I spotted this sign on vacation. Boy, does it need some editing! Can you spot all the changes that need to be made? Hint: Both grammar and punctuation changes are needed.
Posted April 30th, 2018 by Rachel V. in Examples from the Real World
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Government of the Bahamas
Can you spot the misspelled word?
Posted August 28th, 2017 by Rachel V. in Examples from the Real World
There’s a typo in my fortune.
Posted August 26th, 2014 by Rachel V. in Examples from the Real World
Typo on a sign in Kanab, Utah
Posted July 23rd, 2014 by Rachel V. in Examples from the Real World
Diagnosis: Typo!
Posted December 23rd, 2012 by Rachel V. in Examples from the Real World
Swim, swam, swum
Someone who writes about sports should know how to conjugate the verb swim.
From a Yahoo! Sports article:
With have, has, or had, the word becomes swum. The sentence should read: “Leisel, 26, has swum….”
Posted July 30th, 2012 by Rachel V. in Examples from the Real World
Etymologist or Entomologist?
These excerpts are from page 163 of the 2011 book Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony. The author is writing about the evaluation of the insect evidence at the crime scene. An expert on the study of insects is an entomologist, but the author refers to such a person as an etymologist, someone who studies word development and origins. How this mistake make it past editors–not once, but twice–is beyond me!
First occurrence of etymologist
And here it is again further down the page.
Posted June 18th, 2012 by Rachel V. in Examples from the Real World
Colassol Onion
Colassol? Colossal?
Posted November 23rd, 2011 by Rachel V. in Examples from the Real World
God’s Gift to Us Don’t Have to Be Returned
No, it doesn't!
Posted October 19th, 2011 by Rachel V. in Examples from the Real World