Author Topic: Flagrant misuse of the apostrophe (Read 3831 times)

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #15 on:** August 30, 2006, 12:29:18 pm »

Found today on the BBC news website; I was reading the story about the 3 yachtsmen who died off the Isle of Wight.

smurfboy · « **Reply #16 on:** August 30, 2006, 02:07:56 pm »

This from the BBC? A disgrace!

Forth Bridges · « **Reply #17 on:** August 30, 2006, 02:36:31 pm »

so yuo want the BBC to waste more omeny on other stuped THING?

smurfboy · « **Reply #18 on:** August 30, 2006, 02:41:48 pm »

WHAT?

Just how much do you think it 'costs' to change a mistake like that? Let me tell you, it takes about five minutes to do and even less time to upload. The designer doing it wouldn't be on more than £8 an hour. The 'huge cost' of this 'stupid' thing? About 80p.

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #19 on:** August 30, 2006, 02:45:11 pm »

Surely they are already paying editors who should pick up on stuff like this?

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #20 on:** August 30, 2006, 02:46:59 pm »

Actually they already changed it:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/5296980.stm

Phew.

Forth Bridges · « **Reply #21 on:** August 30, 2006, 04:09:55 pm »

what changdeed?

smurfboy · « **Reply #22 on:** August 30, 2006, 04:11:11 pm »

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #23 on:** August 30, 2006, 04:30:10 pm »

goldencup · « **Reply #24 on:** August 30, 2006, 05:19:43 pm »

Not apostrophes but spelling, our local Council have just started a massive recycling campaign with new bins etc and huge advertisements have appeared in the local papers asking people to contact the Town Hall if they haven't yet 'recieved' their recycling pack. This was in letters about 2 cm high!

« **Reply #25 on:** August 30, 2006, 09:07:04 pm »

Theirs nuthing wurse than pooher spelling.

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robbie · « **Reply #26 on:** August 31, 2006, 11:44:49 am »

Judging by that pic, you urgently need to upgrade your camera phone.

smurfboy · « **Reply #27 on:** August 31, 2006, 01:36:53 pm »

Nobody 'needs' to update their camera phone.

loulou · « **Reply #28 on:** August 31, 2006, 03:55:54 pm »

Next you will say I don't 'need' new shoes.

smurfboy · « **Reply #29 on:** August 31, 2006, 03:57:45 pm »

Well, that's different...

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Author Topic: Flagrant misuse of the apostrophe (Read 3831 times)