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| Are you tired of seeing sloppy subtitles underneath your favourite TV shows? The UK's media regulator thinks it's a problem and recently said it would crack down on gaffes such as asking for "a moment's violence" during the Queen Mother's funeral. | Are you tired of seeing sloppy subtitles underneath your favourite TV shows? The UK's media regulator thinks it's a problem and recently said it would crack down on gaffes such as asking for "a moment's violence" during the Queen Mother's funeral. |
| Ofcom said it continues to receive numerous complaints about problems with the accuracy and speed of live TV subtitling. Other examples it cited include a BBC weather presenter being subtitled as saying "they would be a few more mist and Fox patches". | Ofcom said it continues to receive numerous complaints about problems with the accuracy and speed of live TV subtitling. Other examples it cited include a BBC weather presenter being subtitled as saying "they would be a few more mist and Fox patches". |
| But bad subtitling seems like a wider problem – just look at this Tumblr blog of on-screen gaffes. And, if you haven't seen it, Mock the Week's "subtitle fails" section is well worth a watch. | |
| Have you spotted any subtitling errors on TV? Share your pictures on GuardianWitness by clicking on the blue 'contribute' button. | Have you spotted any subtitling errors on TV? Share your pictures on GuardianWitness by clicking on the blue 'contribute' button. |