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When Write Is Wrong: June 2015
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When Write Is Wrong. Misspellings, fact errors and typos: An editor's look at the not-so-fine print. Monday, June 29, 2015. Potawatomi Indians and several other tribes once inhabited the Lake Michigan region where present-day Milwaukee sits. European explorers first traveled to the southeastern Wisconsin area in the late 1600s, and the earliest references to Milwaukee come from that period. The Whigs (Republicans) preferred Milwaukee. Founded in 1837 as a four-page weekly, became the Milwaukie Sentinel.
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When Write Is Wrong: October 2014
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When Write Is Wrong. Misspellings, fact errors and typos: An editor's look at the not-so-fine print. Thursday, October 30, 2014. An unusual presence inside Walmart spooked my Halloween-obsessed friend Lindsay, of IAMNOTASTALKER. That sign may contain watermelon. But it does not hold water. Instead, it has produced mislabeled produce. You’re out of your gourd, Walmart, if you think those are watermelons. You feel me? A watermelon is a large melon, and the term pumpkin. Comes from the Greek work pepon.
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When Write Is Wrong: Pet Peeves
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When Write Is Wrong. Misspellings, fact errors and typos: An editor's look at the not-so-fine print. When it comes to the following, there's nothing to write home about. People who can't tell the difference between your. Redundancies (ATM machine, PIN number, SAT test, HIV virus, rise up, 12 noon, tied at 14-14, two back-to-back, grand slam home run.). When you mean to use titled. Writing "an historic" instead of "a historic". People who can't tell the difference between its. PEOPLE WHO TYPE IN ALL CAPS.
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When Write Is Wrong: September 2014
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When Write Is Wrong. Misspellings, fact errors and typos: An editor's look at the not-so-fine print. Monday, September 29, 2014. Nothing to Write Homes About. If you’ve attended elementary school or watched Sesame Street. You are likely familiar with the “What Doesn’t Belong? 8221; game, which aims to boost classification and identification skills. Students (and. Viewers) are shown multiple items (usually four) and must identify the one that has no connection. Perhaps you recall the tune from. That’...
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When Write Is Wrong: November 2014
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When Write Is Wrong. Misspellings, fact errors and typos: An editor's look at the not-so-fine print. Monday, November 24, 2014. As a rule of thumb, the longer the word, the less glaring the spelling error. Misspell, say, colloquialism. And folks might not even notice. Butcher a four-letter word, however, and like an active submarine, you’ll be in deep water. Navy would have been wise to enlist an editor. What am I saying? Even though it sort of works if you sound it out, is a rank spelling. E to briefly ...
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When Write Is Wrong: January 2015
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When Write Is Wrong. Misspellings, fact errors and typos: An editor's look at the not-so-fine print. Thursday, January 29, 2015. In one of its annual pro football magazines, Lindy’s Sports. Ranked the best NFL players, by position. After perusing the outstanding quarterbacks and before checking out the top tight ends, I passed an unfamiliar position, one I almost didn’t catch. But catch it I did, because I possess the sure hands of an elite wide receier. Did you catch that? Monday, January 26, 2015.
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When Write Is Wrong: March 2015
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When Write Is Wrong. Misspellings, fact errors and typos: An editor's look at the not-so-fine print. Monday, March 30, 2015. Colombia's Capital Is No Secret. Every blogger is having a field day with allegations that a fact error debased Colombia’s capital. OK, maybe not every. The Secret Service scandal took place in Cartagena, but Cartagena is not. Thursday, March 26, 2015. Have You Ever Spelled It? I’ve got something just as exciting to share today, and I won’t charge you a buck to get a gl...Yep, you ...
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When Write Is Wrong: December 2014
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When Write Is Wrong. Misspellings, fact errors and typos: An editor's look at the not-so-fine print. Monday, December 29, 2014. No, he didn’t. LeBron James, like Charles Barkley in his autobiography, has been misquoted. He called the Cleveland Cavaliers’ offense “Kyrie’s show,” in reference to point guard Kyrie Irving. Don’t blame James for that Kyrie-diculous spelling. Is a no-show. When Kryie. The writer went awry when he went with a ry. Monday, December 22, 2014. A Good Year to Die Hard. July, not Dec...
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When Write Is Wrong: April 2015
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When Write Is Wrong. Misspellings, fact errors and typos: An editor's look at the not-so-fine print. Monday, April 27, 2015. Have you seen her? I have. She’s fearless. She’s brave. She’s … bold. Sheldon’s roommate, Leonard, once complained that he hated his name because, when said aloud, “it has 'nerd' in it.” I suppose Sheldon has a right to bitch now too, because his name, when written in these TV listings, has prominent lady parts. He has no interest in getting in touch with his feminine side. Not beh...
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When Write Is Wrong: February 2015
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When Write Is Wrong. Misspellings, fact errors and typos: An editor's look at the not-so-fine print. Thursday, February 26, 2015. Coming Apart at the "Seems". Seems out of place. Excuse me. That should read, “ Seems. Is out of place.” You see, sometimes the word is. Should follow the word seems. Sometimes, it shouldn’t. This is one of those times when it shouldn’t. The sentence pictured above contains more words than it can support. In other words, it’s bursting at the seams. Seems extraneous, or seems.
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