Terrible proofreading in the NBR

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bazzer

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#70729 29-Oct-2010 14:04

Did anyone read "Buying a new laptop" by Chris Keall? I couldn't believe the number of grammatical errors, it's awful! Didn't anyone proofread it?

Not to mention, the guy's a terrible writer: SSDs are "mouthwateringly expensive"? What does that mean? Expensive = bad, mouthwatering = good. I guess he meant eyewateringly (at least he knew it had something to do with water).

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#397363 29-Oct-2010 14:26

I saw an article on there a couple of days ago, and although I don't remember the specifics, one of the paragraphs ended abruptly.

Edit: After a quick glance at the RSS feed:

The government will cover the costs associated with providing the physical fibre from the street to school buildings, enabling schools to connect to the ultra-fast broadband network (UFB), Education Minister Anne Tolley and Communications and Information Technology Minister Steven Joyce have announced that the

From this article.

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#397618 30-Oct-2010 00:23

Behodar: I saw an article on there a couple of days ago, and although I don't remember the specifics, one of the paragraphs ended abruptly.

Edit: After a quick glance at the RSS feed:
The government will cover the costs associated with providing the physical fibre from the street to school buildings, enabling schools to connect to the ultra-fast broadband network (UFB), Education Minister Anne Tolley and Communications and Information Technology Minister Steven Joyce have announced that the

From this article.

LOL yea! What the...

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#397621 30-Oct-2010 00:37

Mouthwatering... that's well, a beauty!!!! Hahahaha:D