,

on May 30, 2011, the blurb said that Clark was sworn in, but according to the headline she was swore in. Sworn is correct. Then,

I spotted a misspelled artificially on June 2, 2011. Click an image to enlarge it.

A ton of hail is missing some ham

The street name is Hamilton, not Hailton. From the top-of-the-article photo caption in "Canucks local away-game tickets on sale Friday" on CBC news online on May 31, 2011. Click the image to enlarge it.

CBC editors should be concerned

I'd be concerned if I were an editor and an error like Abbostford (instead of the correct Abbotsford) appeared in an article. It's nine days later and the error remains. From "B.C. sex offender sought for alleged parole violation" on CBC News online on May 29, 2011. Click the image to enlarge it.

This writing is not enlightening

The first error in this article ("Surrey eyes Central City for Canucks celebrations" on CBC News online on May 27, 2011) is victory when it should be victories. The second error

is the absence of the word to between works and expand. The third error

is my favourite error of the three: Lightening should be Lightning. Click an image to enlarge it.

Soooo, not on?

Either the first off or the second off needs to be eliminated from this sentence. Also, U.S. should include periods. From "Mike Tyson goes wacko during interview" on MSN Canada Entertainment on May 27, 2011.

Missing letters and punctuation marks

Craiglist should be Craigslist and there needs to be an apostrophe in Translink's requests. From "TransLink losing millions to U-Pass fraud" on CBC News online on May 26, 2011. It's strange that this one sentence has two errors while no other errors were detected in the rest of the long article. Click the image to enlarge it.

A stunning start

In the first paragraph - indeed, just four words into the article - the second and should be the single-letter word a. Then, the third the in the second sentence/paragraph should be jettisoned. As you can see under the headline, when I detected these errors the article had already been updated at least once! The article is not very long! How could these be missed?! From "Carjacking stuns Maple Ridge couple" on CBC News online on May 25, 2011. It's now a day short of a fortnight since detecting these errors and they are still there. Click the image to enlarge it.

That's bollocks

The above paragraph (from "Facebook guide to teen sex abuse taken down" on CBC News online on May 25, 2011) is missing the word of between names and the men. Also,

Cpl. Dan is first introduced to readers as having the last name Pollock, but in the very next sentence it has changed to Pollack. Click an image to enlarge it.