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Post number 3077

sylloge — Thu, 31 Aug 2000 17:20:55 -0800

AOL Buys Quack.com That Enables Access with Voice <— this is the worst headline I have ever seen.

By: tomorama

tomorama — Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:13:14 -0800

Geez. I'd think yahoo would have editors for this sort of thing.

By: holgate

holgate — Thu, 31 Aug 2000 21:02:25 -0800

Well, it's repurposed Reuters, and a repackaged press release, so whatever: in previous years, it would have found its true function in the recycling bin or as a fish and chip wrapper. Probably better to worry about crimes against the language when production values get involved.

By: scum

scum — Fri, 01 Sep 2000 06:09:43 -0800

If a headline's function is to draw attention to itself, maybe this worked. We could see more criminally garbled English, just because it stands out.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Fri, 01 Sep 2000 09:56:26 -0800

What? There was a Quack.com that did NOT enable access with voice?!