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Two Typos In The Same Paragraph On The Same Word

Posted by jdeleon1979 on May 3, 2010 3 Comments
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CNN.com article on May 3, 2010

Showing 13th Paragraph of CNN.com article

The headline of this article featured on the front page of CNN.com caught my eye, just as a headline should.   But as I read it,  I couldn’t believe my eyes.  In the 13th paragraph the words “they” and “they’s” show up where the words “the” and “they’re” should have been.   They’s???

Error:

West Valley police say Josh Powell is they only person they’s looking at, but they are not calling him a suspect in his wife’s disappearance. They say they have no physical evidence of foul play.

Correction:

West Valley police say Josh Powell is the only person they’re looking at, but they are not calling him a suspect in his wife’s disappearance. They say they have no physical evidence of foul play.

I’ve contacted CNN.com for remedial action.  Let’ see if the Copy Desk are quick to respond.

Click here to see full article.

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At 12 noon EDT, CNN.com updated the article and included the corrections.   Nice turnaround, guys!

Showing CNN.com's correction in the 13th paragraph

Click here to see full article and correction.

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3 Responses to “Two Typos In The Same Paragraph On The Same Word”


  1. RColon

    Unbelieveable. You would think CNN would stop focusing their efforts on the stupid iPad and get their spelling on something as serious as this correct.

    May 3, 2010 at 12:42 pm

  2. Typoze

    It appears the article has now been fixed.

    May 3, 2010 at 1:54 pm

  3. allstarALB

    @rcolon.. hahaha… Props to NYT for correcting it though.

    May 3, 2010 at 9:47 pm

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