Click on it to make the screen capture larger. Read it carefully then read it again. Hell, feel free to click on the link to the actual story above to see if the hacks reporting the news actually made a correction.
If you haven't seen it yet, take a gander at this zoomed screen capture.
Got it yet?
No?
Well the misspelled word/brand is "Catapiller". How in the fuck do you manage to butcher a relatively basic word so terribly? It's a brand name that I'm familiar with as my dad operated a piece of CATERPILLAR equipment for 15-plus years and it's a damned insect. Come on, it's not a simple typo, it's not just a juxtaposition when you're hastily typing. It's an outright butchering of a word and it makes me wish that the Star-Tribune actually cared about their content, instead of only the bottom line.
Is it just me or has proofreading and correct spelling in journalism taken a back seat to churning out hastily-produced content to boost page views from people like me who despise spelling errors (yes, even my own)?
Hey, remember MinnPics? It's that cool site that I pimp every day which showcases awesome photos from the best photographers in Minnesota and it's updated daily and contains next to no spelling errors.
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When I was in FL I enjoyed looking at the local news website just to catch all the stupid mistakes. They once spelled "people" "peeple," and called Bush a "facist" instead of a "fascist."
Well, he was quoting someone. Perhaps Knapper pronounced it "cat-a-piller" and Harlow was just being phonetically accurate? What the hell, I say give him the benefit of the doubt.
Hey, I gave it a shot. ;-)
Yeah, I caught the error right away...I hate errors!
doant take peeple to task on missspelled words... is it time 4 my medddicattion?
The Strib uses correct punctuation, but you didn't.
Score: 0-0
I had wondered the same thing Jeff but it's more fun to rip 'em for poor spelling.
The first error I caught was actually the extra possessive in the first sentence (should be public works, not public's works), so the poster who claims the Strib properly punctuates isn't quite correct.
I cheat. I use a spell checker.
LOL, I got it right off, even before you provided the zoomed in screen shot!
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