Archive for February, 2010

Great Plan, Poorly Executed

February 28th, 2010 by TimMc 0

I realize it’s just a little sign for a basketball tournament. But, is it really unreasonable to expect a sign that is hung within a school to contain the correct spelling of such an important word? I certainly don’t advocate reliance upon word processor program spell checkers, but at least they will alert you that [...]

Facebook Faux Pas

February 24th, 2010 by TimMc 1

I saw this on Facebook this morning and I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to use it. I think the best thing to do is just let it speak for itself:

Definition of Faux Pas:
(fō pä’)
A social blunder.
[French : faux, false + pas, step.]
Dictionary.com. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, [...]

Their, They’re, and There

February 15th, 2010 by TimMc 0

“So tired of rich people forking over $6k to cry at #TED for 3 days a year. Their so moved but their just their to do business networking.”
This was actually tweeted on Sunday by someone who has almost 95,000 people that follow their updates on Twitter. Unbelievable! He’s zero for three in using the correct word [...]