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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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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (5 children)

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

'Every day' - daily.

A trusted news source should know its own language.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Indeed, still corrected the title

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

The plot thickens

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Corrected!