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		<title>Road Construction Sign Snafu</title>
		<link>http://www.mcwriters.com/2008/09/03/road-construction-sign-snafu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TimMc</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bad Signs]]></category>

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A friend of mine who works in Spokane, WA snapped this picture  (near Montgomery and Argonne) and sent it to me. Someone at the road department obviously messed up. I wonder if they recognized the mistake and were &#8220;too busy&#8221; with other tasks or if they just never looked to see what the message was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just in Time for School: Sophomoric</title>
		<link>http://www.mcwriters.com/2008/08/19/just-in-time-for-school-sophomoric/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Etymology]]></category>

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I hated this word when I was a sophomore in high school and then again in college. However, when I was a junior and a senior&#8230;I thoroughly enjoyed using this word when the need arose.  
Sophomoric: immature, bombastic, shallow, and superficial.
&#8220;The junior scolded the tenth graders, calling their immature behavior sophomoric.&#8221;
This word is derived [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Error Just Popped Up on My Screen</title>
		<link>http://www.mcwriters.com/2008/08/08/51/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TimMc</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Oops]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Proofreading]]></category>

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My laptop ran one of its annoying updates the other day and this unsightly little dialog box appeared on my screen. My initial reaction was, &#8220;good grief, I can&#8217;t believe they missed that mistake.&#8221; My second reaction was, &#8220;hey, I need to save that for the blog!&#8221; So, I quickly did a screen capture and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Rock and Roll Spam Headlines</title>
		<link>http://www.mcwriters.com/2008/07/30/top-ten-rock-and-roll-spam-headlines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TimMc</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Just for Fun]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Shameless Promotion]]></category>

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Recently, I participated in a fun discussion at BlogCatalog where we came up with clever headlines for spam emails that involved rock-n-roll bands or performers. I have to say, it was a great deal of fun to see what some people came up with as far as headlines were concerned. Today, I was very pleased [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Apostrophe Strikes Again!</title>
		<link>http://www.mcwriters.com/2008/07/28/the-apostrophe-strikes-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TimMc</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bad Signs]]></category>

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I had alluded to the need to capture this picture in a previous post. Thanks to my sister-in-law, I know have a picture of this mistake (thanks Tina!).
Rabbit Trail: Why did Tina have the opportunity to get this picture for me? Unfortunately, she had to go to this grocery store to request a refund for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bad Sign #3</title>
		<link>http://www.mcwriters.com/2008/07/17/bad-sign-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TimMc</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bad Signs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Proofreading]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bad Sign]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[No Apostrophe!]]></category>

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My daughter discovered this sign recently on a local bike path here in Coeur d&#8217;Alene. The ironic thing about this particular sign is that it is near the front of a school (Woodland Middle School, by the Comcast Building)! You would think/hope that one of the teachers would have called someone about the error on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Etymology of Gauche</title>
		<link>http://www.mcwriters.com/2008/07/15/the-etymology-of-gauche/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TimMc</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Etymology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Words]]></category>

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Gauche: awkward or clumsy, lacking social graces
&#8220;His attempts at humor weren&#8217;t funny; they were gauche.&#8221;
In modern French, the word gauche means &#8220;left&#8221; which derived indirectly from the Latin word &#8220;sinistra&#8221; meaning left-handed.
This is an intriguing word to me for several reasons:

I&#8217;m left handed. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m awkward, clumsy, or lacking in social graces though. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Fun Speech Quiz</title>
		<link>http://www.mcwriters.com/2008/07/11/another-fun-speech-quiz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TimMc</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Colloquial]]></category>

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Due to the popularity of the Accent Quiz I posted a few weeks ago which received over 1400 hits, I decided to look for another fun quiz and found a good one. This one is called &#8220;Are You a Yankee or a Rebel?&#8221; This quiz is a little bit longer, but I think it asks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Copywriter&#8217;s Mantra?</title>
		<link>http://www.mcwriters.com/2008/07/01/a-copywriters-mantra/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mcwriters.com/2008/07/01/a-copywriters-mantra/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TimMc</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Famous Quotes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Quotes about Writing]]></category>

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Lyndon B. Johnson was certainly not a copywriter. He also wasn&#8217;t one of my favorite presidents either. However, he is responsible for a statement that I think would be a great mantra for a copywriter who desires to always create great, relevant, to the point content.

&#8220;What convinces is conviction. Believe in the argument you&#8217;re advancing. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Word Origins</title>
		<link>http://www.mcwriters.com/2008/07/01/word-origins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TimMc</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Etymology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Words]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Why Do We Say It?]]></category>

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English is a quirky language. However, it often lends itself to interesting discoveries because of the diversity it contains. While I was in college, I took a course entitled, &#8220;The History of the English Language.&#8221; Yes, on the surface it may sound dull and boring but it was really quite the opposite. I enjoyed learning [...]]]></description>
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