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Grammar Cop: Hi, Definition
Defendant: WCBS-TV 2 HD, New York
Count 1: Misdemeanor spelling of a homonym.
Count 2: Grammatical malfeasance committed in the course of a story related to education.
Count 3: Broadcasting indecent spelling on public airwaves.
Report: Officer witnessed the crime during the evening broadcast of the news. Thanks to advancements in modern technology (i.e.: TiVo) the officer was able to pause and photograph the crime mere seconds after it was committed.
Fine: $310 and Homonym Sensitivity Training.
Tags: Education | Grammar | Television
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Comments
A fine of only $310!? You must have left off a zero. Three-hundred and ten dollars is barely a slap on the wrist. This is news station, not a yard sale! It reaches a great number of people. The fine should at least be proportional to the penalty they would face if they put up an obscenity.
Also it looks like the anchor babe and the reporter are having a staring contest.
Posted by: Alexander | October 10, 2007 2:23 PM
Fantastic! Perhaps I should start archiving the audio of all of the dangling participles I hear on my local newscast. My most recent favorite -- a woman was shot by a drive-by shooter in her kitchen.
Posted by: Sean | October 10, 2007 3:04 PM
Absolutely classic. This reminds me of a craigslist ad I saw for an apartment the other day where the ad described that there was extra storage in the garbage. (obviously, they meant garage)
Posted by: jowste | October 11, 2007 5:26 AM
Reminds me of the old riddle, how many Chyron operators does it take to change a light bulb?
Fuor.
Posted by: Michael | October 11, 2007 4:15 PM
This reminds me. I love CBS's I logo.
Posted by: Adam | October 12, 2007 12:52 PM