The Language Use and Grammar Curmudgeon

I saw this story on AOL news about Earle Hagen: "...whose folksy whistling follows Andy and Opie Griffith on their stroll around Mayberry in 'The Andy Griffith Show,' died of natural causes at age 88."

The names, as all TV buffs know, are Andy and Opie Taylor. A reader caught the mistake but proceeded to put a foot in his or her mouth: "Like the PROOF READER of this story should have know it was NOT OPIE GRIFFITH BUT OPIE TAYLOR..."

Well, first, proofreader is one word. Second, "...should have know..."?

By the way, did you know that while Hagen wrote the theme music to the Dick Van Dyke Show, Morey Amsterdam wrote the lyrics? Yes, there really are lyrics. I'll find them and post them here.

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• #1 Comment from helmswondermom 
  7/14/08 9:52 AM | Permalink

  I probably "should have know" that there were lyrics to The Dick Van Dyke Show, but I didn't.  I remember reading that Earle Hagen had died, but I didn't see the AOL story.
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