Spelling mistakes and/or typographical errors I found in leading publications

[Citizen X]

Maybe the editors are still old school.
I see you like Jack Reacher. A favourite of mine also. Have you read any of Deon Meyer's books? I'm sure you will enjoy him.

I'm currently reading Lee Child's collection of Jack Reacher short stories entitled "No Middle Man." It gives great insight into Jack Reacher's childhood such as growing up on various military bases around the world. It actually enables the reader to understand how Jack Reacher the action adventure hero became who he is in the rest of Lee Child's books.

No, I have read any books by Deon Meyer. Tell you what, I'll get one within the next 30 days and revert with a book review.

I done a considerable amount of reading from June 2017 to date. I literally read all the novels of Wilbur Smith, Frederick Forsyth, Tom Clancy, Lee Child(with the exception of the book I am now reading), and Ian Flemming.
All Ian Flemming novels are now available as open source online in PDF format
This is the link:

https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20170725

I’ve attached a PDF of Dr NO from this link, so that you can see that it works.

Off the cuff, my top twelve from these authors are:

1. Lee Child: Personal
2. Lee Child: Worth Dying For
3. Lee Child: Never go back
4. Frederick Forsyth: The Day of the Jackal
5. Frederick Forsyth: The Kill List
6. Federick Forsyth: The Afgan
7. Tom Clancy: Without Remorse
8. Wilbur Smith: Those in peril
9. Wilbur Smith: Vicious Smith
10. Wilbur Smith: Predator
11. Robert Ludlum: The Bancroft Strategy
12. Robert Ludlum: The Scorpio Illusion

[Blurock]

We seem to like the same thrillers. I used to read Ian Flemming's James Bond at school and saw all the movies. Ludlum, Smith and jack Reacher. I had to laugh when I saw the little man Tom Cruise cast as Jack Reacher in the movie!

You may then enjoy The Tattooist of Auswich by Heather Morris and the follow up, Cilka's Journey. Based on a true story.

[adrianh]

A very good morning to you Adrian,
This is definitely a conversation to be had. Would you mind posting those errors here? The letter you sent to them will also speak volumes!

I threw the magazines away. This is THE WORST writer on their team.

https://www.carmag.co.za/author/marius-boonzaier/

He tries to be clever with extreme flowery language and over use of adjectives and technical jargon that is not only meaningless but often used out of context. He also over uses worn out clichés such as calling a car seat a "perch". Another one of his favorites is to say that something is "sited" - like the steering wheel is sited ahead of the driver or the the badge is sited on the bonnet. Its not so bad online but his "Insight" segment in the magazine is absolutely unreadable because these issues show up multiple times in one magazine. He loves the following words/terms : "perch", "sited", "replete", "fore and aft"

This is a case in point: "Measuring 20 inches all-round, the “diamond-polished” wheels are wrapped in 265/30 and 285/30 size rubber fore and aft, respectively."
- No $h1t Sherlock - Wheels are round - it goes without saying - the rest of the sentence is simply painful.

Another one: "Solid 18-carat gold wing badges can be found fore and aft."
And another: "Adding aural drama to the package is an in-house developed stainless steel exhaust system, replete with integrated flap control and a sound management system."

There are other authors that are terrible too. It looks as if they sometimes get foreign content which is not edited properly. (I don't think that they employ a copy editor that actually speaks English or knows anything about cars)

[Blurock]

I grew up with newspapers. Would grab a newspaper straight from school and read it end to end. I have a curious mind and I think this helped me through school.
I hardly did any homework in high school and relied mostly on general knowledge.
Sadly, the standard of journalism and reporting has deteriorated to such an extent that I stopped buying newspapers ages ago.

I still prick up the occasional paper in a waiting room or to pass the time on a plane, but won't waste money on it again. Standards have dropped so much.
How often to you see the sports pages reporting on a winning player or team, but they do not mention what sport they played.
Sensation feeds the masses and stories are often manipulated to sell more copies.

[Citizen X]

Maybe the editors are still old school.
I see you like Jack Reacher. A favourite of mine also. Have you read any of Deon Meyer's books? I'm sure you will enjoy him.

A very good morning to you Blurock,

Trusting that you are well, and that life is treating you kindly!


I obtained two Deon Meyers books: Thirteen Hours and Fever.


I have my reading cut out for me for the next 4 months. I’m currently reading both Mississippi Blood by Gregory Iles and I’m near completion of lee Child’s No Middle Name. I also have Felix Francis’ Refusal.



I’ve also made a quality decision to reread Mikhail Gorbachev’s Perestroika.


Somewhere in between I’ll try Deon’s Meyer’s two books

[adrianh]

I watch a lot of talks, tutorials and documentaries on YouTube. There are two things that drive me totally insane:

1. Music - I can't stand watching a documentary or tutorial with background music - Imagine going to varsity and each and every lecturer plays their chosen silly background music all the time - I would go insane the 1st day.
2. The overuse of the words "however" and "moreover" - one would think that people would be able to broaden their vocabulary to include additional filler words.

YouTube allows shadow-banning so any old rubbish looks good from the outside because negative comments are shadow-banned.

I know that this thread is not about YouTube but the same applies to publishing - negative comments are shadow-banned so not only is poor writing commended inappropriately but also poor thinking!

A case in point is Reddit - Shadow-banning and voting might be considered to be "rule by democracy" but the fact that the loudest mouths band together and drown out views that they don't like doesn't make their views correct.

We live in a world of mediocrity and participation medals. No more editors, just fools publishing whatever rubbish comes to mind.

Anyway, my mind wonders into tangents....

[Citizen X]

I I would go insane the 1st day.

A very good afternoon to you Adrian,

I have imagined that. It would drive me insane!


The following is completely off topic, but it gives me an opportunity to clarify something that I think many people are actually completely unaware of!

Insanity is not a medical term, it was never a medical term, and will never be a medical term. Insanity is a legal concept. Since the High Court regulates all matters pertaining to the law of persons. It's strictly and only the High Court that can certify a person as being insane in terms of sections 77,78 and 79 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977(as amended).

The implication is that unless the High Court has certified you as being insane, you definitely not insane

So, if anyone in any social media says "You insane," that is sufficient grounds for you to sue them for defamation of character. You could make a good R250 000 in damages just by relying upon what I said about insanity above.

[adrianh]

A very good afternoon to you Adrian,

I have imagined that. It would drive me insane!


The following is completely off topic, but it gives me an opportunity to clarify something that I think many people are actually completely unaware of!

Insanity is not a medical term, it was never a medical term, and will never be a medical term. Insanity is a legal concept. Since the High Court regulates all matters pertaining to the law of persons. It's strictly and only the High Court that can certify a person as being insane in terms of sections 77,78 and 79 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977(as amended).

The implication is that unless the High Court has certified you as being insane, you definitely not insane

So, if anyone in any social media says "You insane," that is sufficient grounds for you to sue them for defamation of character. You could make a good R250 000 in damages just by relying upon what I said about insanity above.

This is really interesting. My daughter just completed a degree in English and Psychology and I bet she doesn't know this fact. I will pass it on!

[Citizen X]

This is really interesting. My daughter just completed a degree in English and Psychology and I bet she doesn't know this fact. I will pass it on!

The same daughter that is into ice skating?

[adrianh]

The same daughter that is into ice skating?

I have 2 daughters: Aged 20 and 22. They were both provincial figure skaters and the younger one represented South Africa in Scotland. They both stopped skating when they started studying. My eldest just finished the degree and she is now doing honors. She is completely crazy about languages so she did a TEFL course and she is busy doing Korean and Japanese courses. She plans to leave South Africa once she's completed honors. She might go to the UK for a while to stay with her mother, Australia to stay with my sister or Korea to meet the man of her dreams The younger one is three quarters of the way through a diploma in Equestrian Studies - She is completely horse mad. She has to do practical this year. She landed a really great job as a full time riding coach. She plans study equestrian physio starting next year. My wife has been in the UK caring for the elderly for the past three years - Good money but hard work - of course the Covid-19 thing messed all her travel plans up - she hasn't been able to get home for the past 12 months.

And you guys - how's the family?

[Citizen X]

My family and I are well Adrian. Many thanks indeed for asking.

There is a great demand world wide for teaching English as a foreign language. The requirements are: You must have a 4 year degree(in any disciple), you must be from a native English speaking country, you must be able to obtain a police clearance certificate that is not older than 6 months(which shows that you were not convicted of any offence), and you must be familiar with the 8 parts of speech.

I'm very impressed with your family. I do recall that quite some time ago you posted photos of your daughter ice skating at a competition.

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[adrianh]

My family and I are well Adrian. Many thanks indeed for asking.

There is a great demand world wide for teaching English as a foreign language. The requirements are: You must have a 4 year degree(in any disciple), you must be from a native English speaking country, you must be able to obtain a police clearance certificate that is not older than 6 months(which shows that you were not convicted of any offence), and you must be familiar with the 8 parts of speech.

I'm very impressed with your family. I do recall that quite some time ago you posted photos of your daughter ice skating at a competition.

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Thanks. She doesn't like teaching (although she did a TEFL course) but she does want to work in Korea or Japan. She's been attending the Korean school in Cape Town for a year now and she's held in high regard not only for her diligence but also for her sincere interest and respect for the culture. I told her to go find young Mr Samsung and translate manuals with him

[ians]

So, if anyone in any social media says "You insane," that is sufficient grounds for you to sue them for defamation of character. You could make a good R250 000 in damages just by relying upon what I said about insanity above.

When I read this ... it didnt sound right ... "You insane" ... should in not be "you are insane" ...or "you're insane" ?

[Blurock]

The best reads may be Googlespeak gobidygook when you send a message not in American (American is not English) but in another language. What comes out in predictive text is sometimes hilarious. Always check your message before pressing the send button!

[Dave A]

I haven't checked all of them, but I confess I was troubled some that the first "correction" had actually got it wrong

1. Wilbur Smith: Predator: Orion Mintaka(UK) Ltd 2016

First published in Great Britain: Harper Collins publishers:2016
Page 84
Sentence 13
It reads as follows: “ He wanted people to know that however slick he might look now, he’d started out as a blue-collar kid, working his way up from nothing, by ability, determination and damned hard work.”

It should read: “ He wanted people to know that however slick he might look now, he’d started out as a blue-collar kid, working his way up from nothing, but ability, determination and damned hard work.”

If you are going to change "by" to "but", you will need to remove the preceding comma.