Friday, April 30, 2010

The Associated Press: Functional Illiterates

Saw this headline in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

Black bears emigrate from Arkansas to Missouri

Oh good Lord.

The definition: "To leave one country or region to settle in another."

Bears never settle. Don't believe me Mr. AP writer? Let's look at the usage under the word "migrate."

Usage Note: Migrate, which is used of people and animals, sometimes implies a lack of permanent settlement, especially as a result of seasonal or periodic movement. Emigrate and immigrate are used only of people and imply a permanent move, generally across a political boundary.

Please, I beg of you, learn the language.

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