Their English Abilities Are Worst Than My Thai!

[simon43]

Please read this sentence:

'Pavements taken over by street vendors provoke most complaints by Bangkok residents. They bemoan howese stalls removee joy of walking and howey must puteir lives at risk asey have to walk on traffic lanes instead'

Pretty bad eh? That school-kid needs to concentrate more in class - or change his teacher

Actually, I copied this text from a local news article that I saw on the Bangkok Post web-site.

Does that newspaper employ anyone to check for correct English, grammar, punctuation??

Simon

[BuckarooBanzai]

'Pavements taken over by street vendors provoke most complaints by Bangkok residents. They bemoan how THese stalls remove THe joy of walking and how THey must put THeir lives at risk as THey have to walk on traffic lanes instead'

Actually a case of a misdirected find and replace during word processing. Certainly should have caught the errors but I do not think the errors are grammatical in nature.

[makescents]

It's pretty bad but it could be touch-typed and unchecked.

I see typos and mistakes in The Guardian all the time.

[Forethat]

Their English Abilities Are WORST than My Thai.

Ehh...Freudia...I mean KEYBOARDIAN slip?

[Boater]

It's pretty bad but it could be touch-typed and unchecked.

I see typos and mistakes in The Guardian all the time.

and the nation, and most other newspapers...... untill they pay the staff to check it will happen again and again ,,,, but how much would it cost a englih techer to check????

[craigt3365]

Jeez...just look at the Post's website today. Without clicking on anything I picked up 2 errors. And within those articles are a bunch more. Easy stuff, too. Unreal. As "The world's window to Thailand", they are showing a pretty poor side of this beautiful country. Proof readers can't be that expensive!!!!

[brahmburgers]

'Pavements taken over by street vendors provoke most complaints by Bangkok residents. They bemoan how THese stalls remove THe joy of walking and how THey must put THeir lives at risk as THey have to walk on traffic lanes instead'

Actually a case of a misdirected find and replace during word processing. Certainly should have caught the errors but I do not think the errors are grammatical in nature.

It's cool that you cracked the puzzle. I too tried reading th BKK post, specifically Post Bag, and found many errors, and your code-breaking would explain it.

[craigt3365]

'Pavements taken over by street vendors provoke most complaints by Bangkok residents. They bemoan how THese stalls remove THe joy of walking and how THey must put THeir lives at risk as THey have to walk on traffic lanes instead'

Actually a case of a misdirected find and replace during word processing. Certainly should have caught the errors but I do not think the errors are grammatical in nature.

It's cool that you cracked the puzzle. I too tried reading th BKK post, specifically Post Bag, and found many errors, and your code-breaking would explain it.

Go to the website now and looking at the box for general news. I found several on the front page and many more inside. Much worse than just a find and replace mistake. Really sad....

[isanbirder]

'Pavements taken over by street vendors provoke most complaints by Bangkok residents. They bemoan how THese stalls remove THe joy of walking and how THey must put THeir lives at risk as THey have to walk on traffic lanes instead'

Actually a case of a misdirected find and replace during word processing. Certainly should have caught the errors but I do not think the errors are grammatical in nature.

It's cool that you cracked the puzzle. I too tried reading th BKK post, specifically Post Bag, and found many errors, and your code-breaking would explain it.

I read Postbag most days. Today's was unreadable because of these errors. A once-in-a-few-years mistake. Their grammar... I agree, but The Nation's is far worse.

[chooch7]

wot?

[johntou]

and the nation, and most other newspapers...... untill they pay the staff to check it will happen again and again ,,,, but how much would it cost a englih techer to check????

Isn't there a saying about people in glass houses shouldn't call a kettle black?

[gmac]

and the nation, and most other newspapers...... untill they pay the staff to check it will happen again and again ,,,, but how much would it cost a englih techer to check????

Isn't there a saying about people in glass houses shouldn't call a kettle black?

No, that's people with stones shouldn't throw pots!

[jazzbo]

My favorite typo that I caught first-hand was in The New York Times of all places:

Clam Prevails in Ecuadorian Election

[Moonrakers]

and the nation, and most other newspapers...... untill they pay the staff to check it will happen again and again ,,,, but how much would it cost a englih techer to check????

Isn't there a saying about people in glass houses shouldn't call a kettle black?

No, that's people with stones shouldn't throw pots!

Don'y be silly

It's throwing stones at black kettles!

[CosmicSurfer]

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I read Postbag most days. Today's was unreadable because of these errors. A once-in-a-few-years mistake. Their grammar... I agree, but The Nation's is far worse.

Careful.. making Negative remarks about The Nation can get you Banned from This Forum... It's in the Rules.

Also even mentioning that Other Larger Bankok English Newspaper is also a NO NO !

TIT

CS

[MSingh]

Blame Google Translate, don't blame the Thai's..

[smokie36]

Blame Google Translate, don't blame the Thai's..

Never knew you were an apologiste...

[inmysights]

Jeez...just look at the Post's website today. Without clicking on anything I picked up 2 errors. And within those articles are a bunch more. Easy stuff, too. Unreal. As "The world's window to Thailand", they are showing a pretty poor side of this beautiful country. Proof readers can't be that expensive!!!!

Bearing in mind this country's lip service to the learning of the international language that is English, I would have thought that a fluent/proficient proof reader 'over their budget'. Kee niaow.

[inmysights]

Blame Google Translate, don't blame the Thai's..

Never knew you were an apologiste...

I'm pretty sure Thais know that online 'translation' services are crap.