The Editor: The Arizona Republic

From the department of redundancy Department:

This morning, I stole a quick glance at your Chandler supplement, and I saw a report by an Olivia Richard (?) concerning “K9 dogs (sic) at MCSO.” America is full of spelling shortcuts, like ‘thru, kwik, U-Pak,” etc.. ” .I can imagine an immigrant trying to decipher what I  call ” Murrican Kute-Spel!”

Ms.. Richard, are you aware that K9 is “Kute-Spel” for canine, resulting in canine  canine or dog dog? Score another point for the Department of Redundancies Department.

J-P. A. Maldonado
Chandler