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anonymous
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It’s a shoo-in for my favorite
It’s a shoo-in for the funniest homophonous error on Yahoo! omg!:And the worst grammatical error has to be a...
 
anonymous
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Exercising my right to bare errors
This would have made some sense if the Yahoo! Shine knew the difference between bear and bare:Posted in bare/bear,...
3 days ago Terribly Write | Topics: Confused..., bare/bear, bare, bear
 
anonymous
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Lost in translation by Babel Fish
Happy Christmas? Is that what you get when you translate text using Yahoo! Babel Fish? Happy Christmas?It seems more like a...
 
anonymous
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Is there anything more unlikable?
Is there anything more unlikable than the use of then instead of than?You can find it on Yahoo! TV’s ”Primetime...
 
anonymous
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Bordering on absurd
This misspelling on Yahoo! Shine is bordering on the absurd:Posted in boarder/border, Confused Words Tagged: boarder,...
 
anonymous
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I think I’ll pass on the Brita
If you’re looking for reliable info about gifts this holiday season, you might want to pass on Yahoo! Shopping. Judging...
 
anonymous
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Hordes of screaming hoarders
What better word to describe hordes of hoarders than hoardes? Kudos to the writer of this excerpt on Yahoo! omg! for a...
 
anonymous
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They’re at it again with their wacky writing
Geez, this must be harder than I realize. I guess not everyone appreciates the difference between a contraction like...
 
anonymous
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What’s uglier than Uggs?
Could it be this description from Yahoo! Shopping?The writer seems to be suffering from a bit of schizophrenia, unable to...
 
anonymous
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Not too pleased with this
Those who respect English aren’t too pleased with this photo caption from Yahoo! omg!:Posted in Confused Words,...
 
anonymous
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A peek at the peak of errors could pique your ire
A quick peek at the peak of all homophonic errors on Yahoo! Shine could pique your editorial ire:Posted in Confused Words,...
 
darlingmcdaniel
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Stationary vs. Stationery
This is one of the most commonly confused words that I see when I’m reading articles online. One means “not...
 
darlingmcdaniel
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Affect vs. Effect
I’m guilty of mixing up these two words. One means to have an influence on someone or something. The other means a result...
 
darlingmcdaniel
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Typos versus Errors
When someone edits your work, there are three main changes they could make:Rewording sentences that sound strangeFixing...