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	Name:	StrunkWhite -
	Subject:	Oh my sweet Lord.
	Date:	5/27/2009 2:19:50 PM

I admit to being heavy-handed when complaining about grammatical errors posted on an informal message board. But this article was written by someone who gets paid to write, and yet it contained errors that most grade-schoolers should have caught.

"Tuesday, a boat operator turned himself in to authorities and was charged with reckless operation, attempting to allude and for violating an idle speed maker." "Allude" and "elude" sound the same, but they are different words with different meanings. And it is an idle speed MARKER, not maker. I am surprised and happy that the reporter used "idle" instead of "idol," though it was probably a lucky guess.

"Authorities declined to name the owner but confirmed that they have reclaimed there and that the owner is now out on bond." "There?" My guess is that the reporter meant to use "their." Again, two words that sound the same do not necessarily mean the same thing. And whether the correct word was "there" or "their," there is still something missing. "There?" Where? OR "their?" Their what?

I realize that many of you will think "So what's the big deal?" If you feel that way about a writer with sub-standard skills getting paid to write, I hope you feel the same way about paying a mechanic to work on your engine using nothing but a hammer.

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Oh my sweet Lord. - StrunkWhite - 5/27/2009 2:19:50 PM

Oh my sweet Lord. - Summer Lover - 5/27/2009 2:37:38 PM

Oh my sweet Lord. - Tallyman - 5/28/2009 10:43:56 AM

Oh my sweet Lord. - BigFoot - 5/28/2009 11:40:02 AM

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