Thursday, February 28, 2008

PROOFREADING?

CHOICES...CHOICES...CHOICES

How many errors can you find in the entries below?
Correct what you think in wrong.


"RCMP in Kamloops, B.C., are calling their decision to use a Taser on a man brandishing a butcher knife earlier this week."
Canwest News Service, "COPS USE TASER ON JILTED LOVER", The Windsor Star, Thursday, February 28, 2008.

"'We arranged a land swap with St. Clair college and had made agreements in terms of when they could take over the old building which we were not able to fulfil. We had arrangements for furniture that had to be put in storage. There are a number of issues that we're going to have to deal with.'"
Trevor Wilhelm, "Huron Lodge flaws a 'hazard'", The Windsor Star, Thursday, February 28, 2008. (In fairness to the writer, this is a quote by the Lodge spokesperson.)


TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is "reprove".
Define "reprove" and use it in a sentence.

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