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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,489 posts) Mon Feb 26, 2018, 04:56 PM Feb 2018

Associated Press correction du jour

Retweeted by AgitatedAboutSnakesHat: https://twitter.com/Popehat

@brianstelter I'm guessing that's because the AP reporter had never heard the term before. And it took a couple iterations before a senior editor caught it. RT @jonsteingart: This is quite a correction

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Associated Press correction du jour (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2018 OP

OMG hlthe2b Feb 2018 #1

Yikes! Even a shiksa like me knows what it is... n/t TygrBright Feb 2018 #2

I remember seeing that genxlib Feb 2018 #3

I swear I thought that's what he said at first OriginalGeek Feb 2018 #4

hlthe2b

(102,292 posts)

1. OMG

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Mon Feb 26, 2018, 05:55 PM

Feb 2018

TygrBright

(20,762 posts)

2. Yikes! Even a shiksa like me knows what it is... n/t

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Feb 26, 2018, 06:17 PM

Feb 2018

genxlib

(5,528 posts)

3. I remember seeing that

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Feb 26, 2018, 06:22 PM

Feb 2018

and thinking "what an odd thing to say"

Nevertheless, I have no doubt there was a lot of shaking that goes with the anger and grief that was happening in those homes.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)

4. I swear I thought that's what he said at first

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Feb 26, 2018, 06:35 PM

Feb 2018

when I heard him on the radio. But I decided soon after he must have said sitting shiva.

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