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CONTINUING ELEMENTARY ERRORS

Friday, April 30, 2010 By Michael Lyons Leave a Comment

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

The mistakes in these selections are so elementary they should never be made. But here they are.

Identify and correct the errors in the following pieces. Be sure to identify the applicable rule or rules for each.

“The game done, the result haven’t not gone in their favour, disgruntled Barrie Colts fans turned on the instruments they utilized only moments earlier to urge on their heroes.”

Bob Duff, “Tired Spitfires still have enough in tank”, The Windsor Star, Friday, April 30, 2010.

“Still it wasn’t enough and that’s because Barrie also dominated Windsor in another key category. Big time mistakes.”

Bob Duff, “Tired Spitfires still have enough in tank”, The Windsor Star, Friday, April 30, 2010.

“The money the church received from the province allowed the purchase of 19.5-acre property in 2009 and the paying off of the mortgage making the church debt free.”

Sharon Hill, “LaSalle church stakes out new location”, The Windsor Star, Friday, April 30, 2010.


TODAY’S WORD

The word for today is “detritus“.

What part of speech is “detritus“?

Define “detritus” and use it in a sentence.

CORRECTIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

Corrections and explanations for this week’s entries will be posted Sunday.


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If you put your cursor on a date in the calendar, the title of that day’s post comes up. It is a great way to search for information that has been presented in a previous posting. Try it.

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