Media mistakes

[gomezz]

Just goes to show that firefighters are serious characters!

 

[prpr]

It's a common error which has become de-facto.

Yes, like "revert back".

A font is a specific typeface at a specific point size (and probably whether it is italic, emboldened, whatever as well)

Indeed.

It was an attempt at humour

I know!

firefighters are serious characters

They can be very bold.

 

[trog]

Microsoft's article Arial font family refers to typeface, but also mentions font. A typeface ladder platform wouldn't make sense. Font has at least two meanings, and one might require climbing (at least by the toytown fire brigade). It was an attempt at humour, based on my annoyance at the use of arial when it should be aerial.

Are you questioning the font of all knowledge?

 

[gomezz]

Shouldn't that be "the fount of all knowledge"?

 

[RobH1]

Are you questioning the font of all knowledge?

BH is not a font as far as I know!

 

[trog]

Shouldn't that be "the fount of all knowledge"?

Fount Of Knowledge Or Wisdom VS Font Of Knowledge Or Wisdom

A fount of knowledge is a term used to describe something, but usually someone, who contains all the answers, something or someone that has a large aggregate of information. A fount of wisdom is also

grammarist.com

 

[trog]

BH is not a font as far as I know!

Actually I was referring to another pedant

 

[gomezz]

Listening to last week's No Fish podcast one of the panel mentioned Patricia Stewart, a tennis player from the 1960s, and said she married England cricketer John "Eed-rick"!

 

[Black Hole]

Seen on eBay:

 

[prpr]

Apart from s/Hereford/Hertford/ what is the problem?

 

[EEPhil]

Could be a big enough mistake to make some people suspicious. (Not me, my knowledge of where Cheshunt is was nil at the start of this conversation.) The rest of the address points to a real company.

 

[Black Hole]

Apart from s/Hereford/Hertford/ what is the problem?

That is the problem. How do you get that wrong?

 

[EEPhil]

That is the problem. How do you get that wrong?

Autocorrect? Probably not. The autocorrect on this 'phone requires the "t" or "ef" before it offers counties.

 

[gomezz]

my knowledge of where Cheshunt is was nil at the start of this conversation

For me it a sign on the A41 I mis-read as I pass on my way darn sarf.

 

[prpr]

my knowledge of where Cheshunt is was nil

It's at the end of (one of the branches of) the Overground, so fairly obviously not Herefordshire (which only has 4 stations in the whole county).

How do you get that wrong?

E is next to R, as is T, just the other way?

 

[Robobunny]

Towns absconding to other counties aside, I was a bit startled by the F1 Quali subs today

 

[EEPhil]

Nottingham City Transport changes come into effect today with new services and timetable
...
This is in addition to butter bus services for West Bridgford,

I don't know of any dairies on the routes - so where is the spread getting on the bus?

 

[EEPhil]

Seen and heard on one of the news channels.
"Prince Harry turns 40 today" and then something about he's happy to enter his fourth decade. Surely he's entering his fifth decade.(0-9,10-19,20-29,30-39,40-).

 

[prpr]

Surely he's entering his fifth decade

Yes, I noticed that somewhere I read it. Presumably the sheep effect is well and truly in operation.

 

[SemiRamis]

Seen and heard on one of the news channels.
"Prince Harry turns 40 today" and then something about he's happy to enter his fourth decade. Surely he's entering his fifth decade.(0-9,10-19,20-29,30-39,40-).

What do you expect when the blair idiots celebrated the new millenium on the wrong date 1 jan 2000?
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