Oh, Shoot!

Okay, I am really getting tired of having to red-line articles in my local newspaper.

I am baffled by the persistent spelling and grammatical errors. Don't get me wrong. I occasionally misspell and I often worry about my sentence structures. But I also re-read my writing to check myself.

Unlike our local rag which–like other periodicals–I hold to a higher standard.

"...the people responsible for the damage gained entry through the boiler shoot located in the back of the building..."
 
Annoying still is that the writer spelled it this way on two occasions. If you want me to take you seriously, don't waste my time having to tell you that shoot is a verb and chute is a noun.