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Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
No, really? Ya think?
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Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
Now that's taking things a bit far!
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Miners Refuse to Work after Death
No-good-for-nothin' lazy so-and-sos!
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Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
See if that works any better than a fair trial!
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War Dims Hope for Peace
I can see where it might have that effect!
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If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
Ya think?!
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Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
Who would have thought!
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Enfield (London) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
They may be on to something!
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Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
You mean there's something stronger than duct tape?
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New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
Weren't they fat enough?!
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Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
That's what he gets for eating those beans!
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Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Do they taste like chicken?
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Boy, are they tall!
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And the winner is . . .
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
Did I read that right?
Yes, I admit it: I borrowed this from an email I received from a friend. What does this have to do with homeschooling? Well, nothing directly, except to reiterate the fact that teaching your children how to edit their own essays and stories effectively is an important skill. As you may or may not know, my other job is being a copyeditor. :-)
Q4U: What’s the funniest typo you’ve ever seen?
My daughter and I were just talking about this after she had read a couple of emails from respected adults that were full of grammatical errors and misspelled words. It's shameful.
ReplyDeleteSome of the funniest stuff we see has to do with horses: sale ads, boarding, breeding, training, etc. People often want to sale their mare that's been bread to a stalyon that was out of another grate stalyon and has been trained to do raining. Check Craig's list for horse related ads and you will be twitching your red pen in agony before reading more than a few.
Unfortunately, it's really hard to proofread your own stuff because you know what it's supposed to say. So, I've had a few rather funny typos on my blog. Things like "bother-in-law" and "pubic schools"... [cough] yeah.
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I can't talk because I am very bad at proofreading (you might notice that on my posts),and it took me a while to get some of these, but my husband who is a very precise person really liked this.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the hilarious anecdotes, folks! Interaction is good :-)
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