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JAMES J. KILPATRICK
Universal Press Syndicate * In the Mark Trail comic strip a few months ago, Mark was explaining “baleen.” It is a fibrous material, he said, that functions as a strainer “seperating” food from water.
Why can’t comic artists spell? Why can’t their editors spell? The word is “separating.” Even artists ought to know that. The funnies, as they used to be called, are prepared well before publication. Does anyone read the copy in advance?
It doesn’t look that way. In Curtis we find “one’s for “ones.” In Outland, we find “who’s” for “whose.v’ Cathy fears that she is committing “romantic sabatoge.” Funky Winkerbean confuses “affect” and “effect.” Rex Morgan spells the little rodent “hampster” instead of “hamster.”
Grumble, grumble, grumble! Why do so many people misspell so many words? I’m not talking about the misspelled words in personal letters. I’m not even talking (yet) about misspellings in the news columns. Today’s gripe has to do with errors that can’t be charged against a careless reporter.
Classified ads are the worst offenders. The Indianapolis Star carried an ad for a proofreader: “Must have good grammer skills.” An Indiana country club sought a sous chef: “Experience with new quisines a plus.” Give someone a minus!
Such blunders abound. In Buffalo, a cat lover sought the return of his tortuous calico cat. In Grants Pass, Ore., a dog lover sought a home for a Hines 57 pup. Let us surmise that the cat was tortoise and the dog was Heinz.
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