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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Missouri Education Watchdog: Is is "Colombia" or "Columbia"? A Prostitution and Spelling Crisis

Missouri Education Watchdog: Is is "Colombia" or "Columbia"? A Prostitution and Spelling Crisis:


Is is "Colombia" or "Columbia"? A Prostitution and Spelling Crisis

Supermarkets and journalists make the same common mistake. 



From Legal Insurrection "When the Ivy League is all you know, Columbia is a Country":

The best and the brightest, writing about the Secret Service scandal in the country of Colombia consistently spell it “Columbia” like the University (h/t @BuzzFeedBen via@AlexPappasDC):

The link shows the numerous incorrect spellings of Colombia in the print media and in a CBS Good