BAD STRUCTURAL WRITING

SPORT BLOOPERS

Identify and correct the errors in the following pieces.

"And waded right in to the unbearable heaviness of being Tiger."
Cam Cole, "Rival feels Tiger's pain", The Windsor Star, Wednesday, April 7, 2010.

"Some of it self-imposed, some out of self-preservation."
Cam Cole, "Rival feels Tiger's pain", The Windsor Star, Wednesday, April 7, 2010.

ONE TRUE RULE

Identify the author of the following truism.

“One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.”

TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is "naught".
What part of speech is naught"?

Define "naught" and use it in a sentence.
What is the most commonly used word that is derived from "naught"?

BRANCHING OUT

TIMES/MULTIPLY

In the world of math, what is correct: to "times" numbers, or to "multiply" numbers? 

Explain the correct use of the terms "times" and "multiply".

TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is "solicitous".
What part of speech is "solicitous"?
Define "solicitous" and use it in a sentence.
List four other forms of "solicitous" and identify what part of speech each is.

BACK TO WORD BUSINESS

SURE/SURELY

Explain the differences between the words "sure" and "surely".
What part of speech is each word?
Create sentences that clearly show the correct use of "sure" and "surely".

TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is "enmity".
What part of speech is "enmity"?
Define "enmity" and use it in a sentence.

REMEMBER

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

LAST OFFERINGS OF THE WEEK

TAKE NOTE

 The next entry on the blog will be on Monday, April 5, 2010.

The corrections and explanations for this week and next week

will be published on Sunday, April 11, 2010.

I wish everybody a wonderful and happy Easter.

PRESCRIBE/PROSCRIBE

Explain the difference in meaning between the words "prescribe" and "proscribe".
Create sentences that clearly show the correct use of "prescribe" and "proscribe".

TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is "tawdry".
What part of speech is "tawdry"?
Define "tawdry" and use it in a sentence.
What other forms of the word can you list?

READ VERY CLOSELY TODAY

DOUBLE DOSE

Carefully read the following passage and find two errors. One should make you either laugh or groan; the other should just make you groan.
Explain the errors and correct them.

"During surgery, Elalem took tissue samples from Milosevski's stomach and himself walked them to the pathology department."
Sarah Sacheli, "Suit cites MDs' errors in loss of stomach", The Windsor Star, Wednesday, March 31, 2010.


INTERESTING AND TRUE

Identify the author of the following piece of philosophy.

“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”

TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is "lupine". (Adjective form)
Define "lupine" and use it in a sentence.
Bonus: win a gold star by giving the noun definition of "lupine".

EASILY MISUSED WORDS

ADAPT/ADOPT

Explain the difference in meaning between the words "adapt" and "adopt".
Create sentences that clearly show the meanings of the words "adapt" and "adopt".
What part of speech is each word?
What other parts of speech can be made from these words?

TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is ""maven".
What part of speech is "maven"?
Define "maven" and use it in a sentence.

MONDAY MOANING

ALAS! ALACK! SUCH WRITING WOES!

How many errors can you find in the following piece? 
Identify each error and correct it.

"The two of us were in on Windsor's casino explosion from Day 1: Myself as a reporter at city hall, where Windsor's public debate about casino gambling started in earnest in 1990. Andrews was part of a team of NDP public wonks sent down here by the Bob Rae government to open a "temporary" casino."
Chris Vander Doelen, "Casino exec had wild ride", The Windsor Star, Saturday, March 27, 2010.

TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is "temporize".
What part of speech is "temporize"?
Define "temporize" and use it in a sentence.