We'd like to thank Grady W. for bringing this article-noun disagreement to our attention.
Grady found this error in a Times Online (UK) article titled, "Police push for charges against Madeleine McCann's mother as case goes to prosecutor":
"She would also face a charge of concealing a Madeleine’s body." (emphasis ours)
As a proper noun, Madeleine does not require an article. If the sentence were talking about Madeleine cookies, the singular article a might be appropriate; however, it is not yet a crime to hide a cookie, so the sentence would be illogical. This mistake is doubly shameful because it takes a subject that is grim and awful and makes it...silly. We trust that the good folks at The Times will be more vigilant in the future.
This gaffe merits an "Oops! Is my lazy showing?" and earns the following Drunken Proofreading rating:
**** (four stars) - Yesh, I take thish waterbottle everywhere I go. It'sh water. No, you can't have any.
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