The film version of Dan Brown's murder mystery is based around the premise that Jesus and one of his followers, Mary Magdalene, fathered children whose descendants are still alive.
Uh, I don't think so. Not to mention the awkward, "based around"...
Look, maybe it seems a little too easy to make fun of mistakes that go uncorrected. But when the AP or other national news operation can't get basic English right, it should be pointed out. Too many papers, both on their web sites and in their prin editions, aren't editing wire stories and wind up publishing foolish or sloppy writing. For example:
Egypt Da Vinci Code
San Francisco Chronicle, USA ... film version of Dan Brown's murder mystery is based around the premise that Jesus and one of his followers, Mary Magdalene, fathered children whose descendants ...
Police seized 2,000 pirated DVDs of "The Da Vinci Code"...
Pioneer Press, MN ... film version of Dan Brown's murder mystery is based around the premise that Jesus and one of his followers, Mary Magdalene, fathered children whose descendants ...
Police seized 2,000 pirated DVDs of "The Da Vinci Code"...
Centre Daily Times, PA - ... film version of Dan Brown's murder mystery is based around the premise that Jesus and one of his followers, Mary Magdalene, fathered children whose descendants ...
Police seized 2,000 pirated DVDs of "The Da Vinci Code"...
Kentucky.com, KY ... film version of Dan Brown's murder mystery is based around the premise that Jesus and one of his followers, Mary Magdalene, fathered children whose descendants ...
Police seized 2,000 pirated DVDs of "The Da Vinci Code"...
Macon Telegraph, GA - ... film version of Dan Brown's murder mystery is based around the premise that Jesus and one of his followers, Mary Magdalene, fathered children whose descendants ...
Police seized 2,000 pirated DVDs of "The Da Vinci Code"...
Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - ... film version of Dan Brown's murder mystery is based around the premise that Jesus and one of his followers, Mary Magdalene, fathered children whose descendants ...
Police seized 2,000 pirated DVDs of "The Da Vinci Code"...
Bradenton Herald... film version of Dan Brown's murder mystery is based around the premise that Jesus and one of his followers, Mary Magdalene, fathered children whose descendants ...
Police seized 2,000 pirated DVDs of "The Da Vinci Code"...
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA - ... film version of Dan Brown's murder mystery is based around the premise that Jesus and one of his followers, Mary Magdalene, fathered children whose descendants ...
Police seized 2,000 pirated DVDs of "The Da Vinci Code"...
Grand Forks Herald, ND -... film version of Dan Brown's murder mystery is based around the premise that Jesus and one of his followers, Mary Magdalene, fathered children whose descendants ...
Egyptian police seize 2,000 pirated 'Da Vinci Code' DVDs ...
San Diego Union Tribune, ... film version of Dan Brown's murder mystery is based around the premise that Jesus and one of his followers, Mary Magdalene, fathered children whose descendants ...
This particular problem doesn't begin to reach the seriousness of this complaint. Read it carefully--a blogger is duking it out with the AP and, it seems, is right.
Still, the bad writing in the first citation shouldn't pass unnoticed. It also raises another question: are newspaper web sites editing the AP site feeds?
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