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Powell: No Apologize on Uranuim Charged

Powell: No Apologize on Uranuim Charged

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38886-2003Jul10.html

This Washington Post/AP headline is one of the most amazing "typos" I've ever seen.

Adrian
  

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[/nq] You think it's a typo? I believe it's abbreviated journalese to fit in the space for a title.

  • [/nq] You think it's a typo?
  • I believe it's abbreviated journalese to fit in the space for a title.
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[nq:1]From: "Adrian Bailey" (Email Removed) This Washington Post/AP headline is one of the most amazing "typos" I've ever seen.[/nq]
You think it's a typo?

I believe it's abbreviated journalese to fit in the space for a title.
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[nq:2]From: "Adrian Bailey" (Email Removed) This Washington Post/AP headline is one of the most amazing "typos" I've ever seen.[/nq]
[nq:1]You think it's a typo? I believe it's abbreviated journalese to fit in the space for a title.[/nq]
"Apologies" is just as long as "apologize", and what about the "Uranuim"? -- Skitt (in SF Bay Area)
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[nq:2]You think it's a typo? I believe it's abbreviated journalese to fit in the space for a title.[/nq]
[nq:1]"Apologies" is just as long as "apologize", and what about the "Uranuim"?[/nq]
That headlines makes no sense whatsoever, even accounting for "journalese". Even accounting for the spelling error, what exactly is "charged", the uranium, the allegations? If they w
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In article , "Skitt" (Email Removed) writes:
[nq:2]I believe it's abbreviated journalese to fit in the space for a title.[/nq]
[nq:1]"Apologies" is just as long as "apologize", and what about the "Uranuim"? --[/nq]
"Uranuim"? I thought it was Adrian's typo and I saw not point in correcting it, for fear that your law would come into effect. I didn't think for a minute that a reputable
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[nq:1]That headlines makes no sense whatsoever, even accounting for "journalese". [/nq]
That's funny. Then how come I understood exactly what that headlines meant?

\\P. Schultz

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