MY MISTAKE
What is fun about this blog is that you can find my mistakes as "Anonymous" did with my explanation for one error in the entry "Monday Musings". I was careless and did not think out my explanation correctly. The comment is legitimate; I was in error and I will eat some humble pie. Mea culpa!
THE USUAL
Identify and correct any errors you can find in the following:
"Surprisingly,the staffing levels at these similar-sized municipalities varies greatly, with some having twice as many staffas others."
Gary Rennie, "Municipal Mergers Costly", The Windsor Star, Tuesday, November 6, 2007.
THIS ONE IS A POSER
Some may think there is no error in the entry below. I suggest there is. What is your opinion?
"Under cross-examination by hospital lawyer Patrick Ducharme, Rose said Hotel Dieu managers had been "very reponsive" to Dupont. For example, they offered her a more secure parking spot."
Doug Schmidt, "Hospital expert condemn's Dieu's inaction", The Windsor Star, Tuesday, November 6, 2007.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "collusion".
Define "collusion" and use it in a sentence.
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3 comments:
"Surprisingly,the staffing levels at these similar-sized municipalities vary greatly, with some having twice as many staff as others." The subject is "levels" which is plural, so the verb should be correspond and be "vary".
"Under cross-examination by hospital lawyer, Patrick Ducharme, Rose said Hotel Dieu managers had been "very reponsive" to Dupont. For example, they offered her a more secure parking spot." There was a comma missing after the word "lawyer", which is used to offset it from "Patrick Ducharme".
Collusion is a secret agreement. The two witnesses were working in collusion to frame the accused.
I think it should read :
Hotel Dieu managers had been.....
They HAD offered....
Staffing levels vary
Some " municipalities" having twice as many staff
Responsive is spelled incorrectly
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