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Typos in the Nuwz…I Mean News: Skype, eBay, and The BBC

November 6, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments

bbcLove Skype. Love eBay. Love The BBC. Do not love typos. Off the front page of The BBC is an article entitled, “eBay in Skype deal with founders.” Forgiving a few commas here and there whose presence or absence is open to interpretation, no copywriter worth her salt could let these “ises” go uncorrected.
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The BBC said:

The deal, announced by eBay in September, is is expected to be finalised in the fourth quarter of 2009.

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Freelance copywriter Amber would have said:

The deal, announced by eBay in September, is expected to be finalised in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Simple.

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