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Old 11-12-2012, 09:14 AM
 
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"This is forcing some young people to skip one of their favorite past times: eating out."

Posted today on MSNBC's website. And these are journalists writing these headlines.

 
Old 11-12-2012, 09:38 AM
 
Location: Philaburbia
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I've just read ''not a sole" instead of "not a soul"
The fish market was out of product?

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My local hometown paper once wrote "The Historical Society recently installed Parkay floors..."
Eep. Messy. I wonder if anyone argued over whether the floor was butter ... or Parkay.


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"Cleaveland." On C-D today.
Now that one is sort of understandable. The guy for whom Cleveland was named was Moses Cleaveland.
 
Old 11-12-2012, 11:11 AM
 
Location: Ned CO @ 8300'
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"This is forcing some young people to skip one of their favorite past times: eating out."
I usually see it written as "pass time" which is worse IMO.
 
Old 11-12-2012, 12:22 PM
 
Location: Ned CO @ 8300'
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I received an email from a company wanting me to buy something which would be "The perfect addition to your mantle!".

 
Old 11-13-2012, 07:07 AM
 
Location: So Ca
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On my state forum, "We pay for the wheather."
 
Old 11-13-2012, 07:23 AM
 
Location: Georgia, USA
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On my state forum, "We pay for the wheather."
As in, "I don't know wheather it's going to rain or not"?
 
Old 11-13-2012, 11:26 AM
 
Location: Sudcaroland
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Just read on a forum (not CD): Didn't I told you
 
Old 11-13-2012, 01:28 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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In the comments of a newspaper article about a hit-and-run accident: "he had the right away..."
 
Old 11-13-2012, 03:19 PM
 
Location: Georgia, USA
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Overboard Comic Strip, November 10, 2012 on GoComics.com
 
Old 11-13-2012, 05:15 PM
 
Location: So Ca
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^^That was great.

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