For weeks now, I have given a pass to Savannah Morning News and the consistent inability to be consistent in spelling a particular word.
No more.
I just can’t take another day of opening the paper and seeing this:
Every time someone at the paper writes about the incident on Tybee, the editors use “Tazed” in the headline, but allow “Tased” in the body copy. (Here’s the link to today’s article.)
The proper name of the electroshock weapon is “Taser.” So if the weapon was used on someone, the proper verb form would be “Tased.”
However, AP Style — which is apparently foreign to folks at the SMN — does not approve of verb forms at all.
Better to say, “Tybee police used a Taser on an autistic teenager May 21.”
Or if you are going to ignore AP Style, at least be consistent in spelling.
Observe and report 
So, the fact that the Tybee police used a Taser on an autistic child does not bother you? Just wondering…
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Why should a teenager’s unwarranted Tasing bother me? Just kidding. Yes, it is horrendous of course, but I can’t do anything about that. I can crusade for stylistic justice, though.
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