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Two gems from the same sports page of the Times.

The Times, January 15, 2025

To dissect is to cut open a body or a plant in order to study its internal structure, as in school biology classes. I hope the writer meant ‘bisect’, which is to divide into two separate parts, usually equal in size.

The Times, January 15, 2025

The late footballer was called Tony Book, not Brook, and he was the second-most  decorated Manchester City captain. For a sports article to get his name wrong is unforgivable. I bet someone ‘corrected’ Book to Brook without bothering to check.

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