The caption for a photograph in The New York Times:
Ms. Hill’s closet in Washington. Like many people’s, it is filled with officewear she may not need for a while. At top right, a framed photo of she and her Congressional colleagues.“A framed photo of she”: yeesh. A simple fix: “A framed photo of Hill,” &c.
The other problem: the unintended suggestion that Hill’s unneeded officewear is hanging in closets hither and yon.
Where are the proofreaders?
ReplyDeleteMy sister recently wrote to the Washington Post to correct an error in the obituary of a man our father had worked with.
The WP obit said the man had led Outward Bound (a wilderness/leadership program).
In fact, he had led Upward Bound, a summer school program for disadvantaged kids, to prepare/encourage them to go to college.
I’ve taught Upward Bound (later TRIO) students!
ReplyDeleteI’m still annoyed with the Times for not correcting a photo caption that described Louis Armstrong applying balm to his “chapped lips.” No, not chapped. His lips suffered considerable damage from his playing the trumpet. He used a salve created by a German trombonist.
I sent a correction that included the description that went with the original photograph, taken by a Life photographer, not in the online Life Photo Archive: “Closeup of jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong massaging his lips w. balm to keep them strong for playing his trumpet.” The Times never replied.