Today In Typos

Reader Chris sends in this awesome screenshot, from today’s Daily News. And, yeah, I’d say it matters a decent amount:

This is oddly prescient considering Morrissey is shit.

New indie releases feature Morrissey, M. Ward & more [Daily News/PopMatters.com]

Half Correct Eagles Sweatshirt

This is amusing enough that I’ll post it despite the oh-so-horrible “FAIL” meme being attached to this photo. I’m in your base, killin’ your dudes!

Pruf E-A-G-L-E-S Phans Onley No Hau Tu Spel 1 Wurd Rite [Hugging Harold Reynolds]

But Does Clay Aiken Cycle?

Metro’s front-page infographic today — “that stupid box of totally uncontextualized stats,” a co-worker just called it — has a big ol’ typo in it. Eh, whatevs: Fortunately for the paper, today’s The Word promo draws attention away from it, because it is about Clay Aiken. But what amount of busy-ness will Anthony Federov and Justin Guarini (note: both names possibly spelled wrong) be getting to this holiday season?

No, We Certainly Can’t Do

This is the first typo involving the name of this site that actually completely inverts the meaning. I’m crying tears of joy.

The Best Headline You’ll See All Year

This is on the front page of this week’s Center City Weekly Press. I’m not sure if this is as good as the time the paper ran a Super Bowl preview from the game three years earlier, but it’s certainly close.

Larger scan of the front page after the jump.

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Sigh.

From an Eagles press release about some stupid “teaching women football” course.

The Eagles Academy workshops will run from 10:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 21st and Sunday, June 22nd. Approximately 200 women per day will have the opportunity to learn everything from football basics to a breakdown of the game’s different fazes such as offense, defense, special teams and equipment.

I must say, this phases me a bit.

No They’re/Their Mixup Goes Unpunished

Okay, I usually don’t care about typos — Lord knows I make enough of ‘em — but making the their/there/they’re mistake? For shame, Philly.com.

Also, Ramsay gets rid of the narcotics strike force and diesel is $4.20 a gallon. Coincidence? I think not.

Thanks, Brad!

Turns Out No Candidate Can Spell

Yesterday, it was Hillary Clinton. Today, John McCain. At least the worst spelled incorrectly in Clinton’s ad was not her first name.

Hillary Clinton Can’t Spell

The Inquirer’s Larry Eichel points out on Philly.com’s primary blog that one of Hillary Clinton’s new ads has a typo in it! As a big fan of typos, this makes me like Clinton more: She’s clearly just like a blogger, not even checking whatever the hell goes into her work before sending it out. I wonder if she does her work from her parents’ basement?

It’s Pronounced Fugg-A-Tives

Even if the headline had correct spelling, I think I’d still be confused.

Bucks County Fugatives Go Online [NBC 10]