From the Troy (NY) Record, June 26 edition:
TROY — A Florida fugitive wanted for attempted murder was apprehended on Sheridan Avenue Wednesday after nearly a year on the lamb thanks to a joint effort between local authorities and the Albany office of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, police said.
From the Copenhagen, Denmark, Post:
Queen Margrethe’s well-publicized nicotine habit nearly spelled the end of her son Prince Joachim’s wedding reception last weekend, according to the tabloid magazine Se og Hør.
One of the kitchen employees working on the newlywed royal pair’s reception dinner told the magazine that the queen and a few of her friends wanted to take a cigarette break in the confines of Schackenborg Palace. But the waitstaff refused to serve as long as there were smokers in the vicinity.
Prince Joachim allegedly spoke to his mother, who finally agreed that she and the others would, like the rest of her subjects, light up in the great outdoors.
I enjoy trolling through the Internet to find sites that keep me up to date on cultural news and fads. So, when I came across Urban Hustler, I was anxious to give it a whirl.
I quickly realized that, while it may be a visually attractive site, it is in dire need of someone who knows a little something about the English language. I’m not talking about slang, but just basic grammar and punctuation. A few examples:
• “Grammy Award-winning producer and artist, Dr. Dre’s cognac and vodka brands is set to hit liquor stores in the next 60 days … .”
Cognac and vodka brands “is”? Plurals, as we learned in first grade, require “are.” And, by the way, you don’t begin a sentence with a dependent clause.
• Headline: “Is Your Savings Protected?”
Yes, they be.
• Headline: “Oprah Winfrey Get’s Richer”
So rich, I assume, she has extra apostrophes to throw around carelessly.
• “Oprah Winfrey, Americas richest black person … “
Apparently we are two nations as some politicians say. By the way, the Urban Hustler editors could take the unnecessary apostrophe from the headline and put it between the “a” and the “s” in “Americas” and have two correct items at no cost.
• Headline: “Bill Gates Regains Worlds Richest Crown”
That apostrophe thing again. It’s “world’s.”
• “Bill Gates has regain his position as the world richest person from pal Warren Buffet.”
“Has regain”? “World richest person”? This is pathetic.
I could go on. believe me. These examples are just from the home page. Another bit of support for the argument that, while everyone can be her/his own publisher these days, not everyone offers quality. The people who run Urban Hustler should be thoroughly embarassed.
