What's in a name? #5
From the Los Angeles Times:Actor's name: The last name of actor Stephen Tobolowsky was misspelled as Tobolowski in a headline in Sunday's Calendar.
Workplace food: In a June 19 Health article about companies serving more healthful food to employees, the name of the company Sodexho was misspelled as Sodhexo.
From the New York Times:
An article on Friday about an ethics camp in Santa Clara, Calif., where politicians and officials heard accounts of ethical lapses, described as chilling, misspelled the name of an author known for chilling fiction. He is Edgar Allan Poe, not Allen. (Go to Article)
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A report in the "Arts, Briefly" column on June 16 about the extension of the run of "The History Boys" and other theater scheduling misspelled the surname of an actress who is to appear in "A Spanish Play" at the Classic Stage Company in the East Village in January. She is Linda Emond, not Edmond. (Go to Article)
From the Washington Times:
The Washington Times yesterday in a story about the Atlas Economic Research Foundation misspelled several names. The correct names are Friedrich Hayek, Elena Ziebarth, Alex Chafuen and Jo Kwong.
Please remind the Washington Times reporter to write the names down in a notebook next time. That might help with spelling.
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posted by Unknown @ 6/26/2006 08:37:00 AM
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