Monday 22 July 2013

Apostrophe catastrophe, # 16

Here’s a sentence from the Android version of a BBC News article:


It’s correct in the online version, whose update time is identical to that of the Android post. Other than the position of the apostrophe, the posted sentences are identical, suggesting that someone has deliberately moved the apostrophe during the editing process, either from the incorrect to the correct position or vice versa. I don’t know the procedure (anyone able to offer enlightenment?), but I’d guess that the Android version is edited down from the online text.… in which case: ouch.

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