Comments on: Dear New York Times: Nobody’s a perfect

By: 1Letterman

1Letterman — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:11:58 +0000

Scientists learn that world is about to be struck by a gigantic meteor. Naturally, they report this to all the media outlets. Here are a few of the headlines.

CHICAGO TRIB: Earth Ends Tomorrow! Giant Meteor Approaches!

LA TIMES: DISASTER! Earth to collide with Planet Killer!

NY TIMES: World to END Tomorrow! Women and minorities hardest hit!

That’s my feeling on the NY Times.

By: The Name Inspector

The Name Inspector — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:06:50 +0000

Thanks for standing by your man, JB. But you have to figure, American newspaper, American spelling.

biophemera, one even wonders whether the column might not have been WRITTEN by someone other than the true Safire. An intern/”fact checker”, perhaps?

By: JB

JB — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:35:08 +0000

I must defend the “grey lady” - isn’t this a British vs. American spelling thing? Is the Name Inspector actually British? Full disclosure: I am Ms. Name Inspector, so I should really know the answer to that second question already…

By: bioephemera

bioephemera — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:34:14 +0000

Much as I abhor this travesty, anything that generates the comment “It’s possible that Safire was just kicking it old school” was worth it!

It’s also possible that some zealous junior copyeditor screwed up - I found that in the first part of the paperback of Cass Sunstein’s “Infotopia,” the author Mark Helprin and journalist Mark Halperin were confused. I am sure Sunstein must know the difference, so I infer that some factotum along the editorial line thought he or she knew better. . .

By: The Name Inspector

The Name Inspector — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:13:14 +0000

LR, you should consider working as an editor for the New York Times.

By: The Name Inspector

The Name Inspector — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:11:31 +0000

“The Gray Lady” it is, then. (Not “The Grey Lady”.)

By: LR

LR — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:42:11 +0000

I think you meant “The Gray Lady.”