A Morgan Stanley star falls in China

Interviews with those who know and have worked with him say his story is one of an ambitious and hard-working expatriot who appears to have crossed the line in his zeal to get ahead in the Chinese business world.

In the story on Garth Peterson he is called an ‘expatriot’ which would make him a Benedict Arnold or a turncoat. Given the context of the story it would seem the correct word would be ‘expatriate,’ defined as a person who has withdrawn from his native land, but not a former citizen or supporter.

E.S.D.

This is not a question. The word “expatriate” is misspelled as “expatriot.” This should have been caught by an automatic spelling-checker.

Young

Yes, or caught by a human editor.

A street sign stands near the Morgan Stanley worldwide headquarters building in New York May 8, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

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Phyllis manager backs Hamels, may start a Game Seven

Seriously, Phyllis manager? Who is doing your editing, are you outsourcing it to some third world country?

It should read Phillies……the mispelling of words and misused phrases in sentences or just sentences that do not make sense seems to be an ever increasing problem here and on other sites…..keep the work in this country please

Nik

It’s Phillies!!! Wow, who let that one get by???

Opus

What kind of headline is this? ” FIX THE HEADLINE!

WXCBS

Lots of readers noticed this error, which was introduced in an online news feed. Understandably. We corrected: GBU Editor

Obama sees signs of economic progess

Google is good for newspapers-company laywer says

Excellent headline: “…economic progess” Is this a new term or are you referring to economic progress?

F.R.Q.

The word “lawyer” is misspelled as “laywer.”

Bob

Not surprisingly, a number of readers noticed these. Our headlines are spell-checked, but… GBU Editor

 REUTERS photo by Larry Downing  

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Baby brocolli may help prevent stomach cancer-study

HONG KONG, April 6 (Reuters) - Eating two and a half ounces (70 grammes) of baby broccoli daily for two months may protect against a common stomach bug that is linked to gastritis, ulcers and even stomach cancer, a study in Japan has found.

It’s spelled Broccoli, not brocolli.

F.B.

It was right in the lead, but not in the headline. Several readers noticed: GBU Editor

Indonesians select broccoli in a busy Jakarta market in a 2000 file photo. REUTERS/Enny Nuraheni

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August date for Quentin Tarantino World War II movie

The director’s oddly spelled World War II epic “Inglourious Basterds” stars actor Brad Pitt, and production began in Europe in October.

What, no spell check on your typewriters? It is clear that no one with any knowledge of English wrote and/or edited the Quentin Tarantino story.

S.B.

That’s the spelling Tarantino is using for the title; hence our story’s reference to it as “oddly spelled.” GBU Editor

REUTERS photo by Christian Hartmann

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Food summit seeks “green revolution” for Africa

As leaders made lofty speeches, many blaming trade barriers and befouls for driving up prices, delegations worked on a summit declaration for release on Thursday.

The United States found itself on the defensive regarding befouls, along with Brazil which is the world’s largest producer of sugar-cane ethanol, and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer bristled at the criticism.

You’ve got “befouls” in two places in this story. I think you mean “biofuels.”

Geoff

Ouch. Another very tragic spell-check accident. We corrected: GBU Editor

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, REUTERS photo by Nikola Solic