Sound-alike misspellings and missing endings on verbs drive me crazy to see in print.
I am so happy with everything that has happen. (happen should be happened)
There are know feelings better than happiness. (know=no)
I do hope that in the near future I can word in my dream job. (word=work)
These were taken from comments left about the presidential campaign of Barak Obama, but I changed the sentences so they'd be less identifying.
Here's another:
I was awakened by the "yes we can" massage. - from a comment about the presidential campaign of Barak Obama. I'm sure both candidates would like a massage after touring the country giving their message! Barak's "yes we can" message energizes many potential voters, but if he gave a massage, that would surely make front page news!
When I attended school, teachers drilled spelling, verb tenses and verb endings. The easiest of these, of course, are verbs ending in "-ed".
happen...happened
call..........called
visit........visited
mock......mocked
Add just a "d" if the verb ends in "e".
believe....believed
release....released
Spelling and grammar errors are easy to find and correct, especially when using the Internet or computer software.
But, if some writers choose to not check their sentences, we'll have Barak getting out his "yes we can" massage!
Judith
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