My mother is a retired Anglican priest and she used to be a canon...they could have sent her over there I suppose. I'm also glad that "terrorizingly" isn't a word for that would be just too much.
The second citation isn't clear, but I do hope that our soldiers are wearing good helmets while being transported by cannon. Or perhaps what was being referred to here was a 25-mm musical composition capable of spiritually transporting our troops at high speeds?
Adam, I missed that. Indeed, I should think that a cannon can probably transport soldiers at a speed greater than a measly 100 km/h.
I am beginning to believe that online content at the Globe is not edited.
Wonderdog, I bow to your superior knowledge of copy editing, but I believe I can help you with the following:
"Still not disgusted? In another recent article, also no longer available, the Globe had scholars "pouring" over Margaret Atwood's books (vice "poring"). Exactly what they were pouring over them was never made clear".
After numerous attempts to read, and then to try to understand how it is that M. Atwood has achieved such fame and recognition for writing, I feel qualified to assist.
I only use bbq lighter fluid to pour over this writer's attempts at literature. It seems to bring the coals to the desired heat level very quickly, and the flames are very colourful.
As an added bonus, this material is removed from the bookshelves, leaving room for interesting, entertaining writing, with an enjoyable flow of plot development, and a refreshing absence of cardboard characters.
A pox on the house of canadian content, allowing innocent trees to be murdered in the cause of promoting this national icon, er, embarrassment.
Cheers!
So, just to clarify ... you're not much on Margaret Atwood? 
I think copy editors are a vanishing breed. In many places electronic spell checkers have been considered a worthy substitute, which is a shame. Fact checkers and proofreaders are also endangered.
The Globe descended into the yellow zone awhile ago, can't quite put my finger on when but the switch to colour was ominous and may have had something to do with it.
I was a victim of bad copy editing.
In a submission to a local newspaper during the last federal election I wrote, "...[the Party] has policies in all areas and is endeavouring to share them with Canadians..."
And the paper wrote, " [the Party] is endeavouring to have policies in all areas and share them with Canadians..."
I was right pissed off about that misquote!
Interesting blog. I'll have to check back once in a while.
- I thought I was the only one noticing the increasing number of grammatical-spelling-etc errors in Canadian media! Nice to see at least a few others care. Part of the whole 'dumbing down' movement, I suppose - it's working, for sure.
The grammar notzis in the blog-o-sphere be dammed. So long as the point can be made then you should be more charitable because they probably have a lot to read and look over, so its not surprising that mistakes will be made and I think the hole thing is a bit dick-ish of you to comment upon.
I never took any lessons in grammer and I get good grades on all my course's in University. Microsoft Words' grammer checker is good enough for me!
That's the funniest parody of illiterate writing I've ever read. The last two sentences are particularly good.
That is parody, right?
Coming from you Skippy, that's high praise indeed.
I just liked how you consistently nailed all those common error's.
Niver mind da punch+grammer circus, one can suss the drift.
Problem, is heads+subheads, hot off the A.P wire, having nothing to do
with the fictitious crap, in the "Story."
Like plastic, is pervasive.
Quit belly-achin' Pass that Port!
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