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If you are student of grammar and journalism, do your self a favor and follow @nyttypos. I was stunned by the large number of mistakes that professional journal
by hnburnsy 6y ago
If you are student of grammar and journalism, do your self a favor and follow @nyttypos. I was stunned by the large number of mistakes that professional journalists make, that their editors miss, and that they refuse to correct.
Here is an article about @nyttypos and his/her obsession...
https://www.theringer.com/2020/8/18/21372181/nytimes-typo-twitter-account-copy-editing https://www.theringer.com/2020/8/18/21372181/nytimes-typo-tw...
- ameister14 6y agoI find that the NY Post has a better grasp of written copy - their writers are often cleverer and a cut above the Times even though they're writing for a worse paper.
- philwelch 6y agoThe NYP has to be entertaining; the NYT is just a reliable guide to what people are supposed to believe.
- Doctor_Fegg 6y agoThis comment is a prime example of Muphry’s Law (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry's_law) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry's_law).
- hnburnsy 6y agoThat's great, thanks for sharing that! I am not a professional journalist but @ntytypos does make mistakes when pointing out errors in Times, but of course they are corrected, unlike what takes place elsewhere.