Super User Redlinerobert Posted February 6, 2014 Super User Posted February 6, 2014 Someone wasn't paying attention in English class..... And yes, this was really printed! Quote
Super User Darren. Posted February 6, 2014 Super User Posted February 6, 2014 No "ed", eh?! LOL. Gotta love it. Or not... 1 Quote
Super User slonezp Posted February 6, 2014 Super User Posted February 6, 2014 I think the writer may have been a ladle wielding gentleman of Asian descent. 1 Quote
Super User MarkH024 Posted February 6, 2014 Super User Posted February 6, 2014 Maybe this game show host wrote that article. 1 Quote
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted February 6, 2014 Super User Posted February 6, 2014 No "ed", eh?! LOL. Gotta love it. Or not... What's a couple of letters amongst friends... 1 Quote
Super User tomustang Posted February 6, 2014 Super User Posted February 6, 2014 It's atlanta, that's how they talk Quote
Super User Fishing Rhino Posted February 6, 2014 Super User Posted February 6, 2014 I think the writer may have been a ladle wielding gentleman of Asian descent. Look closer. It was written by a tag team. Holly Yan (there's your Asian descent), and Joe Sterling (his use of English does not appear to be very sterling). However it is obvious that the person of Asian descent was a lady, not a gentleman. Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted February 6, 2014 Super User Posted February 6, 2014 It's atlanta, that's how they talk X2 They spell it like they speak it. Didn't your mom ever tell you to sound it out when you had trouble spelling a word. Quote
Hyrule Bass Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 No "ed", eh?! LOL. Gotta love it. Or not... the casing of the is kind of odd too. it could be intentionally done, but often printers are in a rush and overlook many mistakes. i work in a printing and mail shop and have been around them all my life. Currently i run laser printers that personalize the text of letters on preprinted paper. i see typos and mistakes all the time after everything has been approved by our clients to print. sometimes its stuff like above, sometimes its so simple i dont know how they missed it. like printing the word Reply in 24 point font at the top of the page and it gets approved and printed as Rely... Quote
endless Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 "A people without a voice cannot be heard" 1 Quote
Super User Redlinerobert Posted February 6, 2014 Author Super User Posted February 6, 2014 X2 They spell it like they speak it. Didn't your mom ever tell you to sound it out when you had trouble spelling a word. Is that what you call ebonics? Quote
Super User deaknh03 Posted February 6, 2014 Super User Posted February 6, 2014 There's a large contingent of people right now saying "what's the problem?" Quote
Helluva_Engineer Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 Trust me, there's not an asian on that newspaper staff. Quote
Super User Scott F Posted February 7, 2014 Super User Posted February 7, 2014 Besides the fact that the authors made a mistake, doesn't the newspaper employ proofreaders or editors? Quote
BassResource.com Advertiser FD. Posted February 7, 2014 BassResource.com Advertiser Posted February 7, 2014 Noh, No Ting Wong. Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted February 7, 2014 Super User Posted February 7, 2014 Could have been written in California, Colorado, or Washington and just sent to Atlanta... Quote
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