Blogs about: Homophone

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At least they spelled Hillary Clinton correctly

Laura wrote 1 day ago: There’s not much to positive to say about this article on Yahoo! Shine. But I give the writer … more →

Tags: baited/bated, capitalizing, Confused Words, misplaced modifiers, modifiers, Unnecessary Words, Wrong Words, baited, baited breath

This calls for capital punishment

Laura wrote 3 days ago: Someone could use a little civics lesson over at the Yahoo! front page: The U. S. Congress is often … more →

Tags: Confused Words, capital/capitol, homophones, Commonly confused words, Capitol, Capital, Yahoo, Yahoo! front page, Editing

Homophones

CT wrote 4 days ago: A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. The words … more →

Tags: English Words, homonym

Lightening the load with lightning-fast speed

Laura wrote 5 days ago: I wonder how many mistakes a writer for yahoo.com has to make before being fired. In some situations … more →

Tags: Confused Words, lightening/lightning, homophones, Yahoo, Yahoo! front page, Lightning, Lightening, Editing, Proofreading

Don't let the facts stand in your way2 comments

Laura wrote 6 days ago: Those folks at Yahoo! Shine certainly have their priorities straight: Don’t worry about the fa … more →

Tags: Confused Words, capitalizing, Errors of fact, Wrong Words, Unnecessary Words, its/it's, capitalization, Commonly confused words, Editing

Senior citizen files sues2 comments

Laura wrote 1 week ago: Can’t you imagine what went through the Yahoo! Sports‘ “Prep Rally” writer … more →

Tags: Confused Words, its/it's, misspellings, Unnecessary Words, Wrong Words, bad spelling, Cameron Smith, Commonly confused words, Editing

Were they making a headdress?

Laura wrote 1 week ago: Where were the seeds being sewn? On an Native American headdress? Perhaps the seeds were actually so … more →

Tags: Confused Words, sew/sow, Cameron Smith, Commonly confused words, Editing, funny writing errors, funny writing mistakes, homophones, prep rally

It happens every day

Laura wrote 1 week ago: Well, you don’t see this every day: Actually, you do see mistakes every day on Yahoo! Sports … more →

Tags: Confused Words, everyday/every day, homophones, everyday, Commonly confused words, Every Day, Yahoo, Yahoo Messenger, Editing

What do you have against letter carriers?

Laura wrote 2 weeks ago: What does this dad have against letter carriers? According to Yahoo! News‘ “The Sideshow … more →

Tags: Confused Words, Mailmale, Editing, Eric Pfeiffer, funny writing errors, funny writing mistakes, homophones, Mail, male

2 Chainz Is Changing His Approach

joshijoshiblog wrote 2 weeks ago: 2 Chainz’s sophomore solo project is due to drop later this year; the only specific info currently k … more →

Tags: All Updates, Entertainment, Music, hip-hop, 2chainz, change, problem, rap, Bet

What it's known for

Laura wrote 2 weeks ago: Yahoo! Movies is known as much for its errors as it is for its theater listings: … more →

Tags: Confused Words, its/it's, homophones, ITS, Commonly confused words, Yahoo, Editing, Proofreading

Writing at its worst2 comments

Laura wrote 3 weeks ago: Here’s a homophonic error from Yahoo! Shine and all its splendor: OK, seriously. Those writers … more →

Tags: Confused Words, its/it's, homophones, ITS, Contraction, Commonly confused words, Pronoun, Yahoo, yahoo shine

That store ain't goin' nowhere

Laura wrote 3 weeks ago: You can’t buy Kim Kardashian’s shower invitation at a stationary store (which most store … more →

Tags: Confused Words, stationary/stationery, homophones, Commonly confused words, stationary, stationery, funny writing errors, funny writing mistakes, Yahoo

And then I through up my hands

Laura wrote 3 weeks ago: I read this on Yahoo! Sports‘ “Prep Rally” and almost threw up. Instead, I just th … more →

Tags: Confused Words, threw/through, homophones, Commonly confused words, through, Threw, funny writing errors, funny writing mistakes, Yahoo

A new one1 comment

Laura wrote 3 weeks ago: I thought I’d seen every homophonic error possible on Yahoo!, but I was wrong. The “jour … more →

Tags: Confused Words, lay/lei, homophones, Commonly confused words, Factual Errors, factual error, funny writing errors, funny writing mistakes, Yahoo

Rain Rein Reign

lufian2013 wrote 4 weeks ago: I didn’t intend to talk about rain, but about words in English that sound exactly the same. This is … more →

Tags: words that sound the same in English

Foregone conclusion

Laura wrote 1 month ago: So, I was expecting a list of all the categories of weird ballpark food when I read this on Yahoo! S … more →

Tags: Confused Words, forego/forgo, homophones, Commonly confused words, forego, forgo, Yahoo, Yahoo sports, Proofreading

Something's afoot and it's not good2 comments

Laura wrote 1 month ago: It’s not the worst typo a writer can make, but it’s an easy one to spot if you’re … more →

Tags: misspellings, Confused Words, <punctuation>, Subject-Verb Agreement, Wrong Words, Apostrophes, its/it's, homophones, misspelling

End the reign of error!

Laura wrote 1 month ago: It’s not unusual to make a teensy, weensy mistake when you’re writing. A simple typo, li … more →

Tags: misspellings, Confused Words, reign/rein, homophones, Typo, misspelling, Commonly confused words, reign, spelling


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