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Commonly misspelled and misused words

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on May 19, 2014March 31, 2014

Some words are commonly misspelled – by both native and non-native English speakers stationary –…

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Everyday Grammar Fails

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 11, 2014May 17, 2014

Every single day I see the following errors in English: Stationery, as in paper and…

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Spelling Fails

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on January 21, 2014August 8, 2014
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  • Southern Africa

South Africa and spelling in the public service

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on January 13, 2014

My tip? Invest in a spellchecker!

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Funniest Auto Correct Fails

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on December 22, 2013August 8, 2014

Auto Correct drives me crazy. It makes me so frustrated every single day. I have…

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Misspelled Tattoos

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on June 3, 2013January 18, 2014

You often hear of people wanting something written in Gaelic or Chinese or Hebrew, and…

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Spelling and Spelling Aloud

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on May 27, 2013May 1, 2013

Nowadays spelling does not have to be a problem. We have spellchecking programmes, online dictionaries…

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Immigrate versus Emigrate

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on May 22, 2013May 7, 2013
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Poles, poles, polls

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on May 10, 2013May 1, 2013

Well then….. A Pole is someone who comes from Poland. In English, Polack is an offensive…

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Spelling Aloud Part 2

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 25, 2013April 1, 2013

Spelling Aloud   Letter How the Letter Sounds …… for ….. Letter A ej Alfred…

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