http://www.regrettheerror.com Mistakes Happen Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:25:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.regrettheerror.com/2009/11/27/language-lesson-8/ http://www.regrettheerror.com/2009/11/27/language-lesson-8/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:00:24 +0000 Craig Silverman http://www.regrettheerror.com/?p=9599 An article in some copies of Wednesday’s Local & Business section about security issues at the Osceola County Jail unintentionally included a quotation in Spanish that contained a vulgarity. The use of the word did not meet the Sentinel’s language standards, and we apologize.

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