This comes from a reader, who points out 'It’s ‘capital’ not ‘capitol’ and in Malawi the capital is Lilongwe, and has been since 1974. Prior to that the capital was Zomba. Although I lived there, in Lilongwe, pre-and post independence, it’s not hard to find this information on the web.'
Indeed not, but clearly, that's not in the job spec for a journalist any more...
H/T: Stephen Brown via email
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The internet editions of every newspaper, national and local AND the Beeb contain atrocious abuses of the language on an ever increasing daily basis.
I saw SLEEZE today in the Mail online!
/facepalm
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