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Story: 20 more writing mistakes that make you look stupid
Spell checking - take care
Spell checkers cannot determine whether it is correct to use 'two', 'too' or 'to'. Similarly, they cannot determine the correct usage of 'from' or 'form', 'whether' or weather'.
Learning correct spelling and grammar is vital, but realise there are distinct differences in spelling and usage between UK English and US English.
Is it 'spellchecker' or 'spell checker'? Does one ensure spells are cast correctly and the other ensure correct alphabetical construction?
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Story: 20 more writing mistakes that make you look stupid
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Top Right-Hand Corner John Molloy -
asking for trouble iandelaney
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Actually matt loney
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off of ... 228922
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Its wagging it's tail 47894
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Thorny topic 67435
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Sorry, You're wrong 351668 -
I agree DaveH
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Again it all depends who you s... 67435
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More errors 44997
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Spell checking - take care Mike P -
Marc Koltun 1000220092
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And even more errors! 1000309315
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Oh no it isn't! neil.haughton
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Tautology DaveH
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New word usage...? 1000010362
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Love it matt loney
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transitive and intransitive verbs DGH
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Grammar and meaning 351946
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Automation DaveH
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Heated temperatures 67835
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"Data is" or "Data are" ZorbaEisenhower
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Well, maybe... DaveH
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specifically vs pacificly? Gerry Mcgovern
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Strunk & White's "The Elements of Style" Greenheys
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Eats, shoots, leaves i8Spooky
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Get it right DaveH
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves matt loney
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One of these "errors" is not like the others DBL
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"e-Speak" of the Indian Subcontinent Destroying En... Kalki_Avatar
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Uesless words Michael Arbow
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Resilience matthew_w1000
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I actually didn't know a couple of those tips jervz
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Double meaning that causes arguments roger andre
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Eats, Shoots and Leaves... John Molloy
