Friday, September 26, 2008

FRIDAY FUN

INTERESTING CONCEPT

Identify and correct the error in the following piece. (This is not the first time this error has been cited.)

"A grizzly bear lays down in a stream Thursday at the St. Felicien Wildlife Zoo in St. Felicien, Que."
"Bathing Bear" photo explanation, The Windsor Star, Friday, September 26, 2008, p. C1.


DUMB CLICHÉ DEPARTMENT - ANOTHER ONE!

Not only is this a dumb overused cliché but it is a completely erroneous use of the word "grow". Explain why.

"Grow your business!"


TODAY'S WORD

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


CORRECTIONS & EXPLANATIONS

Corrections and explanations for this week's entries will be posted Sunday.

1 comment:

Jim said...

Hi Mike. I don't know if you've already gone over it, but if not could you discuss "Then/Than" usage in a future posting?
Thanks
Jim