3-in-1
Yes, I know that I undertook not to rag on the BBC's grammatical incompetence, but it's a slow news day. If you're trying avoid information overload on the BBC's current obsession, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, that is.
Besides, in this case the error is compounded by being repeated, not once, but twice. So, congratulations go to Holly Honderich, whose opening paragraph trebles-down on the no-shits-given:
A Canada [sic] police force has been accused of ignoring an indigenous mother's warning about leaving her toddler with the man now charged with his death.
Holly Honderich, BBC News
There are two ways in which the home page could be corrected. For budding editors out there, what are they?
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- Canadian police force in racism row over boy's death
- Canada: police force in racism row over boy's death
In case someone at the BBC wakes up, and tries to make me look foolish:
