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Spelling Error: Error and Oscars Sowhite

spelling error: So should a critique, according to Toronto Star. Last week, Black Twitter poked fun at a respected Toronto Star film critic for a repeated spelling error. By Shree Paradkar Columnist Fri., Nov. 4, 2016 Charity, it is said, begins at home. While writing about the much-acclaimed film Moonlight, Peter Howell got the definition of the term code-switch right — deliberately shifting cultural traits and vernacular to suit different circumstances — but he spelled it coat-switch because he was unfamiliar with it. Article Continued Below Howell himself says he was greatly dismayed by the error, as I am with any error. Code-switching is a relatively obscure term in Canada but the movie world stung by #Oscars SoWhite had little patience for the mistake. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.