Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Bad Writing

This is the first paragraph from an article that ran in The Dallas Morning News on May 1, 2010. It was written by AP reporter Qassim Abdul-Zahra.

BAGHDAD – Leery of using a mobile phone, the militant tasked with directing some of Baghdad's deadliest recent bombings would get his orders from the leadership of al-Qaeda in Iraq by meeting a go-between near a grocery store named Mr. Milk.

A grocery store named Mr. Milk? How quaint. I don't think that's the name of the store.

Full article.

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