Cyrus vs Cyprus
Is there a new country I haven’t heard of? Or is it just that the name Cyrus has been in the news too often lately?
This hurt my eyes
I recently came across this advert in the window of an estate agency. I will not even comment.
What’s in a name?
What’s in a name (or headline)? One particular local newspaper thinks some words, like lose and loose are interchangeable. I also took the liberty to highlight a few more errors. I couldn’t help myself. ************************************************************************* *************************************************************************
How to ‘founder’ a newspaper
I should have published this post before the previous one because this is the About page on www.maltanews.com.mt. 1. MaltaNews is the name of the newspaper and, as far as I know, there is no article included in the title. I therefore do not understand why the had to be included every time the … Read more
Another newspaper, more errors
A monthly newspaper was recently launched on our islands. While I applaud the publishers for taking on such an undertaking, I cannot help but comment on the poor quality of the English used. I am attaching one of the articles I read. Apart from the fact that the whole article consisted of one massive paragraph, … Read more
Comments ‘irate’ Member of Parliament, terrible English ‘irates’ me
A lot can be said about the fluency of the English used in this article but the errors highlighted were just too much not to comment on. To start with, irate is an adjective. One does not irate someone else. At most, you can ire someone. Now, for the highlighted words: 1. in is redundant … Read more
Typing errors when writing about typing errors
Nowadays, a large part of our communication with other people is carried out online or through text messages sent from our mobile phones. It is generally acceptable to forego capital letters and articles when writing an informal e-mail or text message but not when writing an article which is then published on a newspaper website. … Read more
Of ‘spats’ and feeling ‘uncomfortabel’
Some mistakes can easily be avoided if one pays due attention. It is, however, unacceptable when such mistakes appear in print or on newspaper websites. The following are just a few examples which could have been avoided had proper proofreading been done: Excerpt from an article on Malta Today dated 9th December 2010: Spat: a … Read more
