Category Archives: misspellings

Grammar Giggle – Errors Do Not Make An Article Ttraffic Worthy!

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A friend sent this one to me. Headlines are what make readers want to read an article. A headline with TWO errors certainly does not entice me to read one. Headlines—and inside addresses in letters (including the “re:” line) and document headings and captions–are at least as important as the rest of the document and help a reader who is skimming your work decide if they want to spend the time actually reading some of it.

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Grammar Giggle – Do Not Poor Liquid In The Trys

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At a stop in Quartzsite, Arizona, on our way to Disneyland, I saw this sign on a drink fountain. There were several of the signs throughout the store on all of the drink dispensing fountains, so at least they were consistent. They were just consistently horribly wrong.

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Grammar Giggle – Happiness With a Capital Y

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It seems that Facebook could be a virtual treasure trove of material for this blog. Unfortunately, I think I would lose all hope in people generally if I trolled Facebook for errors. Not only that, I don’t want people unfriending me or not friending me at all because they are too worried about showing up here. Just so you know, I don’t do that . . . unless it’s really good.  🙂 People are judging you every day and for some people, a Facebook post or tweet may be the only impression they have of you. Take an extra minute to make sure what you’re posting is in line with how you want to appear to anyone who may see your post.

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Grammar Giggle – Cake Decorators Need Skillz!

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First, I want to make it clear that on this Memorial Day, I am thinking of those who have served and continue to serve and those who have given all so I can enjoy my freedom. Second, I want to give credit to one of my favorite pages to follow on Facebook–Cake Wrecks. They always make me laugh and they always make me wonder what skills it takes to work in a bakery. I’m sure baking is first and foremost (as it should be), but decorating is important too. Perhaps we should develop a handbook of common phrases spelled correctly to sell to bakeries. Enjoy your Memorial Day and please pause to remember those American soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

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Grammar Giggle – There, Their, They’re . . . Someday They May Get It Right!

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This I found on Google. They may learn something, but I’m not sure I’d trust this software to teach them something correctly.

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This is one error that I see a lot on Facebook that irritates me. It seems that the errors are mostly (but certainly not exclusively) made by young people. It is not a difficult concept.

  • There means “in that place” as in “He ate at Burger King and parked the car there.”
  • Their means “belonging to them” as in “Their car was stolen last night.”
  • They’re is a contraction for “they are” as in “They’re having twins!”

 

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