Tag Archive for: mistake monday
MISTAKE MONDAY for July 28: 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 didn’t jump out at me when I reviewed the image. Will you do better than I did?
I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.
MISTAKE MONDAY for June 30: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment.
Here’s a key piece of information: I viewed this item when I was buying something from a website in February 2018. Without this information, you might not realize that anything is wrong with this week’s Mistake Monday item.

I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.
MISTAKE MONDAY for May 26: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment.

Want a clue to this week’s big mistake? Read my post on “Bloggers’ top two punctuation mistakes.” It doesn’t discuss this exact mistake, but it’ll point you in the right direction.
I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading. I make mistakes, too. Mistake Monday keeps me vigilant. After all, I don’t want to make any more mistakes worthy of posting here.
MISTAKE MONDAY for April 28: 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, here’s an error in a major newspaper. I suspect that text, such as headlines and captions, that isn’t written by the reporter may be particularly prone to becoming fodder for Mistake Monday. Do YOU have a theory explaining these errors?
I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading. I still struggle with proofreading my own work.
MISTAKE MONDAY for March 31: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the Mistake Monday image below? Please post your answer as a comment.

I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.
There’s more than one way to rewrite this week’s example. What’s your suggestion?





