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Beware the Dangler

Posted on February 17, 2014 by ckeng
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Posted on February 17, 2014 by ckeng
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And what is a “toothcomb” exactly?

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Posted on February 2, 2014 by ckeng
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But never “violin!”
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Name that error

Posted on January 18, 2014 by ckeng
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Do you know what it is? Written about recently here on Verbavores:

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Posted on December 30, 2013 by ckeng
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This on top of the “irreverent” shoes business. Hey Outside, hire a copyeditor. (Checked back later and it has been fixed.) However, having once let something go to press with the phrase “garden gait” in it, who am I to criticize?

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Posted on December 25, 2013 by ckeng
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It’s in the gene pool: My sister copyedits the 7-layer bean dip. “What do you suppose ‘cheese what’ is?” Discussion ensues.

Ingredients

There’s also that matter of the “acidj.”

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Posted on December 5, 2013 by ckeng
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And beware Muphry’s Law.

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