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Re: Jarheadjournalist man about town [Re: SkunkHunter] #419445 07/23/10 09:14 AM
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No it doesn't. My grandpa told me they always had to share copies. He said by the time he got a copy it always had the pinup girls torn out since he was usually on a bombing mission when they got delivered.

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Just to make sure our grammar is spot on, I offer this:

Its versus It’s (and all other apostrophes):
According to a copy editing instructor for California-based copy editing service provider Edicetera, confusing “its” and “it’s” is the most common error in the English language. That one minuscule apostrophe (or lack thereof) drastically changes the meaning of the entire sentence. “It’s” is a contraction of “it is,” whereas “its” refers to possession. Also, watch out for “your” versus “you’re.”


Sales versus Sails
Can you imagine writing on your resume that you “increased sails by 20 percent”?! Unless you’re applying to a job for a sail boat manufacturer, this careless mistake will probably get your resume sailing right into the recycling bin.

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Affect versus Effect
There is a lot of confusion around this one but here’s the rule: “Affect” is a verb and “effect” is a noun. It’s as simple as that.


Would Have NOT Would of
The subtlety in pronunciation leads to the rampant misuse of this phrase; however “would of” is never correct and may make you appear as if you are not well-read.

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Through versus Threw
“He threw the ball through the window.” “Threw” is a verb and “through” is a preposition. And speaking of “through,” be careful to make sure you don’t actually mean “thorough” or vice versa. The slight variation in spelling will not be picked up by a computer, but writing “I am through” when you mean “I am thorough” is quite ironic, don’t you think?

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Then versus Than
Six is more than five; after five then comes six. “Than” refers to a comparison, while “then” refers to a subsequent event.


Supposed To NOT Suppose To
“Suppose” is a verb, meaning to think or to ponder. The correct way to express a duty is to write, “I was supposed to…”

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Wonder versus Wander
You can wander around while you wonder why “wander” and “wonder” have such different meanings, yet sound oh so similar.


Their versus There versus They’re
OK, once and for all: “Their” is possessive; “there” refers to distance; and “they’re” is a contraction of “they are.”

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Farther versus Further
While both words refer to distance, grammarians distinguish “farther” as physical distance and “further” as metaphorical distance. You can dive further into a project, for instance, or you can dive farther into the ocean.

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Re: Jarheadjournalist man about town [Re: SkunkHunter] #419447 07/23/10 09:17 AM
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Are schooling a journalist?

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Don't really know what made me "look it up", guess maybe because I am such a lousy speller and the page just came up on the search engine, double click and there I was.


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Re: Jarheadjournalist man about town [Re: SkunkHunter] #419449 07/23/10 09:21 AM
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Oh no, wait, I was checking my Yahoo mail account and there was an article there about common spelling/grammar errors that a computer will not catch.


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Re: Jarheadjournalist man about town [Re: SkunkHunter] #419450 07/23/10 09:22 AM
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ARE schooling? HUM..... OR perhaps.


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Re: Jarheadjournalist man about town [Re: SkunkHunter] #419451 07/23/10 09:22 AM
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All of those are things I've seen printed on many occasions.

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And typed, at least by me.


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Are perhaps I need it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Re: Jarheadjournalist man about town [Re: ] #419454 07/23/10 09:24 AM
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You still haven't explained the significance of Dec. 7, 1998...

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Not the 1998 part, look at the month and date.


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Re: Jarheadjournalist man about town [Re: SkunkHunter] #419456 07/23/10 09:30 AM
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I see.
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