dragoon
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Some very casual reading over lunch (and I don't normally spot mistakes, ask my wife!) reveals some very strange oversight in proof reading in this edition;
- An enormous 1 page advert on page 43 for Linssen Yachts has the catchy headline of "Tradional Values" - a spell checker may have been useful! I suspect someone will be in trouble over that!
- A picture on page 71 from the Round Britain race has the interesting title of "Cum non henim zzrillaor sis niamet nostin utating er si". What on earth does that mean??? Is it Latin???
Cheers,
Paul
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volvopaul
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61 A does not have glow plugs so no HT leads.
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LakeSailor
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You are not wrong. Journalists pass from mag to mag within a group and were probably writing (incorrectly) about pruning roses 2 months ago.
Hopeless and journalism go together like bacon and egg.
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BrendanS
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Not entirely true.
There are many journalists on the staff such as Kim, Jake, James etc, who have huge boating experience.
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Login_name
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The advert won't have been produced by a journalist. Most likely it will have been produced either by the advertiser or an Ad Agency.
"Latin" gibberish is frequently used in publishing/advertising circles when something is mocked up. It helps to show the appearance of something before anybody spends time putting the words together. Presumably it was missed on this occasion.
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hlb
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Know for a fact, most of the MBY jurno's have never been on a boat, or so they told me.
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LakeSailor
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I was generalising about journalism in general. Now and then experts are journalists. Emrhys Barrell is a naval architect for instance.
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