MISTAKE MONDAY for December 3: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment.

Please check your spelling.

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I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.

MISTAKE MONDAY for November 26: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment.

Once again, spell-checking software could have saved this writer.

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I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.

MISTAKE MONDAY for November 5: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment.

This should have been easy for spell-checking software.

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I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.

MISTAKE MONDAY for October 29: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. I think this one should be easy to catch.

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I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.

MISTAKE MONDAY for October 22: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment.

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I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.

MISTAKE MONDAY for October 1: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. This example from The Wall Street Journal proves that even organizations with proofreaders make mistakes.

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I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.

MISTAKE MONDAY for September 17: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. This one made me smile.

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I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.

MISTAKE MONDAY for Aug. 27: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. I had to read this twice before I spotted the big problem.

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I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.

MISTAKE MONDAY for Aug. 20: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment.

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I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.

MISTAKE MONDAY for Aug. 13: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. I think someone forgot to proofread this one. They should know better. (Of course, I’ve made careless mistakes like this too many times.)

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I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.