Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Making It Up As They Go



If only the writer had looked at the Super Bowl logo, they would have known it's not a compound word.

Meagan Good doesn’t care what you have to say about her choice of clothes. She looks good & feels comfortable so that’s all that matters.

She was recently spotted kicking off the Super bowl festivities this past weekend at the Playboy Party in Dallas Texas. [source]

This is a simple fix; Super Bowl is two words not one.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

The Order of Things

People should read their work before they publish it. This snippet doesn't even sound right.
With all the achievements and success that Oprah has had during her career, only one can wonder….has Oprah ever failed at anything? She discusses her biggest failure in an upcoming interview on CNN.

They should have written "one can only wonder."

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Singular vs. Plural

Although slang is popular, in addition to sounding dreadful it doesn't read well.  Because this clip refers to two people, "was" shouldn't have been used.
New York Knicks baller Amar’e Stoudemire and Amber Rose was spotted together at Lebron James “One of A Kind” event last night at 1Oak. [source]


Replace "was" with "were."

Here is a rule of thumb to follow:
When speaking of more than one person use "were." (plural)
When speaking of one person use "was." (singular)

Friday, December 17, 2010

Guess Who's Expecting A Guest


I received this in my inbox and was shocked that the title contained an error.

Guess should replace guest in the title.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Present Or Absent


Jillian Michaels may be taking a leave of absence, but it looks as if the author of this piece wasn't present when they wrote this.


The 36-year-old Michaels announced that she’s taking an indefinite leave of absense from the hit weight-loss reality show to start a family. [source]

 The correct spelling is absence.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Pointing Out Others Peculiarities

Gibson's character is depicted brooding his way through some kind of existential funk that seriously strains the emotional health of his family. Things only worsen when he happens upon a ratty plush toy in the garbage and gives it a voice. Soon his idiosyncracy becomes his only way of expressing himself to loved ones. Given how much we've all heard the Oscar-winning 'Braveheart' star expressing himself regarding family matters, it's a bizarre string of scene snippets, to say the least.  [source]


The correct spelling is idiosyncrasy.
I wonder if misspelling words is one the author's idiosyncrasies.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Keeping Them Honest



Surely Anderson Cooper wouldn't approve. If you watch Anderson Cooper 360 you will understand.


Cooper told The Insider that when he hung out with the Grammy-winning provacateur in England to shoot their Q&A, she had her own ideas about how to make the interview more relaxing. [source]


The correct spelling is provocateur.