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ashling

(25,771 posts)
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 09:34 AM Jun 2013

Question for DU spelling/grammar folks: Is this guy one of yours?

Man tries to blow up Salem sign with typo on it


http://www.kgw.com/news/Salem-man-upset-over-typo-makes-bomb-threat-209506651.html

SALEM -- An Oregon official says a man brought a pressure cooker he claimed was a bomb into the state Teacher Standards and Practices Commission office in Salem and told employees he had tried to blow up their sign because it was misspelled.



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Question for DU spelling/grammar folks: Is this guy one of yours? (Original Post) ashling Jun 2013 OP
knot mein. ret5hd Jun 2013 #1
Ya Voll ashling Jun 2013 #3
I didn't do it Major Nikon Jun 2013 #2
Don't know the guy. Brigid Jun 2013 #4
The "d" is silent. No need to include it.... NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #5
He should have noun better pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #6
 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
5. The "d" is silent. No need to include it....
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 09:53 AM
Jun 2013

The sign is fine, no need to waste a perfectly good pressure cooker on it.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
6. He should have noun better
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 09:57 AM
Jun 2013

Pressure cooker bombs are for errors much more serious than dropping a letter from a conjunction.

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