[stylist] Watch those typos
Barbara HAMMEL
poetlori8 at msn.com
Wed Aug 19 05:07:56 UTC 2015
Yeah, that weather can really whip up some lovely storm treats can't it? I wonder what they'd taste like?
Barbara
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> On Aug 18, 2015, at 15:03, Bill Outman via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Good day, list members.
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> I wanted to remind all of us that there are errors that can crop up in our
> writing that can catch us off guard even when we think we have thoroughly
> checked for spelling and grammar. These are the pesky typographical errors,
> when we have typed a word that is grammatically correct and spelled
> correctly but not what we intended. I was discussing language funnies with
> my mom by email and even today found some left out words and a spelling
> error I didn't catch in a paragraph on this subject that I have revised and
> included for this message.
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> One common error I find on the web is transposing form and from, but there
> are other funny things that can happen with our language. I was looking
> through the baseball transaction and injury list on one site the other night
> and found a couple such funnies. Someone who had a pinched nerve was
> described as having a punched nerve. There were also the hamstring or quad
> stain instead of strain. I even heard the National Weather Service radio
> broadcast yesterday speak of storm treats instead of threats. This would
> really be humorous around Halloween, wouldn't it?
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> So let's all try to keep an eye and ear out for this.
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> Bill Outman
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