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A grammatical mistake found in USAToday's headline news

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oristarA
 
Reply Fri 4 May, 2012 01:40 am
"apologize" Should be "apology":

Context:

Chen can apply to study abroad
China says blind activist Chen can apply to study abroad

The ministry statement was the most positive response so far from the Chinese side. It was in contrast to earlier comments from the ministry, which had demanded the apologize for giving Chen sanctuary at the embassy.

There was no immediate comment from Chen or the U.S.

The statement came shortly after Chen told the Associated Press that he felt his situation was "dangerous," and complained that American officials have been blocked from seeing him for two days and friends who have tried to visit have been beaten up.

More:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-05-04/china-activist-chen-guangcheng/54739930/1
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Ceili
 
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Reply Fri 4 May, 2012 01:57 am
yes
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oristarA
 
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Reply Fri 4 May, 2012 07:59 am
Sometimes people are too simple, too naive.
USAToday is statistically sucessful, of course.

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Joe Nation
 
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Reply Fri 4 May, 2012 08:06 am
The situation is a mess.

I wouldn't want to be one of the Chinese guards who were on duty that night at the American Embassy whose sole job is keep unauthorized persons from entering the premises.

Joe(ouch)Nation
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farmerman
 
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Reply Fri 4 May, 2012 08:25 am
@oristarA,
or it could have read...
"...Which had demanded they apologize"...
izzythepush
 
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Reply Fri 4 May, 2012 08:27 am
@farmerman,
I just posted the same, only to read you'd got there first.
farmerman
 
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Reply Fri 4 May, 2012 08:43 am
@izzythepush,
me and general Forrest.
ehBeth
 
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Reply Fri 4 May, 2012 08:52 am
@farmerman,
yup - seems more like a typo than a grammatical error
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McTag
 
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Reply Fri 4 May, 2012 04:07 pm
@oristarA,
It could be a typo of a missing letter "y".

as in, "The ministry demanded they apologise for...."
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OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Fri 4 May, 2012 06:52 pm
@farmerman,
farmerman wrote:
me and general Forrest.
with the most

He was a super-brilliant man. I wish I 'd shaken his hand.





David
Lustig Andrei
 
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Reply Fri 4 May, 2012 06:54 pm
@OmSigDAVID,
OmSigDAVID wrote:

farmerman wrote:
me and general Forrest.
with the most

He was a super-brilliant man. I wish I 'd shaken his hand.





David



Why didn't you? Surely you and he are (were) contemporaries.
OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Fri 4 May, 2012 06:55 pm
@oristarA,
Quote:
China says blind activist Chen can apply to study abroad
Even I, can "apply"!
I can send them a letter of application.





David
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OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Fri 4 May, 2012 06:57 pm
@Lustig Andrei,
He was very busy; very popular.
carolgreen876
 
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Reply Wed 8 Aug, 2012 08:03 pm
@OmSigDAVID,
yes ,some natives are easy to know
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