Tag: errors

20th January 2010

A word out of place may see the strippers go free

I vowed not to blog today – I’ve too much else to fit in – but this story was too good not to share. According to the New York Post, porn star Alexia Moore and topless dancer Falynn Rodriguez may evade prostitution charges because of a legal – ahem – cock up. When prosecutors drew [...]

30th July 2009

Typos in the News

A typographical error can cause more than just a red face. A missing ampersand can leave a market-leading browser open to hackers, and a mistake on your SatNav can send you hundreds of miles in the wrong direction. Sometimes pedantry has its place…