One writing error that I come across almost every day is the mistaken substitution of two words in instances where there should be one. I’m not exaggerating. It’s practically an everyday occurrence.
If you think I’m making this up, you’re altogether wrong. I’ve been collecting clippings of this recurring error from my local newspaper. I keep these clippings all together in a small plastic box in the top drawer of my desk and look at them every day before I start work.
Okay, I confess, there is no plastic box and there are no newspaper clippings. If you were all ready to write me off as a mad grammarian, please think again. I simply like to make a grammatical point from time to time. I trust I’ve accomplished this already.
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