MONDAY’S WRITING EFFORTS NEED ATTENTION

May 7, 2012

PUNCTUATION PROBLEMS Identify and correct all the errors in the following pieces. “But talks have broke off at another supplier, Oakley Sub-Assembly, though union officials on Sunday said workers aren’t yet going to strike.” Rebecca Wright, “”Deals reached at 2 Chrysler suppliers”, The Windsor Star, Monday, May 7, 2012. “More to the point, Diefenbaker was [...]

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CORRECTIONS & EXPLANATIONS – May 6, 2012

May 6, 2012

Here are the corrections and explanations for last week’s entries. MONDAY Identify and correct the error in the following piece. “Having a few friends might make you a flop on Facebook, but more isn’t merrier when it comes to real life. At least, not for women.” The last group of words is not a complete [...]

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GOOD WRITING & SPEAKING ARE NOT THIS DIFFICULT!

May 4, 2012

A GREAT COLLECTION OF ERRORS TODAY! Identify and correct all the errors in the following examples. Good luck. “ ‘For the amount of vehicles we have out there on the road, for the amount of hours we are out there on the road and the amount of mileage we’re putting on these vehicles, it’s inevitable [...]

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THURSDAY’S WRITING & WORD CHALLENGES

May 3, 2012

READ EVERYTHING TO BE SUCCESSFUL Find and correct two errors in the following. To find both, you must read the entire unit below. “Where another government might have ‘spent some political capital,’ as the cliche has it, this one discovers its account already overdrawn. Which only reinforces its instinct to dissemble.” Andrew Coyne, Postmedia News, [...]

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WRITING ERRORS! ERRORS! ERRORS!

May 2, 2012

A LOT TO CONSIDER HERE There is a common error echoed in three different pieces. Identify and correct it in each case. There are other errors which also need correcting. Identify and fix them. “There’s going to be a significant amount of them that will be out of a job and it’s really unfortunate.” Max [...]

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MORE COMMON WRITING ERRORS

May 1, 2012

QUESTIONABLE CONSTRUCTION I can find four errors in the following. Identify all the errors and correct them. “As well, the government has reached a perimeter security border deal with the United States; and have put a continued emphasis on striking trade deals throughout the world.” Postmedia News, “One year of surprises from Tories”, The Windsor [...]

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WRITING RULES

April 30, 2012

WILL THEY EVER LEARN? Identify and correct the error in the following piece. “Having a few friends might make you a flop on Facebook, but more isn’t merrier when it comes to real life. At least, not for women.” Postmedia News, “Fewer friends better, study finds”, The Windsor Star, Monday, April 30, 2012. A LITTLE [...]

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CORRECTIONS & EXPLANATIONS – April 29, 2012

April 29, 2012

MONDAY PALATAL/PALATIAL “Palatal” is an adjective referring to the roof of the mouth which consists of the hard and soft palates. “There are unique sounds such as “y” in “yeast” that require the tongue to arch to the palatal area to form words.” “Palatial” is an adjective meaning awesome, amazing or rich such as in [...]

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WORDS ABOUT FEELINGS

April 27, 2012

SENSUAL/SENSUOUS “Sensual” and “sensuous” are, obviously, similar words but they have distinctly different meanings. What part of speech is each word? Define “sensual” and “sensuous”. Use “sensual” and “sensuous” in sentences that clearly demonstrate the distinct meaning of each word. TODAY’S WORD The word for today is “calumny”. What part of speech is “calumny”? Define [...]

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BACK TO THE WRITING ERRORS

April 26, 2012

THE USUAL ERRORS Identify and correct the errors in the following pieces. “Knowing what he’s facing is far less frightening than the journey he’s already travelled. A journey that began with some familiar symptoms ignored one more time.” Dave Waddell, “Hockey player wrestles with career-ending concussions”, The Windsor Star, Thursday, April 26, 2012. “Just one [...]

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