# How did this get past the copy editor? NYT

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-get-past-the-copy-editor-nyt/637675>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 14, 2012, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-get-past-the-copy-editor-nyt/637675 "2012-10-14T08:02:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-get-past-the-copy-editor-nyt/637675/21 "2012-10-15T13:53:10Z")

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That’s hardly one of the worst copyediting errors. Clearly the online news outlets have laid off a number of people, including editors. Errors in news articles from the NYT, Wash Post, WSJ and others are pretty common these days. My 7th grade English teacher is probably rolling over in his grave.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-get-past-the-copy-editor-nyt/637675/22 "2012-10-15T14:01:08Z")

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Anyone notice that the OP is banned? Apparently that’s what happens when you criticize a copy editor. They’re _everywhere_. Forget the Bilderberg Group, the Trilateral Commission, Bohemian Grove and the Illuminati. The _real_ power lies with the copy editors.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-get-past-the-copy-editor-nyt/637675/23 "2012-10-15T14:01:41Z")

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> [@friedo](#):
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> It goes without saying that the Yankees suck. And that the Sawx suck even more.

The Red Stockings suck at playing baseball, this is obvious. The Yankees just plain suck.

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-get-past-the-copy-editor-nyt/637675/24 "2012-10-15T14:17:09Z")

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He’s wearing a Drogan’s Decoder ring in place of a wedding band.

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-get-past-the-copy-editor-nyt/637675/25 "2012-10-15T14:23:18Z")

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> [@Dewey\_Finn](#):
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> Anyone notice that the OP is banned? Apparently that’s what happens when you criticize a copy editor. They’re _everywhere_. Forget the Bilderberg Group, the Trilateral Commission, Bohemian Grove and the Illuminati. The _real_ power lies with the copy editors.

Murdered by the reanimated corpse of William Safire.

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