Tag Archive for: mistake monday

MISTAKE MONDAY for October 15: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. Reading this out loud may help you spot the problems.

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

MISTAKE MONDAY for October 8: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. I frequently see this problem in The Boston Globe.

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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 24: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. Oops, somebody didn’t proofread this. I think my “read out loud” method would have caught this error.

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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 September 10: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

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

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

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

Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. Hint: This is a problem that spell-checking software won’t catch.

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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.