Saturday, April 6, 2019

A Body of Work? ~~ A "Grammar Nazi" Post!


I know, I know, I'm always complaining about spelling and grammar errors that I find, and this time's no exception. They wrote "body's" when they meant "bodies." But cut me some slack this time. I am deservedly outraged, because this mistake was in the 2008 edition of the Writer's Market!

Thanks for your time.

25 comments:

  1. It always seems to me that spelling and usage errors count double when they're on a site or in a journal or magazine that teaches or promotes writing skills. Grrr.

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    1. I agree with you completely... of course. It makes sense to hold them to a higher standard.

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  2. Well, it makes me wonder who was proof reading or editing? I guess you can put that one to rest. Haha

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  3. ‘Ouch’ I thought it was humorous.. rip.. stiff..what happens to bodies after death? Eternal rest.., okay, not so funny...

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  4. Went to a church retreat with a bunch of women from my church. There was the huge requisite stack of tee and sweatshirts. the theme written on these were: Leaving legacys of Life.

    As a teacher, I commented on this to another lady "Should I say something?" No. Bought one, could not bring myself to wear it.

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    1. That sounds like something I'd do. Support the cause, but not showcase the mistakes of others on my chest.

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  5. Yes, you are most certainly deservedly outraged!

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  6. I HATE HATE HATE stupid typos like that. Back then, there weren't even outsourcing to non-English first countries. Oy.

    Happy weekend, Silver.

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  7. What a daft mistake to make. I feel your outrage. :)


    Susan A Eames at
    Travel, Fiction and Photos

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    1. As discussed above, it was the source of the error that was particularly frustrating!

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  8. A great catch, but we all make mistakes, it’s just that higher up the ladder we are, the further we fall.

    www.thepulpitandthepen.com

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    1. Right. It's not so much that the mistake was made, but where the mistake was made.

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