Andy Murray has become the first British person to win the Wimbledon men’s singles title since 1936. While he is a Brit, he is not English. He is a Scot. The New York Times confused that point.
After 77 Years, Murray and England Rule http://t.co/QwKUzfI0wE
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 7, 2013
The error did not go unnoticed.
Er, Scotland perhaps? RT @nytimes: After 77 Years, Murray and England Rule http://t.co/jXw7VCm3nx
— IanSanders (@IanSanders) July 7, 2013
@nytimes Poor show. Andy Murray is Scottish, and British, NOT English. Please issue a correction.
— Emily Wilson (@C4Emily) July 7, 2013
@nytimes he is scottish lol
— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) July 7, 2013
Hilarious >> “@nytimes: After 77 Years, Murray and England Rule http://t.co/12J1mmCsQf”
— Prof Patrick McGhee (@ProfMcGhee) July 7, 2013
“@nytimes: After 77 Years, Murray and England Rule http://t.co/mA5pdYLmLF” HE'S SCOTTISH!! I'm cancelling my NYT subscription right NOW
— Emily Wilson (@C4Emily) July 7, 2013
WHAAAAAAAAAAAT??? “@nytimes: After 77 Years, Murray and England Rule http://t.co/KmfCusoWMF”
— Stuart Millar (@stuartmillar159) July 7, 2013
Hey @nytimes you really are just trolling me now aren't you
— Stuart Millar (@stuartmillar159) July 7, 2013
Um, guys? RT @nytimes: After 77 Years, Murray and England Rule http://t.co/Vu0fwIldeC”
— Dawn “Join A Union” Foster (@DawnHFoster) July 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/Pawelmorski/status/353931798146850818
@nytimes get with it guys. He's not English!
— Erik Geddes (@erikgeddes) July 7, 2013
He's Scottish, come on!! RT“@nytimes: After 77 Years, Murray and England Rule http://t.co/TkELYqWvSI”
— Phil Kelly (@kellyphilip) July 7, 2013
Straight-up trollin' RT @nytimes: After 77 Years, Murray and England Rule http://t.co/p5iUhSAmCO
— James Dart (@James_Dart) July 7, 2013
.@nytimes C'mon, Andy Murray is from Scotland. This is basic geography.
— National Collective (@WeAreNational) July 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/DasGiftBerlin/status/353933657020436480
@nytimes get it right! He's #Scottish
— JohnnyLaird (@JohnnyLaird) July 7, 2013
We guess geography is just that hard for some.
@nytimes LOL, learn some geography.
— Adam Ramsay (@AdamRamsay) July 7, 2013
Later, the ‘paper of record’ tweeted a more accurate title.
After 77 Years, Andy Murray and Britain Rule at Wimbledon http://t.co/foHqQKMKE8
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 7, 2013
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