Posted in General, GrammarGoofs & Gaff(e)s, tagged 12, adopt, children, CNN, confusion, couple, dead, English, goof, grammar, headline, iGoogle, language, news, slain, usage, words, writing on July 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »
We are really having trouble with this iGoogle CNN headline:
“Couple who adopted 12 children found slain”
(click here to to read the story)
We’re not going to make up a funny photo for this one, however:
What comes to your mind?
Here’s what came to ours:
“A couple adopted twelve dead children”
The original headline could use some treatment …
Posted in General, GrammarGag Reel (fun stuff), tagged CNN.com, confusion, couple, Cuba, English, fun, grammar, headline, iGoogle, jail, language, news, spy, usage, words on June 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »
CNN.com ran a news item today. The headline was displayed on iGoogle as:
“Couple accused of spying for Cuba to stay in jail”
(click here for the real story)
What comes to your mind?
Here’s what came to ours:
So, who’s actually staying behind bars?
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