Showing posts with label North Vancouver BC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label North Vancouver BC. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Suspenion of dibelief

This is a sidebar box on the directions page for Capilano Suspension Bridge. I first saw it on July 25, 2012, and it's there right now, so I'm led to believe that it's a permanent feature. Shame that suspension is missing its third S. (But kudos for having every and day as separate words!)

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Are you concerned about their rather lethargic 0-2 start to the season?; YES: 54% NO: 46%

The image above shows the poll question from yesterday's Vancouver 24 hours. Good enough. However when showing the poll's results, the first sentence was dropped.

The result is a nonsensical question requiring the reader to recall the full question from the day before - if they even saw it at all. Granted, the Canucks may have been the only local sports team at 0-2 (now they're 0-3!), but I still think dropping the first sentence is a mistake. Then there's this, yesterday's results from Friday's poll (not Sunday, as their "yesterday" implies):

Is it really that hard to match up the color of the majority poll result with the color of the larger piece of the pie? I understand that the poll section of the paper is very low priority and is an easy space-killer, but since it's in the paper at all, maybe a tad more care should be paid.

Friday, September 25, 2009

we're all looking at you Tom Delay; Kelly Osborne

In today's Vancouver 24 hours, the start of the entertainment section has this teaser for a Reality TV column, but there's a typo as Tom's last name is actually DeLay with a capital L.

Uh oh, the column - which is titled "Chuck Liddell is a fighter, not a dancer" and is found on page 23, not 24 - has the same typo in its intro.

Yeeaaaahhhh, it's not a typo, is it? Three times Delay and never DeLay. Also, Kelly's last name is Osbourne.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

the Main Street; a streetscape "that is generally nicer - friendlier for pedestrians and cyclists, creating more of a "village feel to the street."

-- "Coming to bus stop near you" in Vancouver 24 hours on August 12, 2009

The Main Street (in both places) should be without the the. Is there an extra opening quotation mark or is there a missing closing quotation mark? Another mysterious mystery created by 24 hours. Also, the headline could use an A before bus, or an S attached to the end of stop.

Monday, May 4, 2009

the building's create huge daily electrical bills

--"'Greenest city' plan touts economic growth" in The Vancouver Courier on May 1, 2009

When writing the plural form of building, just add an S, as no apostrophe is needed. The apostrophe is needed when writing about something that a specific building possesses, such as the building's windows.

Monday, April 6, 2009

caused a stir yesterday in Boston

-- "Avery in hot water again" in Vancouver 24 hours on April 6, 2009

The game was not yesterday. It was on Saturday.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

B.C. Teacher's Federation

-- "BCTF drops out (local news briefs)" in Vancouver 24 hours on March 17, 2009

The errors I regularly find in 24 hours no longer surprise me. No doubt many of its writers and editors were educated in British Columbia; how can anyone be expected to spell correctly and use proper grammar when there is just one teacher for the hundreds of thousands of students in the entire province? Oh wait, I just did five seconds of google-based research and the apostrophe belongs after the s. There is at least two teachers after all. So what's your excuse now, 24 hours?

Thursday, February 12, 2009

he's hasn't wanted

-- "BC Ferries settlement offer a 'slap in the face'" on Vancouver 24 hours on February 11, 2009

In other words, he is has not wanted. Clear as mud.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

North Shrore Trails

click image to enlarge

-- Advertisement posted at Lynn Headwaters Regional Park, Sunday September 28 2008

Correction: North Shore Trails

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

McGee Secondary // to become to a top-notch performance

A rare opportunity was in store during an exclusive recital for a 14-year-old Vancouver wunderkind wanting to be a world-renowned pianist.
McGee Secondary student Tim Zhang played one of only six Fazioli pianos in the city, filling the entire 40th floor of a downtown highrise with "La Campanelle," a demanding piece by Hungarian classical composer Franz Liszt.
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Though the award-winning ninth grader won't say he has nerves of steel when playing in front of a crowd, he did admit practice is imperative to become to a top-notch performance.
-- Virtuoso plays rare piano in 24 Hours Vancouver, Tuesday April 15th 2008

McGee Secondary in Vancouver? No such thing. The writer must mean Magee. And I can't make heads or tails of the second error. Little help?