tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21245711.post5024685307885161368..comments2023-10-25T22:55:19.755+08:00Comments on Private Beach: Fleet Street and SourUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21245711.post-61440829446946552982011-12-20T23:41:03.996+08:002011-12-20T23:41:03.996+08:00I wasn't being harsh on the good old Grauniad,...I wasn't being harsh on the good old Grauniad, which is my paper of choice when I'm in the UK. And as a writer myself, I'm well aware that spelling checkers are not perfect - especially when the offending word, as in this case, is a legitimate but incorrect one. But aren't sub-editors supposed to catch these errors? Anyway, they often provide a bit of fun in the form of unintended alternate meanings.Private Beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655349659024692101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21245711.post-38267965903200023292011-12-20T19:28:19.195+08:002011-12-20T19:28:19.195+08:00That's a bit unfair. Even the Guardian has ab...That's a bit unfair. Even the Guardian has abandoned hot metal and what goes to print is clean.<br /><br />Most of the typos came in at the composition stage and getting them out cost thousands, which is why they were printed as such.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03662285337385107290noreply@blogger.com