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Bogus Contest: Truth in Britannicas

From the TimesOnLine, by Alexandra Blair:

A SCHOOLBOY with a fascination for Poland and wildlife has uncovered several significant errors in the latest — the fifteenth — edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Lucian George, 12, a pupil at Highgate Junior School in North London, was delving into the volumes on Poland and wildlife in Central Europe when he noted the mistakes.

The first was the assertion by the internationally acclaimed reference book that the small town of Chochim, in which two battles were fought between the Poles and the Ottoman Empire, now lies in Moldova.

“Wrong,” said Lucian, who attends the former hall of learning of Charles Clarke, the Home Secretary. “Chochim is in Ukraine.”…

Bogus contest: Write your own tag line for the Britannica, preferably containing the word “Wikipedia.” For instance:

“Encyclopaedia Britannica…It’s like Wikipedia, but slower!”

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6 Responses to “Bogus Contest: Truth in Britannicas”

  1. “Encyclopedia Britannica — it’s not your father’s Wikipedia!”

  2. Encyclopedia Britannica – it’s like wikipedia, except your contribution is not welcome.

  3. Encyclopaedia Britannica… It will be corrected in the Wikipedia.

  4. Encyclopedia Britannica – it’s no less wrong than wikipedia!

  5. When Britannica ruled the waves, enclopaedia. Now she has waived the rules, wikipedia.

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