NY Times Blooper?

Posted by R. Berg March 02, 2002In reply to NY Times Blooper? posted by ESC on March 02, 2002

"Another Round of Layoffs Are Planned at
First Boston"

"Round" is singular, no?
So it should read:
"Another Round of Layoffs IS Planned at
First Boston."

The original is below.

Wow. The barbarians are at the gate. In my line of work I get the opportunity to read several press releases from government agencies every day. Misspellings and grammatical errors are rampant. I think, well, the reporters will clean 'em up. Now I'm not so sure. In a few years I figure everyone will be semi-literate. (And I hope R. Berg doesn't find any grammatical errors in what I just wrote.)

That's I, all right!