Comments on: Is The AP Using ‘Keyboard Shortcuts’? http://sweetness-light.com/archive/is-the-ap-using-macro-shortcuts Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:49:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: canary http://sweetness-light.com/archive/is-the-ap-using-macro-shortcuts#comment-161763 canary Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:35:22 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/is-the-ap-using-macro-shortcuts#comment-161763 oh, that explains it. I thought they were such in a hurry to re-edit articles to make Obama happy was the cause. heh heh. oh, that explains it. I thought they were such in a hurry to re-edit articles to make Obama happy was the cause. heh heh.

]]> By: crosspatch http://sweetness-light.com/archive/is-the-ap-using-macro-shortcuts#comment-161735 crosspatch Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:20:35 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/is-the-ap-using-macro-shortcuts#comment-161735 Do you notice the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fnord" rel="nofollow">fnords</a>? Do you notice the fnords?

]]> By: Colonel1961 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/is-the-ap-using-macro-shortcuts#comment-161733 Colonel1961 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:15:21 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/is-the-ap-using-macro-shortcuts#comment-161733 Makes me miss Dan Quayle... Makes me miss Dan Quayle…

]]> By: Rusty Shackleford http://sweetness-light.com/archive/is-the-ap-using-macro-shortcuts#comment-161719 Rusty Shackleford Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:24:08 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/is-the-ap-using-macro-shortcuts#comment-161719 I have to admite, Steve, this story caught me by surprse. Uexpectedly, even. I have to admite, Steve, this story caught me by surprse. Uexpectedly, even.

]]> By: David http://sweetness-light.com/archive/is-the-ap-using-macro-shortcuts#comment-161704 David Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:24:34 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/is-the-ap-using-macro-shortcuts#comment-161704 My guess is you'll find a similar one for: "The recession, which began in December 2007..." Although I can't say this conclusively, I think every AP article that mentions the recession contains this line in plagiarist-like similarity. My guess is you’ll find a similar one for:
“The recession, which began in December 2007…” Although I can’t say this conclusively, I think every AP article that mentions the recession contains this line in plagiarist-like similarity.

]]> By: GL0120 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/is-the-ap-using-macro-shortcuts#comment-161699 GL0120 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:52:55 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/is-the-ap-using-macro-shortcuts#comment-161699 Let's not be too quick to judge the intelligence level at the AP; they're just cutting and pasting what the White (?) House sends them. Let’s not be too quick to judge the intelligence level at the AP; they’re just cutting and pasting what the White (?) House sends them.

]]> By: Liberals Demise http://sweetness-light.com/archive/is-the-ap-using-macro-shortcuts#comment-161688 Liberals Demise Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:14:05 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/is-the-ap-using-macro-shortcuts#comment-161688 My guess is that they must think a 'smoothE' is a frozen slushie you drink with a straw and get "brane" freeze. (get it?) My guess is that they must think a ‘smoothE’ is a frozen slushie you drink with a straw and get “brane” freeze.
(get it?)

]]> By: proreason http://sweetness-light.com/archive/is-the-ap-using-macro-shortcuts#comment-161682 proreason Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:37:40 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/is-the-ap-using-macro-shortcuts#comment-161682 Good catch Steve. Word spell-check catches the error, which certainly suggests that any text scanner used by "journalists" would flag the word at least as an aberrant form. My hunch is that most people would think that "smooths" is the correct spelling, but with thousands of stories, it's mind-boggling that a simple spelling error got by thousands of our highly educated "journalists". It makes you wonder how smart they are. But even moreso, it illustrates what lock-step lemmings they are. Good catch Steve.

Word spell-check catches the error, which certainly suggests that any text scanner used by “journalists” would flag the word at least as an aberrant form.

My hunch is that most people would think that “smooths” is the correct spelling, but with thousands of stories, it’s mind-boggling that a simple spelling error got by thousands of our highly educated “journalists”.

It makes you wonder how smart they are.

But even moreso, it illustrates what lock-step lemmings they are.

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