"in charged of"

[Arnold Zwicky]

just came across "in charged of" for "in charge of" (likely under the
influence of "charged with").  ca. 51,200 raw webhits.

As the person responsible of the institution, he is in charged a team
of administrators formed of two Vice President: one responsible for
the cruise market and communications and the other is in charged of
strategic planning and marketing.
   www.infosource.gc.ca/inst/qbc/fed04-eng.asp
   (Quebec Port Authority document)

The White House and Congress are in charged of Cyber Security for the
Government.
   www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/04/who_should_be_i.html
   (this from a commenter, not from Bruce Schneier himself; he uses
"in charge of")

If I Were in Charged of the World
   http://www.amazon.com/Were-Charge-World-Other-Worries/dp/0689707703
   (again, from a commenter; Judith Viorst herself uses "in charge of")

The President is the person in charged of and oversees the entire
fraternity. ... The Personnel division is also in charged of
maintaining ties with alumni.
   www2.hawaii.edu/~pse/members_execboard.html
   (officers' duties, Pi Sigma Epsilon chapter at the Univ. of Hawaii
at Manoa)

This is the first time in history where the Government has been in
charged of monetary supply - with the Bank of England, Treasury and
nationalised banks all reading from the same song sheet.
   www.accountingweb.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=197884&d=1032&h=1019&f=1026&dateformat=%25o%20%25B%20%25Y/1026
   (again, a commenter)

many from administrative documents or writers likely not to be native
speakers of english or both.  but by no means all.

arnold

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