"Dan Luke" wrote.

What's being a good speller got to do with being a good reporter? It's
the copy editor's job to catch stuff like that.

It is all about being a professional, and using the tools of the trade; in
this case, words. A simple word. One that a 5th grader should be able to
recognize as being the wrong choice.

What your argument is like is about like asking, "why should a mechanic need
to know how to use a torque wrench?"

And yes, the copy editor and the webmaster should have caught it, too.
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Jim in NC