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
The internet editions of every newspaper, national and local AND the Beeb contain atrocious abuses of the language on an ever increasing daily basis.
ReplyDeleteI saw SLEEZE today in the Mail online!
/facepalm
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