Both Hands Are “Amphibious,” Right?

Newsrooms frequently operate on tight deadlines since reporting is a time-sensitive job. Because of this, authors and editors occasionally don’t have enough time to proofread their writing before it goes to print. That is how the East Oregonian published this fairly amusing headline in 2015 on former MLB pitcher Pat Venditte.

Venditte is an ambidextrous pitcher who can throw the ball with both his left and right hand. Such players can also be called switch-pitchers for a simpler term. However, the article’s author accidentally used the word “amphibious,” which refers to anything that’s suitable for both land and water.