August 05, 2016, 23:59
BobHaleSpelling mistake or unconscious political commentary?
Is it a simple typo or a comment on current American politics? I shall leave it for you to decide.
A report from China Daily, today, about North Korea begins,
quote:
"Together and independently, the Untied States, Japan and the Republic of Korea issued harshly-worded condemnations..."
August 07, 2016, 13:02
<Proofreader>Mayne mot quite on point, but check the second sign in
this.August 07, 2016, 16:04
<Proofreader>On todsay's news, a police spokesman reported officers were summoned to a burglary. Upon arriving, officers hesitated to enter since "the perpetrators might stll be on the premise."
Why do people think "premises" is plural and requires "premise" for a single unit?
August 07, 2016, 16:10
GeoffFor the same reason that they thing "media" is singular.
August 07, 2016, 18:15
tinmanIn the same way people often think the singular of
species is
specie. Wrong, wrong, wrong!
Species, the biological category, is both singular and plural.
Specie refers to coined money.
August 07, 2016, 20:22
KallehI think it was a mistake because they don't know the nuances of our individual states.