Fail File #2: "Their" were Major Risks?

Our grammar fail today is from an article that I found on Yahoo, but was originally published at People. It's the story of Andy Sandness getting a face transplant.

Great story. Inspiring, sad, and amazing all at the same time.

But that's not what this site is about.

Here it is. Caitlyn eed to brush up on their, there, they're.

Fail File #1: Associated Press and Passive Voice

First of all, I want to say that the headline I will be highlighting today is sad. It's a heartbreaking news. :-(


Anyway, let's move on to our grammar flub today.

I first read this headline on Yahoo. Apparently it came from Associated Press and was also published in other media outlets. Unfortunately, most of these outlets' proofreaders were absent the day the news was wired to them by AP.

Yes, Google, that's what I meant.

Looking closely at the screenshot, you will see what's wrong with the headline.

Google knows for sure!

The verb "being" should be followed by the past participle form "attacked" instead of attack as the verb is in the passive voice.

It seems like the NY Daily News has their own writer, but the proofreader was absent as well.