On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:17:45 -0400, blake murphy wrote:

> On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 14:31:52 -0500, George Shirley wrote:
>
>>>
>> The local paper does that, everything is computerize there. I get a kick
>> out of looking for humorous typos every day. DW does the crossword
>> puzzle, I do the re-editing.
>
> when the newspapers' revenues began shrinking, the first positions they cut
> were proofreaders and copy editors. the washington *post* (my local paper)
> has become downright appalling.
>
> to paraphrase daffy duck: uh-oh, homonym trouble.
>
> your pal,
> blake

shit, the ironclad law of grammar nazis strikes again. that should read
'homophone trouble.'

ypb