As if we needed more proof that the people who write for the Yahoo! front page are functionally illiterate, here’s a sight that ought to strike horror in the hearts of language lovers everywhere:
As a noun, the word sight has many meanings. In this context, perhaps sight means a view or something worth seeing or a spectacle. But if it’s the place where there’s something worth seeing, then it’s a site.
June 26, 2012 at 2:32 pm
They’ve also corrected this.
June 26, 2012 at 3:14 pm
At least they’re willing to clean up the mess — but only after someone else points it out. Sad.