USA Today: American Airlines Flight 292 ...

[ronaldl79]

USA Today sent their travel reporter, Ben Mutzabaugh, to cover the journey of AA's new route. Read the story, along with photos:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/200...aul-india_x.htm

 

[jimntx]

I know it's just the English major in me, but I still think that before an article is published, they should at least run it by an editor. The sweet at the end of a meal is dessert, not desert. Of course, I also think that someone who is employed as a reporter should know that.

 

[FA Mikey]

Who knows after tying it, perhaps he believed that is what it was.

 

[jimntx]

Now, Mikey. He did say that though he never identified it, it was tasty. The desert is seldom tasty unless served with a robust Pinot Noir or Cabernet.

 

[IORFA]

The dessert is Indian, not sure what to call it, but it IS good.

 

[FA Mikey]

Now, Mikey. He did say that though he never identified it, it was tasty. The desert is seldom tasty unless served with a robust Pinot Noir or Cabernet.

I live in Miami, sand comes with everything.

 

[upsilon]

I know it's just the English major in me, but I still think that before an article is published, they should at least run it by an editor. The sweet at the end of a meal is dessert, not desert. Of course, I also think that someone who is employed as a reporter should know that.

jimntx As another grammar maven, it was this sentence that made me cringe, "After much debate between Bryan and I ....."

Oh well, it was MacPaper! I guess I shouldn't expect much more. What a useless waste of newsprint.

 

[Kev3188]

I know it's just the English major in me, but I still think that before an article is published, they should at least run it by an editor. The sweet at the end of a meal is dessert, not desert. Of course, I also think that someone who is employed as a reporter should know that.

Maybe the author was reaaaalll tired after the long flight!

I thought the article was of the "mile wide inch deep" variety. I actually think these flights are pretty interesting, and was hoping for a more in depth feature...

Ronald--Thanks for posting the link. 🙂

 

[ronaldl79]

Maybe the author was reaaaalll tired after the long flight!

I thought the article was of the "mile wide inch deep" variety. I actually think these flights are pretty interesting, and was hoping for a more in depth feature...

Ronald--Thanks for posting the link. 🙂

My pleasure. It's definitely an interesting read. One thing to point out about the article, is that it's actually a blog entry. Blogs are more informal in the grammer department, even those of top-notch magazine editors.

 

[upsilon]

.. One thing to point out about the article, is that it's actually a blog entry. Blogs are more informal in the grammer [sic] department, even those of top-notch magazine editors.

Ron, does your pointing out that "the article ... is actually a blog entry" mean it did not appear in the print edition of USA Today? I too daily receive the on-line "Travel" report; and when I read it, I presume it also appeared in print.

If so, why should a "blog entry" printed as an article with the by-line of a staff reporter not be checked for grammar and spelling errors by "top-notch magazine editors"?

BTW, I was around when USA Today first published; and I am grateful to them for competitively accelerating the adoption of 4-color presses by the local papers and by both of the other national daily papers.

At the start copies were given away; and I still occasionally peruse a copy left in front of my hotel room door. But from my first read it was clear to me for whom the paper was edited. Thus I seriously doubt that many others even read to the 'desert' portion of the meal.

I personally had a very difficult time reading past the grammatical error (that I am sure even fewer regular readers noted). But I forced myself to soldier on to see if there was anything that would justify the print/blog article, let alone actually paying for the reporter's airfare.

I found none!

MacPaper.....cheap, fast, filling; but of no intellectual (nutritional) value... I find that an apt description.

 

[jimntx]

MacPaper.....cheap, fast, filling; but of no intellectual (nutritional) value... I find that an apt description.

Or, as I once heard..."USA Today is for people that find TV news too hard to understand."

 

[desertfox]

USA Today sent their travel reporter, Ben Mutzabaugh, to cover the journey of AA's new route. Read the story, along with photos:

I have heard that the Chicago-Dehli flight is not making money. If that is the case, how long before the plug gets pulled and the aircraft used on something profitable?

 

[upsilon]

Or, as I once heard..."USA Today is for people that find TV news too hard to understand."

Touché, I had never heard that one - and will certainly make good use of it!