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class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-we-say-marseilles-they-say-marseille-and-it-sounds-the-same-a7097781.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Mea Culpa: we say Marseilles, they say Marseille – it sounds the same</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Foreign cities, italics, underestimation and an inelegant variation in this week<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">’</span>s Independent</p> </div> </div> </div> </article></div><div class="row" data-tb-region="row-6"><article data-weight="2" class="weight-2"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161107051507oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-a-modern-reconstruction-inextricably-linked-to-the-original-a7086986.html" data-tb-region-item="1-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" 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data-tb-region-item="2-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/06/09/15/v_0.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-a-splash-of-passion-fruity-on-your-palate-a7072716.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-a-splash-of-passion-fruity-on-your-palate-a7072716.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Mea Culpa: a splash of passion fruity on your palate</a></h1> </div> </div> <div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story " data-tb-region-item="2-2"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/06/02/18/l.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-multiple-examples-of-when-several-would-do-a7062191.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-multiple-examples-of-when-several-would-do-a7062191.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Mea Culpa: Multiple examples of when ‘several’ would do</a></h1> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161107051507oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-cheque-which-meaning-of-check-we-mean-a7051326.html" data-tb-region-item="3-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/05/27/09/o.png"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-cheque-which-meaning-of-check-we-mean-a7051326.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-cheque-which-meaning-of-check-we-mean-a7051326.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Mea Culpa: Cheque which meaning of check we mean</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Americanisms with double meanings and other clich<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">é</span>s and glitches in The Independent this week</p> </div> </div> </div> </article></div><div class="row" data-tb-region="row-7"><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161107051507oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-the-imprecise-science-of-the-melting-antarctic-ice-cap-a7039101.html" data-tb-region-item="1-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/05/20/11/t_1.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-the-imprecise-science-of-the-melting-antarctic-ice-cap-a7039101.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-the-imprecise-science-of-the-melting-antarctic-ice-cap-a7039101.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Mea Culpa: The imprecise science of the melting Antarctic ice-cap</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Plus an alarming – even shocking – trend in The Independent<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">’</span>s usage this week</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"> <div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story " data-tb-region-item="2-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/05/13/12/c_0.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-resign-enough-of-this-stale-and-mistaken-chess-metaphor-a7027671.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-resign-enough-of-this-stale-and-mistaken-chess-metaphor-a7027671.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Mea Culpa: Resign! Enough of this stale and mistaken chess metaphor</a></h1> </div> </div> <div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story " data-tb-region-item="2-2"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/05/06/11/t.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-do-we-know-our-subordinating-conjunctions-from-our-inoculations-a7016471.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-do-we-know-our-subordinating-conjunctions-from-our-inoculations-a7016471.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Mea Culpa: Subordinating what-junctions?</a></h1> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161107051507oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-how-much-in-dollars-and-how-many-data-a7004376.html" data-tb-region-item="3-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/04/29/11/z.png"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-how-much-in-dollars-and-how-many-data-a7004376.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-how-much-in-dollars-and-how-many-data-a7004376.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Mea Culpa: How much in dollars and how many data?</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Our chief pedant refers to (not references) trouble with currencies and plurals in this week's Independent</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1" data-locked="true"> <div id="mpu2" class="grid-mod-single-mpu"> </div> </article></div><div class="row" data-tb-region="row-8"><article data-weight="4" class="weight-4"><div class="partner-slots"> <div class="es-partners-slot parter-slot-1"> <div id="partner1"> </div> </div> <div class="es-partners-slot parter-slot-2"> <div id="partner2"> </div> </div> <div class="es-partners-slot parter-slot-3"> <div id="partner3"> </div> </div> <div class="es-partners-slot parter-slot-4"> <div id="partner4"> </div> </div> <div class="es-partners-slot parter-slot-5"> <div id="partner5"> </div> </div> </div> </article></div><div class="row" data-tb-region="row-9"><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161107051507oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-a-flashy-backlash-against-mixed-metaphors-a6993711.html" data-tb-region-item="1-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/04/21/15/f.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-a-flashy-backlash-against-mixed-metaphors-a6993711.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/mea-culpa-a-flashy-backlash-against-mixed-metaphors-a6993711.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Mea Culpa: a flashy backlash against mixed metaphors</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Misfires, misdiagnoses and other style stumbles in The Independent this week</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"> <div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story " data-tb-region-item="2-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2014/10/06/18/v3-11-Clarkson-BBC.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/errors-and-omissions-too-many-facts-can-give-you-the-wrong-picture-9788246.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/errors-and-omissions-too-many-facts-can-give-you-the-wrong-picture-9788246.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Errors and Omissions: Too many facts can give you the wrong picture</a></h1> </div> </div> <div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story " data-tb-region-item="2-2"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2014/09/08/16/turner_fishermen_tate.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/errors-and-omissions-an-introduction-that-paints-an-all-too-familiar-picture-9773440.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/errors-and-omissions-an-introduction-that-paints-an-all-too-familiar-picture-9773440.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Errors and Omissions: An introduction that paints an all too familiar</a></h1> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="2" class="weight-2"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161107051507oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/errors-and-omissions-lost-on-a-meandering-trail-of-confusing-clauses-9758893.html" data-tb-region-item="3-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size2/public/thumbnails/image/2014/03/17/15/rexfeatures-scotland-windinv2.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/errors-and-omissions-lost-on-a-meandering-trail-of-confusing-clauses-9758893.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/errors-and-omissions-lost-on-a-meandering-trail-of-confusing-clauses-9758893.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Errors and Omissions: Lost on a meandering trail of confusing</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Our letters editor takes to task this week's Independent coverage</p> </div> </div> </div> </article></div><div class="row" data-tb-region="row-10"><article data-weight="4" class="weight-4"><div class="partner-slots"> <div class="es-partners-slot parter-slot-1"> <div id="partner6"> </div> </div> <div class="es-partners-slot parter-slot-2"> <div id="partner7"> </div> </div> <div class="es-partners-slot parter-slot-3"> <div id="partner8"> </div> </div> <div class="es-partners-slot parter-slot-4"> <div id="partner9"> </div> </div> <div class="es-partners-slot parter-slot-5"> <div id="partner10"> </div> </div> </div> </article></div><div class="row" data-tb-region="row-11"><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161107051507oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/errors-and-omissions-who-decides-what-to-call-an-extremist-group-9729806.html" data-tb-region-item="1-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2014/06/07/16/The-Queen.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/errors-and-omissions-who-decides-what-to-call-an-extremist-group-9729806.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/errors-and-omissions-who-decides-what-to-call-an-extremist-group-9729806.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Errors and omissions: Who decides what to call an extremist group?</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Our chief political commentator takes to task this week's Independent coverage</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-list no-title"> <ul class="simple-news-list"> <li class="story" data-tb-region-item="2-1"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/corrections/errors-and-omissions/errors-and-omissions-in-thrall-to-a-word-that-we-don-t-quite-comprehend-9700178.html"> <div class="image-holder"> <img class="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-original="https://web.archive.org/web/20161107051507/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/storylist/public/thumbnails/image/2014/08/26/12/Bryan Cranston at the Emmys 2014.jpg"/> </div> <h2>Errors and Omissions: In thrall to a word that we don’t quite</h2> </a> </li> <li class="story" data-tb-region-item="2-2"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/corrections/errors-and-omissions/errors-and-omissions-when-does-a-quote-become-an-outburst-9672716.html"> <div class="image-holder"> <img class="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-original="https://web.archive.org/web/20161107051507/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/storylist/public/thumbnails/image/2014/06/21/22/p16MccenroeGETTY.jpg"/> </div> <h2>Errors and Omissions: When does a quote become an ‘outburst’?</h2> </a> </li> <li class="story" data-tb-region-item="2-3"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/errors-and-omissions-how-to-make-a-drama-out-of-a-few-inaccuracies-9629527.html"> <div class="image-holder"> <img class="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-original="https://web.archive.org/web/20161107051507/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/storylist/public/thumbnails/image/2014/07/18/19/v2fugitiveb2.jpg"/> </div> <h2>Errors and Omissions: How to make a drama out of a few inaccuracies</h2> </a> </li> <li class="story" data-tb-region-item="2-4"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/errors-and-omissions-this-awkward-construction-won-t-bring-music-to-the-ears-9615459.html"> <div class="image-holder"> <img class="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-original="https://web.archive.org/web/20161107051507/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/storylist/public/thumbnails/image/2014/07/13/20/33akb48-ap.jpg"/> </div> <h2>Errors and Omissions: This awkward construction won’t bring music to</h2> </a> </li> <li class="story" data-tb-region-item="2-5"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/errors-and-omissions-some-news-reports-don-t-quite-hit-the-right-target-9600697.html"> <div class="image-holder"> <img class="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-original="https://web.archive.org/web/20161107051507/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/storylist/public/thumbnails/image/2014/07/02/21/pg-6-israel-5-ap.jpg"/> </div> <h2>Errors and Omissions: Some news reports don’t quite hit the right</h2> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </article><article data-weight="2" class="weight-2"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161107051507oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/corrections/ls-lowry-painting-9427250.html" data-tb-region-item="3-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size2/public/thumbnails/image/2014/05/23/16/MPL14. Lowry L S 10643 (The Orator). MaConnal Mason.jpg.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/corrections/ls-lowry-painting-9427250.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/corrections/ls-lowry-painting-9427250.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>L.S. Lowry painting</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>The L.S. Lowry painting featured in our article <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161107051507/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/antique-dealers-leave-the-good-old-days-behind-9399716.html" target="_blank" title="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/antique-dealers-leave-the-good-old-days-behind-9399716.html">‘Antique dealers leave the good old days behind’</a> (20 May) is owned by art dealers Macconnal Mason, not by Mallett, as we said. 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