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You're [Your] Funny, Postbox!

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by CelebrityHead, Feb 19, 2008.

  1. CelebrityHead

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    So I was reading the local paper today, for some unknown reason, and I stumbled across this headline which misspelt the word your as you're. I tried reading the headline a few times to see if it was some sort of pun, but unless I'm stupid, there was none there.

    I realise headlines are there to draw readers' attention to the article, but that was a really random way of getting my attention... so I read the article. I really wonder how little goes on in this area if a story like this gets a huge space in the paper. I've attached it below, highlighting some bits that I thought were a bit of a laugh!
     

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    OH no! The elderly would have to set off to Mordor to get they're mail!
     
  3. CelebrityHead

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    Haha that's pretty much what I thought of when I read that last paragraph!
     
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    Wtf, lol.
     
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    Wow sounds like my hometown!

    :grin: hahahhaa we're a retirement community over here too. Poor elderly and their postboxes.

    Anyways isn't there a movie where Typo's in the newspaper are actually secret messages?
     
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    lol. but how sad that basic knowledge of english has deteriorated so far :tears:
     
  7. CelebrityHead

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    I know. It's not hard to figure out that you're = you + are
     
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    Thing is, I don't mind people getting it wrong. But Journalists... That's something else entirely.
     
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    I think they need to hire better proofreaders but yeah, that looks like my hometown paper too. Not much content.
     
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    I'm such a grammar/spelling nut...

    Lol! That story is so pointless...