You would think that the managing editor of our local newspaper (who takes every opportunity to let us know she is a highly trained wordsmith) would know the correct spelling of one of our city's major tourist attractions. But there it was on the front page in a reference to a visitor's plans: "'I want to see the Eifel Tower with the red cowboy hat,' Hughes said of the stay-over." I suspect Monsieur Eiffel would be as amused with that as he would be with the cowboy hat!
Not to be nitpicking, but the publisher has his own problems communicating. In a column about a recent reader survey, he had this to say: "They were also asked what motivated them to shop, ie advertising." I imagine he meant i.e. (that is) advertising, but that still makes no sense unless every shopper said his motivation was advertising. He was probably looking for e.g. (for example). Maybe it's all Latin to him! He also has a little problem with consistency -- "Readers had the opportunity to answer several questions online including where they shop, what they bought, and how much they spent." To be consistent, it should be "where they shop, what they buy, how much they spend," or "where they shopped, what they bought . . ." Several readers suggested in the survey that the newspaper needed more proofreading -- looks like they haven't gotten around to implementing that one yet.
Weatherman Sam Champion of Good Morning America needs to stick to the weather. He's been doing a Magical Mystery Tour feature. This morning, he was at an attraction in Homestead, Florida. Climbing a large boulder he asked, "Can you believe that a 5 foot tall man moved this 30 ton pound rock?" Sure, I can believe it, but I bet he had to drink 2 gallon quarts of water afterward.
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