Archives for November 29th, 2005

With the word "eslovaco" (Slovak), Reuters España enters the Hall of Shame.

We all know that people who speak Spanish
are evil and should be treated with suspicion. And although no further
proof of this is actually necessary, the Spanish wing of Reuters recently provided it. In a story about the young Slovenian footballer Dalibor Stevanovic, who was recently signed by Real Sociedad, the wire calls him a "Slovak" — not once, not thrice, but twice. The story, in all its horror, is here.

Interestingly, the English-language version of the same story
is correct, so perhaps something was lost in translation. Either way,
Reuters has joined the long and distinguished list of the mixed-up.

(Muchas gracias, señor pengovsky!)