Razorwing Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 yeah.. what happend to the editor of THIS particular column? :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster Posted January 14, 2004 Author Share Posted January 14, 2004 umm no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caerma Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Agreed. Since B is right next to N. if that's the case, so LOL... :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTA75329 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 yeah, most probably a typo That's a big typo... but the letters are right next to each other, so I can see how it can happen. It's like when I tell people on AIM "Hold on a sex" when I mean to say "Hold on a sec"... :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster Posted January 14, 2004 Author Share Posted January 14, 2004 thats truely hilarous though cuz soooo many people say that in that contex as in - "dont go and *igger it up" i know iv said it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xRKx Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 well if I was black, and I read that, I would be offended probably. I'd like to think that anybody who read it would think "It's a typo. One they probably should have caught, but a typo nonetheless." but then, I probably put too much faith in humanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenMaster Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Has anyone actually notified the editor of this blooper? It definately looks like it should have been bigger. While the use of the term in a derogatory sense is certainly rude and hateful, I don't see why anyone would want to sue over this. It clearly looks like a typo. And I don't see how in the context of the article the author could have made a derogatory statement using the 'N'-word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imtoomuch Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 It's an obvious typo. Why do people always have to yell racism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aem4162 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Has anyone actually notified the editor of this blooper? i'm trying to get to the afp site and it's horribly slow...the site won't even come up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshMan Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrokat Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 quality assurance is definately lacking ..... i definately LOL from this .. but in all seriousness, mistakes like that shouldn't happen .. especially with a site like yahoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxBoy Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 well, i decided to mirror it. it's obvious it's a typo, but still quite careless of the editor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatnipOligarchy Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 haha, good find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebud Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Man who would have thought B&N would be the cause of it all XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPaul Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 That's been up since the 6th and they still haven't noticed that some moron missed the b key by 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Has anyone actually notified the editor of this blooper?It definately looks like it should have been bigger. While the use of the term in a derogatory sense is certainly rude and hateful, I don't see why anyone would want to sue over this. It clearly looks like a typo. And I don't see how in the context of the article the author could have made a derogatory statement using the 'N'-word. I did a while ago. :rolleyes: They won't read my email though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruBD Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 I did a while ago. :rolleyes: They won't read my email though. they prob dont care, im sure they will change it in due time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster Posted January 14, 2004 Author Share Posted January 14, 2004 what if actually thats what they meant? :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boffa Jones Veteran Posted January 14, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 14, 2004 the guy prolly saw that the letters were close together and typoed on purpose cuz he knew he woudl get away with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poind Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Can't get to the AFP site myself (which sourced the story). B and N are next to each other on the keyboard, and it's an obvious typo (even if spell-check might have let it slide unnoticed). For what it's worth, I've noticed multiple news agencies in recent months seem to have left their editorial review to about the spell-check level, and lots of inappropriate / incorrect things seem to slip through (like confusion of their, they're, there, etc.). Heck, I've even seen major news agencies incorrectly use "definately" instead of "definitely" a couple times, and that wouldn't pass spell-check. Bit surprising the article hasn't yet been corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idkfa Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 quality assurance is definately lacking ..... i definately LOL from this .. but in all seriousness, mistakes like that shouldn't happen .. especially with a site like yahoo. this is true....mistakes like that shouldn't happen, but they do happen and will continue to happen. i can't possibly understand how someone could get offended by that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmatik Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 I think the whole "proper" English and spelling thing is getting way out of hand. Slang, spelling errors, typos, mis-pronunciation, etc. should never be used in cases such as news reporting or journalism. In fact, one of the first things they taught us in journalism class was the use of proper etiquette and pronunciation. I read an article in the local paper the other day where the author had used "bling bling" in referring to Kobe Bryant's mink coat ensemble last week. :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster Posted January 14, 2004 Author Share Posted January 14, 2004 bling bling is an actual word though its in websters dictionary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhangm Supervisor Posted January 14, 2004 Supervisor Share Posted January 14, 2004 Just because a word is in a dictionary doesn't mean it should be used in formal writing. Bling bling qualifies as a colloquialism, I think, which has no place in formal writing, unless you're quoting or writing about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forster Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Bwahahahaha :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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