Comments on: Worst written article award goes to….

By: Hui Ru

Hui Ru — Mon, 09 May 2011 07:33:00 +0000

I corrected 'passed' thomas sabo but I did thomas sabo chains leave 'poor article'. I thomas sabo uk agree that poorly thomas sabo bracelets written is 100% correct, but I've seen poor article used before (when I googled Poor thomas sabo charm carriers Article just now many used it, although I guess many can be wrong :P)

By: Kei

Kei — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:38:32 +0000

http://www.google.com/search?q=fire-gutted&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&rlz=

By: Rainbow

Rainbow — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:34:28 +0000

Actually when I read the headline I immediately thought that there had been a fire. Never heard of “fire-gutted” as an expression.

By: Sybil

Sybil — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:28:49 +0000

Geez,Kei,you handled that well. I was ready to beat somebody (or would that be someone?) up.

By: Kei

Kei — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:02:44 +0000

Thanks, I’ve made corrections.

Again though, please bare in mind that I’m not a professional journalist, but I do expect a higher standards from a newspaper.

I corrected ‘passed’ but I did leave ‘poor article’. I agree that poorly written is 100% correct, but I’ve seen poor article used before (when I googled Poor Article just now many used it, although I guess many can be wrong )

Thanks again!! I really do want to improve my English skills.

By: News junkie

News junkie — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:50:47 +0000

Dear Mr. Q,

You have made your point Mr. Q but you have a few errors in your blog posting.

Error – poor article
Suggested correction – poorly written article
I.E. The article in The Peninsula was poorly written.

Error – passed
Correction – past
i.e. How did the text get past the Editor who should have been proof reading for error.

Kind regards,

Journalista

By: Kei

Kei — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:03:57 +0000

@passerby,
You’re right I’ve now fixed that spelling mistake. I’ve also installed a spell checker into my browser now. I don’t really think I’m nitpicking when there are so many errors though.

In regards to gutting, I’m specifically talking about the title. The correct way, I believe, would be to say ‘Fire-gutted’, not Villa gutted.

Now I shall mention a few points however.

1) English is not my first language
2) I typed this in the 10 minute break I had
3) I don’t have an editor to proof read
4) I’m not a professional publication

Don’t get me wrong, I love The Peninsula’s editor, she’s a fantastic and hard working woman. I just was surprised that this article got out.

By: passerby

passerby — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:56:20 +0000

Yes, gutted is quite acceptable. And while you’re picking at nits in that story (I agree with much of what you say), I will pick at one in your No. 4: It’s appalling, not “appauling.”

By: adey

adey — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:04:03 +0000

‘House gutted by fire’ is a perfectly acceptable and often used phrase. It does not mean ripped out, it refers to the fact that the inside is destroyed, has disappeared thus ‘gutted’, leaving the house an empty shell.

Using ‘storied’ instead of ‘story’ is okay in this context.

Apart from the two points aforementioned I would agree with you that the article is badly written.

By: BlueGrey

BlueGrey — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:06:14 +0000

I have heard something from a friend of mine who started to work for the Peninsula but quit after 1 week. My friend has English as her first language, and wrote articles that were corrected by the editor with wrong grammar!

It’s just ridiculous!