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In 2007, after one of their gorillas, Bokito, escaped and attacked a women who stared at him every day, the Rotterdam Zoo started handing out glasses that tricked the gorillas to avoid stare (files.catbox.moe)
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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 18 points 7 months ago (5 children)

'Everyday' - an adjective meaning 'normal' and 'mundane.

'Every day' - daily.

A trusted news source should know its own language.

[–] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

OP isn't a trusted news source...and the subtitle isn't a quote they pulled from the wiki article

[–] Blaze@reddthat.com 2 points 7 months ago

Indeed, still corrected the title

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

The plot thickens

[–] Halosheep@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

One of the dumbest and most pedantic differences I can think of in the English language.

[–] Shadowedcross@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

There are many worse mistakes journalists make, this isn't one I'm particularly bothered by.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Similarly, it's always grating to see on a dating profile that a person likes to "hangout."

[–] llii@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 7 months ago

Oh, thanks for the heads up from a non native speaker.

[–] Blaze@reddthat.com 1 points 7 months ago

Corrected!