There were two fatals this time. Both fall under the "avoidable" category.
Two people had misspellings inside of a quote that changed the meaning of the quote. One said kids were "robed" when what was meant was that kids were "robbed." And the other said Halloween and "hobs" do not mix, when "hops" was meant.
BTW, I had no idea before now, but "hob" is an actual word. It's a noun, meaning several things:
1. A shelf or projection at the back or the inside off a fireplace, used for keeping things warm.
2. A tool used for cutting the teeth of machine parts, as of a gearwheel
3. A hobgoblin, sprite or elf
Seriously. Page 615 of The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition.
Every day is a learning experience, I guess.
Please learn to carefully double-check your work, folks.
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