Who Edits This Stuff?!

[Supernatural]

Over the past few years I have seen so many errors in spelling and grammar in publications that it's ridiculous! Are the editors of these newspapers and e-news outlets lazy, half blind or just not as meticulous as editors of the past? Some are headlines that contain blatant misspellings. I can't find the one I'm looking for right now but here are some examples from Reader's Digest.
https://www.rd.com/article/hilarious-newspaper-typos/

Have you seen any typos, grammatical errors, etc. in publications? Why do you think this is happening so often these days?

I took a two years course in "Speed Reading" while in secondary school. It has helped me tremendously in my line of work in the past and regularly nowadays.

Predictive text is messing up good typing. I know! I'm swearing blue mini at my Android tablet daily lol!

A newspaper which I used to read was full of grammatical errors and typos. When a work situation occurred, I applied. Didn't get it for stupid reasons BUT I've then seen a change and improvements, based on what I told them. Results!

Bottom line, they're either rushing to get copy out asap or they're not bothering doing their job just thinking of their next holidays. Believe me, I've encountered many a bugger lately who just want a prestigious job for the holiday perks.

I find it annoying when I've used perfectly good old words from reputable dictionaries. Then, I tell the person why this word has that particular spelling...and they come back to me with: "Hey, you've typos. These three words are spelled wrong..."

Which are exactly the ones I'd pointed out in the first instance as to why they were that way with links to validate. Urgh... Sometimes, it's just so frustrating

Nevertheless, I agree with you, there's way too many errors these days...

 

[Fyrefox]

I don’t think of myself as a grammar Nazi, but almost everywhere I look, I can see screaming errors that would make my English teachers spin in their graves. One can go on eBay, and see jewelry products described as “stainless steal.” Perhaps they consider their prices so low that you’re taking advantage of them by buying…

 

[Della]

I don’t think of myself as a grammar Nazi, but almost everywhere I look, I can see screaming errors that would make my English teachers spin in their graves. One can go on eBay, and see jewelry products described as “stainless steal.” Perhaps they consider their prices so low that you’re taking advantage of them by buying…

LOL At least they aren't on OVC pronouncing jewelry as, "jew la ry."

 

[Murrmurr]

Sorry, One-eyed Diva, but you have just used an expression which really annoys me....the word 'like' instead of 'as though'. This is happening more and more and is another sign of bad English.

Literary critics hated J. D. Salinger's writing because it was too down-to-earth, the dialog too informal, and generally too far removed from classic literature, yet, for that reason, his novel, The Catcher in the Rye, became required reading for decades.

The same could have (and may have) been said of Mark Twain 50 years earlier, but his writing was beloved, and is now considered classic. The novel Precious by Sandra Novack is a far more current example of non-literary literature.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

I couldn't believe this one. I thought I could go back to it but couldn't find it in any of my news feeds again and I don't remember the name of the publication
Headline:
Man Kills Dead Wife and Son

 

[Lavinia]

I couldn't believe this one. I thought I could go back to it but couldn't find it in any of my news feeds again and I don't remember the name of the publication
Headline:
Man Kills Dead Wife and Son

That's rather like,'If you don't receive this letter, let me know'.