“It seems there may have been medical conditions exasperated by the drugs”...really? Are you sure Rebecca didn’t mean “exacerbated by the drugs” in her report about a suspected overdose in the October 2, 2014, edition of The Squamish Chief? I love The Chief. I find it to be a colourful, informative, up-to-date local newspaper, and I look forward to reading each new edition Thursday after lunch. However, as a retired communications manager and English teacher, I cringe over the number of mistakes in grammar and word choice that I come across every week. I usually just sigh hugely and read on, but the misuse of exasperated this week was too much; in fact, it was exasperating. So, I had to comment publicly. With all of the awards The Squamish Chief regularly wins for excellence as a community newspaper, surely you can afford to hire a good editor to actually proofread the galleys before the paper goes to print, eh?
Toni Timmermans
Squamish
