# Bad writing, yet again

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-writing-yet-again/765442>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 9, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-writing-yet-again/765442 "2016-09-09T17:17:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-writing-yet-again/765442/1 "2016-09-09T17:17:48Z")

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From [here](http://www.sltrib.com/news/4330124-155/slcpd-officer-remains-serious-after-fall):

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> A Salt Lake City police officer, hurt when he and a car theft suspect tumbled from a freeway overpass while chasing a car theft suspect, remains in serious condition but is expected to recover.

So he and one suspect were chasing another suspect?

OK, we know what they mean, but still, editors are supposed to edit.

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**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-writing-yet-again/765442/2 "2016-09-09T20:56:36Z")

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> [@TokyoBayer](#):
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> From [here](http://www.sltrib.com/news/4330124-155/slcpd-officer-remains-serious-after-fall):So he and one suspect were chasing another suspect?
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> OK, we know what they mean, but still, editors are supposed to edit.

I imagine we’ll be in for more of this. Young kids today dont care about much except for their paycheck and most likely the editor is just as young.

No one cares anymore.

Us old 50+ people cant get jobs anymore but the young ones do and dont care. :dubious:

(I wont write for a paper since my grammar sucks big time-I’ve given up using apostrophes most of the time)

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**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-writing-yet-again/765442/3 "2016-09-10T13:22:23Z")

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See, and then they say journalism is a competitive market. I don’t get it.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-writing-yet-again/765442/4 "2016-09-10T14:04:51Z")

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> [@Spice\_Weasel](#):
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> See, and then they say journalism is a competitive market. I don’t get it.

There’s all kinds of competition. To sell advertising.