Comments on: You Don’t Say: Daddy, where do corrections come from?

By: Let’s Talk Grammar | Build A Better Blog

Let’s Talk Grammar | Build A Better Blog — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:17:00 +0000

[...] You Don’t Say: Daddy, Where Do Corrections Come From? by Regret the Error [...]

By: desker

desker — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:59:42 +0000

Oops again: In the recipe correction, “than” should be “that.”

By: johnwcowan

johnwcowan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:04:50 +0000

“In last week's issue, we referred to Gen. Rogers as 'the bottle-scarred veteran'. We regret the error. We meant to write 'the battle-scared veteran'.”

By: David

David — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:48:24 +0000

Great article. I'm looking forward to more from Mr. McIntyre. On the subject of corrections, there's an interesting article from Kathy English, the Toronto Star's public editor, on whether to place blame for errors introduced in the editing process. There's also some spirited comments. You can read them here: http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/653284

By: Devika

Devika — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:14:34 +0000

That was my exact thought! I don't understand why they couldn' t just issue a clarification stating “rice penne pasta,” especially since it ran during Celiac Awareness month, and I think most Celiacs know about the existence rice pastas.

By: CraigSilverman

CraigSilverman — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:57:53 +0000

Thanks for catching that. I fixed the post. FYI I did not label it a correction because the repetition didn't change the meaning of the sentence.

By: Mertseger

Mertseger — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:51:42 +0000

The phrase “significant enough” is immediately repeated in fourth paragraph from the bottom in this post.

By: Charlene

Charlene — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:07:11 +0000

To me, this correction:

“The Hamilton Spectator ran a recipe for a ginger cake during Celiac Awareness Month than called for two cups of penne pasta instead of two cups of rice pasta.”

shows a lack of understanding of the subject on the part of the newspaper and is in itself an error. The word “penne” refers to the pasta's shape, not to its ingredients. It's perfectly possible to have penne-shaped rice pasta – in fact, I have a bag of rice penne on my kitchen counter right now.