THE USUAL
What are the errors in the following sentences? Correct them.
"As he does his retirement, really a year before it was necessary."
Marty Gervais, "THE MORNING MAN", The Windsor Star, Friday, March 14, 2008.
"It was a bit of a weird move but it worked out really, really well," she said, although she said they still miss Tim Hortons, Kraft Dinner and Triscuits. Not to mention their families.
Becky Rynor and Bruce Proudefoot, "Thousands make move to U. S., The Windsor Star, Friday, March 14, 2008.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "veracity".
Define "veracity" and use it in a sentence.
CORRECTIONS & EXPLANATIONS
Corrections and explanations for this week's entries will be posted on Sunday.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
EASY THURSDAY
ANYONE/ANY ONE
Explain the difference in usage for "anyone" and "any one".
Create sentences to illustrate the differences.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "destitution".
Define "destitution" and use it in a sentence.
Explain the difference in usage for "anyone" and "any one".
Create sentences to illustrate the differences.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "destitution".
Define "destitution" and use it in a sentence.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
WEDNESDAY'S CHALLENGE
A TEST
There are ten (10) errors in the sentences below. Can you find and fix them?
There is a lot of differences between you and I.
She said she could care less weather or not people liked her.
Lent is a religious season that lasts fourty days.
Mary did not have enough money to pay her rent so I loaned her some.
City Council and myself are in agreement about this new bylaw the mayor said.
My feet were so cold I couldn't hardly feel them and I couldn'y walk any further.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "oblivious".
Define "oblivious" and use it in a sentence.
There are ten (10) errors in the sentences below. Can you find and fix them?
There is a lot of differences between you and I.
She said she could care less weather or not people liked her.
Lent is a religious season that lasts fourty days.
Mary did not have enough money to pay her rent so I loaned her some.
City Council and myself are in agreement about this new bylaw the mayor said.
My feet were so cold I couldn't hardly feel them and I couldn'y walk any further.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "oblivious".
Define "oblivious" and use it in a sentence.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
TUESDAY TIDBITS
REGRETFULLY/REGRETTABLY
What is the difference in meaning between "regretfully" and "regrettably"?
Create sentences that illustrate your meanings.
A GOOD THOUGHT
Who authored the quote below?
Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "succubus".
Define "succubus" and use it in a sentence.
What is the difference in meaning between "regretfully" and "regrettably"?
Create sentences that illustrate your meanings.
A GOOD THOUGHT
Who authored the quote below?
Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "succubus".
Define "succubus" and use it in a sentence.
Monday, March 10, 2008
FUN MONDAY
HELP
I would like to create some postings that highlight errors in BILLBOARD SIGNS.
Are you aware of any? If so, click on "COMMENT" and give me a location and I will investigate. (Keep in mind that I do not want to go on a safari to get material; Essex County is my limit.) You can remain anonymous and we can have some fun. Keep your eyes open. Thanks.
MANY CHOICES
Correct the errors in the following piece.
"He's been gambling "heavy" for the last three years. Carey loaned a friend some money without the permission of his family. When the person that owed him money died before repaying him, Carey needed a way to get the cash back without his family finding out."
Trevor Wilhelm, "Belief in Lady Luck pervasive", The Windsor Star, Saturday, March 8, 2008.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "apostasy".
Define "apostasy" and use it in a sentence.
I would like to create some postings that highlight errors in BILLBOARD SIGNS.
Are you aware of any? If so, click on "COMMENT" and give me a location and I will investigate. (Keep in mind that I do not want to go on a safari to get material; Essex County is my limit.) You can remain anonymous and we can have some fun. Keep your eyes open. Thanks.
MANY CHOICES
Correct the errors in the following piece.
"He's been gambling "heavy" for the last three years. Carey loaned a friend some money without the permission of his family. When the person that owed him money died before repaying him, Carey needed a way to get the cash back without his family finding out."
Trevor Wilhelm, "Belief in Lady Luck pervasive", The Windsor Star, Saturday, March 8, 2008.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "apostasy".
Define "apostasy" and use it in a sentence.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
CORRECTIONS & EXPLANATIONS - March 9, 2008
Here are the corrections and explanations for last week's postings.
Monday
PAIL/PALE
“Pail” is a container for holding liquids. It may be made of wood, metal, leather or any number of things.
“Pale” means whitish, without colour, of a low degree of saturation, lacking in brightness. It also means a stake or picket such as in a fence, an area without fixed bounds or, in heraldry, a broad vertical stripe.
Tuesday
MINUTE/MOMENT/INSTANT
“Minute” is usually considered a period of time, one sixtieth of an hour.
“Moment” usually refers to a short space of time or a definite stage as in a course of events. “Moment” denotes much the same as “instant” but with a greater sense of duration.
“Instant” is practically a moment in time with no duration.
I would suggest using “minute” for the definite space of sixty seconds and “instant” and “moment” for indefinite, though short, periods of time.
Wednesday
Are there any errors in the entries below?
"On Tuesday, the audit commitee decided behind closed doors to delay the release of the audit for at least another month."
“Commitee” is misspelled.
"On Tuesday, the audit committee decided behind closed doors to delay the release of the audit for at least another month."
"Despite ongoing delays, Bailey said there has been no changes made to the report."
“There” is a pronoun standing for “changes”. “Changes” is plural. Therefore, the verb must be plural.
"Despite ongoing delays, Bailey said there have been no changes made to the report."
"Halberstadt said he keeps pressing for its release and took comfort from Berry's stated intentions: "There has been issues with regards to responses from administration and why the delays."
“There” is a pronoun standing for “issues”. “Issues” is plural. Therefore, the verb must be plural. (At least, it was consistent with the previous entry.)
“And why the delays” seems like a poorly worded add-on; maybe a rewording is needed.
"Halberstadt said he keeps pressing for its release and took comfort from Berry's stated intentions: "There have been issues with regards to responses from administration about delays."
Thursday
"Greg Oliphant of Condor Signals Communications was assessing the damage to one of the signals that were knocked down Wednesday morning when a car driven by a Michigan man collided with a freight train on Brock Street near College Avenue."
The subject of the verb “were knocked down” is “one”, not “signals”. Since the subject is single, the verb must also be single.
"Greg Oliphant of Condor Signals Communications was assessing the damage to one of the signals that was knocked down Wednesday morning when a car driven by a Michigan man collided with a freight train on Brock Street near College Avenue."
"However, there are some issues that I think it's incumbent upon us to ensure there is accountability for the money that the City of Windsor is sending...and how that money is being spent."
This is word-heavy. The first clause should be eliminated.
There is a “typo” which “Spellcheck” will not catch: “sending”.
"I think it's incumbent upon us to ensure there is accountability for the money that the City of Windsor is spending...and how that money is being spent."
"NO BIG DEAL: Gino DiCarlo just recently moved to the Blue Heron area in the city's east end, but is not particularly concerned about the existance of a former landfill near his home."
“Existance” is misspelled; it should be “existence”.
No comma is needed before “but” because the subject of the two clauses is the same.
"NO BIG DEAL: Gino DiCarlo just recently moved to the Blue Heron area in the city's east end but is not particularly concerned about the existence of a former landfill near his home."
Friday
SARCASM/IRONY
“Sarcasm” which is always ironic is used to mock, belittle, wound or deride someone or something.
“Irony” may, or may not, be sarcastic; very often it is humorous. Irony means saying one thing and meaning another. There can be simple irony, dramatic irony, irony of situation and irony of fate.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Education is the best provision for old age."
Aristotle said this.
THIS WEEK’S WORDS
“Incredulity" (n.) means doubt, disbelief or skepticism.
“Prestigious" (adj.) means esteemed, honoured or respectable.
“Derisive" (adj.) means jeering, mocking or disrespectful.
“Pernicious" (adj.) means insidious, abusive, harmful or degrading.
“Surreptitious" (adj.) means sneaky, stealthy, hidden or underhanded.
Monday
PAIL/PALE
“Pail” is a container for holding liquids. It may be made of wood, metal, leather or any number of things.
“Pale” means whitish, without colour, of a low degree of saturation, lacking in brightness. It also means a stake or picket such as in a fence, an area without fixed bounds or, in heraldry, a broad vertical stripe.
Tuesday
MINUTE/MOMENT/INSTANT
“Minute” is usually considered a period of time, one sixtieth of an hour.
“Moment” usually refers to a short space of time or a definite stage as in a course of events. “Moment” denotes much the same as “instant” but with a greater sense of duration.
“Instant” is practically a moment in time with no duration.
I would suggest using “minute” for the definite space of sixty seconds and “instant” and “moment” for indefinite, though short, periods of time.
Wednesday
Are there any errors in the entries below?
"On Tuesday, the audit commitee decided behind closed doors to delay the release of the audit for at least another month."
“Commitee” is misspelled.
"On Tuesday, the audit committee decided behind closed doors to delay the release of the audit for at least another month."
"Despite ongoing delays, Bailey said there has been no changes made to the report."
“There” is a pronoun standing for “changes”. “Changes” is plural. Therefore, the verb must be plural.
"Despite ongoing delays, Bailey said there have been no changes made to the report."
"Halberstadt said he keeps pressing for its release and took comfort from Berry's stated intentions: "There has been issues with regards to responses from administration and why the delays."
“There” is a pronoun standing for “issues”. “Issues” is plural. Therefore, the verb must be plural. (At least, it was consistent with the previous entry.)
“And why the delays” seems like a poorly worded add-on; maybe a rewording is needed.
"Halberstadt said he keeps pressing for its release and took comfort from Berry's stated intentions: "There have been issues with regards to responses from administration about delays."
Thursday
"Greg Oliphant of Condor Signals Communications was assessing the damage to one of the signals that were knocked down Wednesday morning when a car driven by a Michigan man collided with a freight train on Brock Street near College Avenue."
The subject of the verb “were knocked down” is “one”, not “signals”. Since the subject is single, the verb must also be single.
"Greg Oliphant of Condor Signals Communications was assessing the damage to one of the signals that was knocked down Wednesday morning when a car driven by a Michigan man collided with a freight train on Brock Street near College Avenue."
"However, there are some issues that I think it's incumbent upon us to ensure there is accountability for the money that the City of Windsor is sending...and how that money is being spent."
This is word-heavy. The first clause should be eliminated.
There is a “typo” which “Spellcheck” will not catch: “sending”.
"I think it's incumbent upon us to ensure there is accountability for the money that the City of Windsor is spending...and how that money is being spent."
"NO BIG DEAL: Gino DiCarlo just recently moved to the Blue Heron area in the city's east end, but is not particularly concerned about the existance of a former landfill near his home."
“Existance” is misspelled; it should be “existence”.
No comma is needed before “but” because the subject of the two clauses is the same.
"NO BIG DEAL: Gino DiCarlo just recently moved to the Blue Heron area in the city's east end but is not particularly concerned about the existence of a former landfill near his home."
Friday
SARCASM/IRONY
“Sarcasm” which is always ironic is used to mock, belittle, wound or deride someone or something.
“Irony” may, or may not, be sarcastic; very often it is humorous. Irony means saying one thing and meaning another. There can be simple irony, dramatic irony, irony of situation and irony of fate.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Education is the best provision for old age."
Aristotle said this.
THIS WEEK’S WORDS
“Incredulity" (n.) means doubt, disbelief or skepticism.
“Prestigious" (adj.) means esteemed, honoured or respectable.
“Derisive" (adj.) means jeering, mocking or disrespectful.
“Pernicious" (adj.) means insidious, abusive, harmful or degrading.
“Surreptitious" (adj.) means sneaky, stealthy, hidden or underhanded.
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