Worst spelling/language/grammar mistakes in published work

[Infovore]

@Sister_Vigilante

She even misspells one of the main characters’ names wrong at one point.

So does that mean she spelled it right? (ducks and runs :D)

[Robb]

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

Thing is, dictionaries are out-of-date very very quickly - they are by nature snapshots of a language, with all the ephemerality that implies. If you look and listen for it (or if it grates on you), you will notice more uses of “disinterested” as a synonym of “uninterested” than “impartial”. I notice, believe me.

Your cite links to a definition of “interested”, by the way.

It works out that the idea that uninterested and disinterested have distinct meanings is the new idea.

[Floater]

@freckafree

A memorable example of a “We’ll remember to remove our little joke before it goes to print” disaster is this one featuring comedian Richard Lewis.

The 52-year-old Lewis is particularly pissed since he has filmed public service spots about binge drinking on college campuses.

Are they aware what “pissed” means in British English?

@NitroPress

What a difference a J makes.

To make it even funnier, it’s the same word, derived from “fit” meaning a marshy meadow.