Comments on: When Noting Someone Else’s Oopsie, Don’t Make One of Your Own http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/05/when-noting-someone-elses-oopsie-dont-make-one-of-your-own Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Kathy http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/05/when-noting-someone-elses-oopsie-dont-make-one-of-your-own/comment-page-1#comment-37459 Kathy Wed, 28 May 2008 12:40:15 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=4246#comment-37459 Gail, yes! I noticed the "and" typo, but unfortunately only after I had clicked Publish on the post. I thought about going quickly back in and editing to include the "and," but it didn't seem worth it. Wow, that's really creepy about changing the date; I didn't see that yet. What a consummate professional.... Gail, yes! I noticed the “and” typo, but unfortunately only after I had clicked Publish on the post. I thought about going quickly back in and editing to include the “and,” but it didn’t seem worth it. Wow, that’s really creepy about changing the date; I didn’t see that yet. What a consummate professional….

]]> By: DrGail http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/05/when-noting-someone-elses-oopsie-dont-make-one-of-your-own/comment-page-1#comment-37450 DrGail Wed, 28 May 2008 03:14:45 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=4246#comment-37450 Oh Kathy, great catch! (BTW -- did you notice the typo? He used "and" where he meant "are" in the very last phrase.) I just checked the linked post; he has edited the date, but didn't acknowledge the edit. Isn't that <b>also</b> a matter of precision? Perhaps someone hasn't yet learned his lesson? Hmmm? Perhaps being a "professional" journalist doesn't make you much better than Vinny in a bathrobe. I wonder what Brian Williams might have to say about this? Oh Kathy, great catch! (BTW — did you notice the typo? He used “and” where he meant “are” in the very last phrase.)

I just checked the linked post; he has edited the date, but didn’t acknowledge the edit. Isn’t that also a matter of precision? Perhaps someone hasn’t yet learned his lesson? Hmmm?

Perhaps being a “professional” journalist doesn’t make you much better than Vinny in a bathrobe. I wonder what Brian Williams might have to say about this?

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