Everyone has pet peeves. Something that irks the living sh*t out of them. They feel the need or urge to correct it or let someone know about it. Well, one of mine is pretty obvious.
Granparents sue over jailhouse baby
Not the story. THE HEADLINE Since when did it become "Granparent"? The story labels it correctly. But the composer of the page labeled the link incorrectly!
I admit it, sometimes I misspell things. And I get ticked off when I find them. Moreso when others find them. But CNN? CNN.com? Also, I have to say that this isn't the first time I've seen one. The media propagate the errors by not proof-reading their works. Newspapers have several in any given day now. There's been misspellings on the ticker for FOX News and CNN before. (MSNBC is not worth the time of day, Fox-lite and craptastic anyway.) By sowing the minds of the public with these oversights, they reap the dumbness of America. I personally hate "ur" and "ima", etc.
L33T 5P3@K is one thing. Stupidity and the ruination of the mind of our youth, as well as the degradation of the English (American) language is another.
--TTFN
P.S. Moments after composing this, CNN fixed the error. Bah.
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