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Jeff Wrangler:
I believe I found a mistake in the elk antler article (March 14). One of the sources for the article, discussing the utility of antlers for dogs, is quoted as saying, "There's almost nothing there but calcium and phosphorous."
Phosphorous is an adjective. The context of the sentence calls for phosphorus, the noun, the substance.
That's a common mistake, but I think it's one someone at TNY should have caught.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on March 16, 2022, 09:11:28 pm ---I believe I found a mistake in the elk antler article (March 14). One of the sources for the article, discussing the utility of antlers for dogs, is quoted as saying, "There's almost nothing there but calcium and phosphorous."
Phosphorous is an adjective. The context of the sentence calls for phosphorus, the noun, the substance.
That's a common mistake, but I think it's one someone at TNY should have caught.
--- End quote ---
Sharp eyes! They should hire you.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on March 16, 2022, 09:11:28 pm ---I believe I found a mistake in the elk antler article (March 14). One of the sources for the article, discussing the utility of antlers for dogs, is quoted as saying, "There's almost nothing there but calcium and phosphorous."
Phosphorous is an adjective. The context of the sentence calls for phosphorus, the noun, the substance.
That's a common mistake, but I think it's one someone at TNY should have caught.
--- End quote ---
--- Quote from: serious crayons on March 17, 2022, 11:14:11 am ---Sharp eyes! They should hire you.
--- End quote ---
Thanks. From your lips to God's ears. ... ;D I've grown accustomed to looking for it. I see it in lab reports in my job.
Jeff Wrangler:
I enjoyed Peter Schjeldahl on Marcel Duchamp in the March 14 issue.
Front-Ranger:
I was puzzled by this over-the-top video about the "senior word engineer" of Wordle, but then I saw that it was produced by the New Yorker!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1BLsjjAlB4
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