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Bill Thomas, a Philadelphia Weekly reader, sent this to me. It was, as he points out, also sent to thousands of Comcast subscribers. There are two errors in this mailing, and I just got another one from Comcast, which also has errors in it.
Get a proofreader, for heaven's sake! That would be Comcastic.
Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.
Comments
As a copyeditor myself, I find the "your" especially nauseating. In fact, I find errors in billboards and advertisements where ever I go, and it's enough to send me into an anxious fit--something I don't need any help with, thankyouverymuch.
With all the money I fork over to Comcast each month, I'd think they could afford a proofreader. Maybe they're hiring. I should check around.
Posted by: Megan | August 30, 2006 11:34 AM
Another copy editor checking in. The apostrophe should also be flipped around.
Posted by: Craig | August 30, 2006 12:10 PM
As another copy editor, I have to say that I think there's no reason for "First" to be capitalized. Also, is the sentence after "FREE!" even a complete sentence?
Posted by: Laura | May 17, 2007 01:42 AM