During my political science discussion section today, we spent some time analyzing the effects of Col. Gaddafi’s recent death, with an emphasis on the future of Libya. One of my colleagues argued that a flare in tribal tensions is inevitable, as managing factional relationships was undeniably one of the former Read More…
Sometimes, one letter makes all the difference.
The president of Berkeley College Republicans Shawn Lewis has been the center of debate regarding the club’s upcoming “Increase Diversity Bake Sale.” Looks like CNN interviewed the wrong ShaUn Lewis…
The answer is yes. Despite the fact that we work with words and they work with images, every once in a while, even Daily Cal photographers need a good copy edit.
Before this Huffington Post article was posted, perhaps someone should have checked for accurate spelling of Chancellor Robert “Birjeneau…” The group had planned the conference in that particular location because it was in front of the UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birjeneau’s office. Birjeneau came out and informed the activists that Read More…
A common misconception is that because the word “inflammable” allegedly contains the prefix “in-,” it means the object it describes exhibits resistance to fire. Indeed, the infamous non-word “flammable” was invented primarily as a result of this unfortunately widespread impression, and one rarely sees “inflammable” used at all anymore. Inflammable’s Read More…
Hello there! I have just landed back in the States after studying in London this summer. While there, I took a particular interest in the differences between British and American grammar. Here are some I encountered: – Baggage REclaim? In Read More…
Well, in reality, every copy editor’s favorite vice president never died, but the menu excerpt that appears below would make him proud:
At the Daily Cal’s night desk, we find grammatical errors simply unacceptable. So while this restaurant may not “accepts” checks, we sure do hope they’ll at least consider some lessons in proofreading.
This screenshot depicts the simple error of the usage of “too” v. “to.” It is surprising how such a simple mistake can make it onto the television screen!
