Yuck

“A judge is being asked to release on bond a major at Fort Sam Houston and his wife who are accused of taking millions of dollars in bribes from the federal government.” - KSAT News, 31 July 2007.

What a horrible sentence. Actually, the two were accused of taking bribes from government contractors, not the government itself.

I lost the direct link to the story, but here’s a screen cap of the page.

Four for One!

http://www.ksat.com/news/13466505/detail.html

"...police arrested he and another man..."? You've got to be kidding me. This is basic grammar!

Here's a link to personal pronouns that should help Mr./Ms. ghost writer.

Attack of the Fire

Attack of the Fire

“The family had a cookout on Sunday night, fire officials said. Flames then spread into the attack, causing the roof to collapse.” --Article on the KSAT web site (www.ksat.com), 21 August, 2006

Attic maybe?

This web site is among the worst I’ve seen for grammatical errors.

Here’s a screen shot of the article in case they decide to clean it up:

More Dumber

"....A lot more stickier...."

--Steve Roldan, KSAT news San Antonio, while reporting the weather in the a.m., 06 June 2006

Wow. Back-to-back infractions from our friends at KSAT news here in San Antonio. Hey KSAT managers...Hire a grammar coach for your writers/newscasters!

Double Header

May 28 2006

These two gems are courtesy of Eric Barajas of KSAT news in San Antonio. They occurred in the local news segment of a Headline News broadcast. The beauty of these two babies is that they were borne of the same story! It’s a safe bet that he (or his writer) didn’t major in English in kollege. Enjoy!

“A twenty-eight-year-old father is accused of allegedly trying to set his own house on fire…”
How does one come to be accused of the act of allegedly setting a fire? Can one actually allegedly set a fire? Somehow I think not.

“He’s in jail on bond for twenty-thousand dollars for two charges of child endangerance.”
Endangerance? You’ve got to be kidding me. They must have an intern writing (and coining) this weekend.

Huh?

"Nuculear" That's nook-you-lear

Scott Heimler (I think) beting interviewed on a local A.M. radio station, April 23rd 2006