Michael's English Usage

Grammar Lessons from a Grumpy Old English Teacher

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PROOFING: A NEGLECTED WRITING NECESSITY!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 By Michael Lyons Leave a Comment

SAY WHAT?

Explain the errors in the following entries.
Rewrite each to make it correct.

“VANCOUVER A man long suspected by Vancouver police in the murder of an 18-year-old woman has been arrested outside of Los Angeles a decade-long search by police.”
Postmedia News, “Cops nab man years later”, The Windsor Star, Wednesday, August 24, 2011.

“Police said one of the victims was pronounced dead at the scene. The other was transported to Chatham-Kent Health Alliance where they later succumbed to their injuries.”
Kristie Pearce, “Kids’ MD left mark as loving leader”, The Windsor Star, Wednesday, August 24, 2011.

I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE

Identify the author of the following.

“If the truth doesn’t save us, what does that say about us?”

TODAY’S WORD

The word for today is “mobocracy”.
What part of speech is “mobocracy”?
Define “mobocracy” and use it in a sentence that demonstrates its correct use.

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