We get no thill from finding typos, misspellings, and homophone goofs
Chris Huhn
Bruce Moore
The abbreviation for Oregon is OR. Not O.R. The network quickly took down this typo.
You compliment the chef when his dishes complement each other. (Also: The word right should be followed by a question mark.)
You might live in a manor but you celebrate in a manner. (We, too, celebrate the great Jimmy Buffett.)
Jonathan Petersohn
Call us and we’ll give you the phone number!
Readers: Some typos are the result of plain old brain freezes. Or worse, just having people with limited vocabulary in positions for which they’re not qualified. Most newspaper mistakes occur because they no longer can afford as many proofreaders who would catch the goofs. If you hate typos, support your local paper!
And we go to the video archives for Segment 53: More anachronisms. https://youtu.be/ecBECizVWGQ
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