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Help identify erroneous punctuation and capitalization!

What's wrong with the capitalization and punctuation here? 

Finally, a place to report errors!

 

Some examples:

 

Capitalization: Assuming the length of the word conveys importance. Many important words are small.

Top 10 Chronic Conditions in Adults 65+ and What You Can do to Prevent or Manage Them
How I Found Out I had Pancreatic Cancer (Good video, but "had," a verb, should be capitalized.)
• "Do" and "can" BS "be" are as important as "Prevent" or "Manage" and more important than "in" or "to".
California's Collusion with a Texas Timber Company Let Ancient Redwoods be Clearcut


Errant commas: 
Unlike traditional, antibiotics, which wipe out good and bad bacteria indiscriminately, precision treatments would target the specific bug responsible for the urinary tract infection, while leaving the rest intact.  (from “So You Might Actually Not Be Allergic to Penicillin” by Jeanette Beebe for The Daily Beast)

     Mind you, the editors should have caught this error. There should be no comma before "antibiotics."

Misunderstanding of commas. (When the title, name, or word is essential, use no comma. Use commas to surround words that are parenthetical.) 


Her debut into show business, however, comes from her landing a role in the Broadway play, Barefoot in the Park, which premiered in 1966.

 

Online discussion: Aren't we fortunate to have as our teachers, Jim Birren and Cheryl, to bring these incredible ideas to life?

 
"The publisher of The Intercept earlier this week called on the Missouri attorney general to launch an investigation into the arrest of reporter, Ryan Devereaux, during last week's protests in Ferguson, Mo." 

 

Wrong words and words in wrong place:

"These days disabled toilets and access plus proper kitchen facilities are needed for meetings and events."

 

Feel free to cite errors you find and where you found them

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