RTE Website spelling mistakes!

brousuka · 24-04-2011 12:07pm #1

This is happening way too much, our national broadcaster is again making basic spelling mistakes on it's pages take this for example: "JEWARD EXCITED ABOUT FEIS AND BLOOD FINAL" printed on the main page at 9am this morning (since rectified after complaint) and then on the weather page: "SHOWERS IN MORE ESATERN AREAS LATER". (still printed at time of this post) I mean come on!

phasers · 24-04-2011 12:09pm

Who cares?

Collie D · 24-04-2011 12:09pm

brousuka wrote: »

"JEWARD EXCITED ABOUT FEIS AND BLOOD FINAL"

Grimes twins at forefront of Zionist conspiracy? :eek:

brousuka · 24-04-2011 12:13pm

phasers wrote: »

Who cares?

Well if you expect our kids to have a decent grade of spelling at school their not having much help here are they?

ejmaztec · 24-04-2011 12:16pm

brousuka wrote: »

Well if you expect our kids to have a decent grade of spelling at school their not having much help here are they?

No.

Minstrel27 · 24-04-2011 12:18pm

brousuka wrote: »

Well if you expect our kids to have a decent grade of spelling at school their not having much help here are they?

Nor will they get help from your post

johngalway · 24-04-2011 12:23pm

Really? Oh My God. I mean, seriously. They should be ashamed. You're so right on this. Call the papers. Won't someone please do something!

Think of the children and their learnings!!

KeithM89_old · 24-04-2011 12:25pm

Pobodys Nerfect....

Biggins · 24-04-2011 12:26pm

Its RTE - what can one expect!
Moving on...

brummytom · 24-04-2011 12:28pm

brousuka wrote: »

Well if you expect our kids to have a decent grade of spelling at school their not having much help here are they?

Ife bin yewzing da innternett sins I wuz 10 nd iit asnt dun mi speling enny arm

phasers · 24-04-2011 12:29pm

brummytom wrote: »

IFE BIN YEWZING DE INTERNETT SINS I WUZ 10 ND IT ASNT DUN MI SPELING ENNY HARM

I thought this was German until I re read it

OldmanMondeo · 24-04-2011 12:30pm

KeithM89 wrote: »

Pobodys Nerfect....

i is,,,,

Collie D · 24-04-2011 12:30pm

phasers wrote: »

I thought this was German until I re read it

I read it with a Nuremberg Rally accent/tone in my head

brummytom · 24-04-2011 12:30pm

phasers wrote: »

I thought this was German until I re read it

You beat my ninja edit

I think the capitals made it seem more German/shouty

mikom · 24-04-2011 12:32pm

brousuka wrote: »

This is happening way too much, our national broadcaster is again making basic spelling mistakes on it's pages take this for example: "JEWARD EXCITED ABOUT FEIS AND BLOOD FINAL" printed on the main page at 9am this morning (since rectified after complaint) and then on the weather page: "SHOWERS IN MORE ESATERN AREAS LATER". (still printed at time of this post) I mean come on!

They've heard all the answers and none of them work.
Could you live with the shame.................... blah, blah blah.

24-04-2011 12:33pm

I wouldn't have high expectations of RTE, but I do boggle a little at Irish Times errors.

bnt · 24-04-2011 12:34pm

The RTÉ headquarters are about 1/4 mile from University College Dublin. Need I - a UCD student myself - say more?

(Now let's see who remembers to put the fada on the É ... )

Dozen Wicked Words · 24-04-2011 12:35pm

There are steps you can take OP, above and beyond complaining.

pebbles21 · 24-04-2011 12:36pm

brousuka wrote: »

This is happening way too much, our national broadcaster is again making basic spelling mistakes on it's pages take this for example: "JEWARD EXCITED ABOUT FEIS AND BLOOD FINAL" printed on the main page at 9am this morning (since rectified after complaint) and then on the weather page: "SHOWERS IN MORE ESATERN AREAS LATER". (still printed at time of this post) I mean come on!

Text Your Answer to 51101 is it

A:Too much time on their hands

B:Very little to worry about

C:A lonely school teacher who can't wait for the Easter hols to finish

ejmaztec · 24-04-2011 12:37pm

brummytom wrote: »

You beat my ninja edit I think the capitals made it seem more German/shouty

http://www.whoohoo.co.uk/brummie-translator.asp

24-04-2011 12:37pm

pebbles21 wrote: »

Text Your Answer to 51101 is it

A:Too much time on their hands

B:Very little to worry about

C:A lonely school teacher who can't wait for the Easter hols to finish

There is nothing wrong with expecting good standards from our news reporters...

Feeona · 24-04-2011 12:47pm

This is hilarious! Only last week Pat Kenny was telling teachers how easy it is to teach grammar to children. Maybe he should set up a spelling class for his colleagues?

BOHtox · 24-04-2011 1:29pm

POTATOE!!!

24-04-2011 1:32pm

brousuka wrote: »

This is happening way too much, our national broadcaster is again making basic spelling mistakes on it's pages take this for example: "JEWARD EXCITED ABOUT FEIS AND BLOOD FINAL" printed on the main page at 9am this morning (since rectified after complaint) and then on the weather page: "SHOWERS IN MORE ESATERN AREAS LATER". (still printed at time of this post) I mean come on!

Ok, I'm stumped, wtf is feis and blood final supposed to be?
I can't find anything similar on the website

Biggins · 24-04-2011 1:33pm

bnt wrote: »

The RTÉ headquarters are about 1/4 mile from University College Dublin...

So near ...and yet so far!

Hookah · 24-04-2011 1:33pm

bluewolf wrote: »

Ok, I'm stumped, wtf is feis and blood final supposed to be?
I can't find anything similar on the website

Flesh and blood?

24-04-2011 1:34pm

Hookah wrote: »

Flesh and blood?

Seriously? Feis to flesh?

I was wondering was there some kind of feis ceoil connection

:o

Collie D · 24-04-2011 1:35pm

bluewolf wrote: »

Ok, I'm stumped, wtf is feis and blood final supposed to be?
I can't find anything similar on the website

Caught a glimpse of it the other day. I think it's a search for Ireland's most talented family or something. Yes, shudder. I had an image of gladiatoral battles at a céilí - most disappointing

brummytom · 24-04-2011 1:35pm

bluewolf wrote: »

Ok, I'm stumped, wtf is feis and blood final supposed to be?
I can't find anything similar on the website

It's a TG4 programme, trad musicians and 'Irish' and sean nos dancers, that sort of thing.

Hookah · 24-04-2011 1:36pm

bluewolf wrote: »

Seriously? Feis to flesh?
I was wondering was there some kind of feis ceoil connection :o

I'm not sure what a flesh and blood final is, tbh. It's odd syntax.

It could be something else.

24-04-2011 1:36pm

Oh lord, I didn't notice the mistake was in "jedward". It's having a fnord effect on me

I assumed it was in "feis and blood"!

Nevermind folks, nothing to see here!

bnt · 24-04-2011 9:05pm

bluewolf wrote: »

Oh lord, I didn't notice the mistake was in "jedward". It's having a fnord effect on me

If you ask me, "Jedward" contains at least two mistakes ... I keep forgetting their names, though. :rolleyes:

Poor Craythur · 25-04-2011 1:39am

It's a bit mortifying for any media outlet not to proofread properly.

JackieBurkhart · 25-04-2011 11:48am

When RTE news were giving their news report on the cup dropping under the bus the last day - the reporter said Jose was unpleased.

stoneill · 25-04-2011 11:53am

Me fail english? That's unpossible.

brousuka · 21-12-2011 9:49am

This mornings news web page:
The Irish Patients Association has expressed fears for families trying to meeting the cost of health insurance in the coming years...............
..........................the IPA's Stephen McMahon said health insurance costs were making it difficult of subscribers to pay premiums.

El Weirdo · 21-12-2011 9:52am

brousuka wrote: »

This mornings news web page:
The Irish Patients Association has expressed fears for families trying to meeting the cost of health insurance in the coming years...............
..........................the IPA's Stephen McMahon said health insurance costs were making it difficult of subscribers to pay premiums.

tbh

AeoNGriM · 21-12-2011 9:56am

brousuka wrote: »

This mornings news web page:
The Irish Patients Association has expressed fears for families trying to meeting the cost of health insurance in the coming years...............
..........................the IPA's Stephen McMahon said health insurance costs were making it difficult of subscribers to pay premiums.

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lir3vzNfGN1qalyyyo1_500.jpg

I'm retarded and can't display images properly

El Weirdo · 21-12-2011 9:57am

AeoNGriM wrote: »

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lir3vzNfGN1qalyyyo1_500.jpg

I'm retarded and can't display images properly

You can't post images in After Hours.

marco_polo · 21-12-2011 9:59am

brousuka wrote: »

This mornings news web page:
The Irish Patients Association has expressed fears for families trying to meeting the cost of health insurance in the coming years...............
..........................the IPA's Stephen McMahon said health insurance costs were making it difficult of subscribers to pay premiums.

A true pedant would know that Grammar != Spelling

You've obviously had a busy eight months constantly pressing F5 on the RTE home page every 10 minutes.

jester77 · 21-12-2011 10:00am

The RTE spellchecker was another victim of the recession and was recently made redundant as part of their cutbacks. When asked for a comment all he could say was "Words fail me"

Osgoodisgood · 21-12-2011 10:01am

brousuka wrote: »

This is happening way too much, our national broadcaster is again making basic spelling mistakes on it's pages take this for example: "JEWARD EXCITED ABOUT FEIS AND BLOOD FINAL" printed on the main page at 9am this morning (since rectified after complaint) and then on the weather page: "SHOWERS IN MORE ESATERN AREAS LATER". (still printed at time of this post) I mean come on!

oops!

AeoNGriM · 21-12-2011 10:14am

El Weirdo wrote: »

You can't post images in After Hours.

Really? Was sure I've seen it done before. Like I said, I'm a retard!

sandmanporto · 21-12-2011 10:17am

brousuka wrote: »

This is happening way too much, our national broadcaster is again making basic spelling mistakes on it's pages take this for example: "JEWARD EXCITED ABOUT FEIS AND BLOOD FINAL" printed on the main page at 9am this morning (since rectified after complaint) and then on the weather page: "SHOWERS IN MORE ESATERN AREAS LATER". (still printed at time of this post) I mean come on!

what annoys me more is people who make a big deal over spelling or grammar mistakes. as if good spelling will save the world !

AnonoBoy · 21-12-2011 11:32am

There's a difference between typos and just good ol' fashioned mistakes that are caused by people being sh*t at spelling.

BaconZombie · 21-12-2011 12:53pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7E-aoXLZGY

brousuka wrote: »

This is happening way too much, our national broadcaster is again making basic spelling mistakes on it's pages take this for example: "JEWARD EXCITED ABOUT FEIS AND BLOOD FINAL" printed on the main page at 9am this morning (since rectified after complaint) and then on the weather page: "SHOWERS IN MORE ESATERN AREAS LATER". (still printed at time of this post) I mean come on!

phasers wrote: »

Who cares?

Slideshowbob · 10-01-2012 10:50pm

What's a PR??

http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0110/ferryb.html

Liam Byrne · 10-01-2012 11:03pm

To be honest I missed the mis-spelt twits name too.

And while I value the importance of spelling and grammar, I'd be more depressed by the fact that RTÉ view anything those two bodies/one brain do as newsworthy.

brimal · 10-01-2012 11:56pm

BBC website has a lot of spelling/grammar mistakes too

LighterGuy · 11-01-2012 12:23am

I dont see why peple care about spelling mistakes.

Like its stuppid.
Or maybe peple are just fools?
Very sad.
Everthing annoys me aboat it.

And,
Notice how the RTE websit has so many artcles.
And,
Like come on!

(i wonder if people only notice my misspellings

)

Liam Byrne · 11-01-2012 2:04am

LighterGuy wrote: »

I dont see why peple care about spelling mistakes.

Like its stuppid.
Or maybe peple are just fools?
Very sad.
Everthing annoys me aboat it.

And,
Notice how the RTE websit has so many artcles.
And,
Like come on!

(i wonder if people only notice my misspellings )

I do, depending on who's doing it.

RTE Website spelling mistakes!

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