Aug
9th
Sat
9th
Most baffling editing ever
From a Chicago Tribune restaurant review:
“I think, ‘Let’s just be a fun restaurant with great food.’ Noise isn’t always a bad thing. My plates are from IKEA, and they’re $2.99. You’ve got some [restaurant raters] that will include you only if you use high-quality silverware, fancy tablecloths—they’ve got checklists. Well, [I summarily reject] that. I’m not spending $95 on a plate so some critic will put me in his book.”
Um. I think I can guess what he actually said. HOW did the reporter/editor think it was OK to substitute that particular parenthetical phrase? Not. Even. Close. to the original wording or intent.
