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November 2022

26: How to Avoid Responsibility

October 2021

August 2021

10: Italics matter.

February 2021

05: Good Riddance, Twitter.

December 2020

24: Goodbye, Mailchimp & Twitter. Hello, RSS.

August 2019

01: Birthday-Month Drawing Winner for August 2019

July 2019

01: Birthday-Month Drawing Winner for July 2019

June 2019

01: Birthday-Month Drawing Winner for June 2019

May 2019

01: Birthday-Month Drawing Winner for May 2019

April 2019

March 2019

01: Birthday-Month Drawing Winner for March 2019

February 2019

01: Birthday-Month Drawing Winner for February 2019

January 2019

01: Birthday-Month Drawing Winner for January 2019

December 2018

01: Birthday-Month Drawing Winner for December 2018

November 2018

01: Birthday-Month Drawing Winner for November 2018

October 2018

01: Birthday-Month Drawing Winner for October 2018

September 2018

01: Birthday-Month Drawing Winner for September 2018

August 2018

01: Birthday-Month Drawing Winner for August 2018

June 2018

February 2017

13: "Myriad saw it." vs. "Myriad people saw it." vs. "Myriad of people saw it." vs. "A myriad of people saw it."

September 2016

14: Trouble Shooting vs. Trouble-Shooting

May 2016

December 2015

02: Seven Ways to Get "Free" Kindle Ebooks

October 2015

08: "It was an eloquent software solution."

July 2015

21: "She graduated college."

July 2013

March 2012

16: New Subscription System

June 2011

03: "ink jet" vs. "ink-jet" vs. "inkjet"

December 2010

21: Email-Deletion Survey

April 2010

15: The Dreaded Double "is"

March 2010

26: Can't vs. Cannot

February 2010

23: Names mean things: Carol Look

January 2010

01: "It's third ten on the forty."

November 2009

11: Names mean things: Col. Steve Braverman

September 2009

18: To Come vs. To Go

June 2009

May 2009

31: "cattle" vs. "cows"
30: Why is it "swine flu" and not "pig flu"?
29: "flaunt" vs. "flout"
28: "black" vs. "blacken"
27: "Men make four times less than women."
26: "retch" vs. "wretch"
25: "perquisite" vs. "prerequisite"
24: "... the apple in her eye ..."
23: "ya'll"
22: "I want to preface this up front by saying ..."
21: "... as a separate business at arm's-length from ..."
20: "Hoard" vs. "Horde"
19: "Defuse" vs. "Diffuse"
18: "Thank-You For Your Business!"
17: Phrase or Sentence?
16: Names mean things: Dr. Peeks
15: Names mean things: Charlene Lake
14: "... wearing her pool gargles ..."
13: "a quality-built Ford"
12: "If worst comes to shove, ..."
11: "Residual Value"
10: "sequenced dress"
09: "pixilation" vs. "pixelation"
08: Why do people say "Shavez" for Venezuela's president?
07: "Signitures"
06: "12 mbps"
05: "I have two train of thoughts on that."
04: Names mean things: Pastor Preasha Hilliard
03: "quaint essential picnic"
02: "Mobile Mikes Tile Service"
01: "One of you are going home."

April 2009

30: "I think we cannot underscore the threat ..."
29: "Face time matters."
28: "Drywall Finisher's"
27: More about "Nauseous" vs. "Nauseated"
26: "We need to error on the safe side."
25: "Alumni" Revisited
24: "If we all row ... we will climb the mountains ..."
23: "If we all row in the same directions, ..."
22: "She is a bimbo."
21: "Think different."
20: "Live Adventurous."
19: Time Management
18: "pre-owned"
17: "aerosol art"
16: "Disasters ... often bring people closer to God."
15: "Perogative" Revisited
14: "antidotal evidence"
13: Names mean things: Dr. Funk
12: "Work Stoppage"
11: Thank you, PhotoPeach, for your slideshow award!
10: Why do people pluralize company names?
09: "A prestige watch is part of your image."
08: "in this day in age"
07: "Honda has the highest ... of any other car company."
06: "She was found safely."
05: "That does not constitute running a red light."
04: "You have done great."
03: "He has a temperature."
02: "studder"
01: "kindergarden"

March 2009

31: "hospital" vs. "church" or "school" or "town"
30: "Listing"
29: "It is a quality product."
28: "You have an attitude."
27: "by in large"
26: "I went through your guys's notes."
25: Use low precision with percentages in telephone calls.
24: Should I allow comments beneath my blog posts?
23: An apostrophe to the rescue!
22: Proof that Twitter has become more commercial
21: "Power Washing: Commerical and Res."
20: "a student of mine's mother"
19: "Documenting Clarify"
18: Names mean things: Ms. Wash
17: Names mean things: Dr. Hamburg
15: "Beware the ides of March."
14: "Women are still not paid equal to men."
13: "She graduates high school this year."
12: "He escaped prison."
11: "Persecute" vs. "Prosecute"
10: "Congressman"
09: "Please send it to Joe and myself."
08: Want your ex back? Learn from being robbed at gunpoint!
07: Kindle version of hyphenation book is in the works.
06: "... tom | orrow ..."
05: "It has the granite countertops."
04: "inverse" vs. "converse"
03: "WERE MOVING OR HAVE MOVED!"
02: "Photos are always welcome."
01: Devolution of "prescription drug"

February 2009

28: "bedroom suit"
27: Global Voice Translator
26: "gander"
25: "state-of-the art technology"
24: "Moisturize"
23: Hyphenation book now available!
22: "Original Copy"
21: Engrish.com
20: "Cleanse"
19: A "quantum leap" is NOT impressive.
18: "so different" but not "so same"
17: Kindle 2 Tricks
16: "Baluster" vs. "Balustrade" vs. "Banister"
15: "Sank" vs. "Sunk" vs. "Sunken"
14: Miss your Valentine? Read this.
13: Excerpt about hyphens vs. dashes from upcoming book
12: "Allude" vs. "Delude" vs. "Elude" vs. "Illude"
11: "They'll reciprocate back for you."
10: "Perogative"
09: "... not affluent in that language ..."
08: "chilblain"
07: "where we're at"
06: "Be sensitive to those being laid off today."
05: Whole Foods Market's "buy in bulk" is confusing.
04: "suicide bomber"
03: "ECONOMY SUICIDE LINK"
02: More about the hyphenation book
01: "Aplomb"

January 2009

31: Hyphenation book in the works
30: "... inspections that were never finalled ..."
29: "Verklempt"
28: "Entrance" vs. "Entry"
27: "They are wanting a response by January 31st."
26: "She's been competing since she's been fifteen years old."
25: "You need to do a little bit more reading on it."
24: Prepositions Gone Missing
23: Prepositions Gone Wild
22: "They dotted-line report back to Becky."
21: "... wait for you ..." vs. "... wait on you ..."
21: Language Groupthink
20: "It can be cast in an heroic way."
19: "Hypothesis" vs. "Theory"
18: "The streets compromising the start line ..."
17: "Childrens Protective Service"
16: "The goal of these interventionalists ..."
15: "baklava" vs. "baklawa" vs. "balaclava" vs. "Balaclava" vs. "Balaklava"
14: "The test results that were ran ..."
13: Basecamp
12: "had ran"
11: "Hope you didn't leave yet."
10: "layed 3 pallets of sawd"
09: "swings that raise and lower from the ceiling"
08: "All living U.S. presidents will convene ..."
07: "shuddered windows"
06: "Calorie" vs. "calorie"
05: "carat" vs. "caret" vs. "carrot" vs. "karat"
04: "'Spring Awakening' brakes all the rules ..."
03: "Relay" vs. "Re-lay"
02: "BEEF STEW TO-DAY!"
01: Have video files? Do NOT buy Carbonite!

December 2008

31: "Lend" vs. "Loan"
30: "Do Kennedy's have to work ..."
29: Support a charity while encouraging me!
28: 103 Words
27: "CAUTION Large Trucks"
26: 102 Words
25: Merry Christmas
24: 101 Words
23: "Ten-gallon hat"
22: "Kind" vs. "Type"
21: "Farther" vs. "Further"
20: "poorly-written piece"
19: "Dipthong"
18: "Alumnus" vs. "Alumna" vs. "Alumni" vs. "Alumnae"
17: Names mean things: Madoff
16: A dog with six-pack abs?
15: "Preventative" vs. "Preventive"
14: "A permit had been attained."
13: Ampersand vs. "And"
12: "Hyperchondria"
11: "member priviledges"
10: "Accuracy" vs. "Precision"
09: "... you will not feel any air being blowned ..."
07: "Bake" vs. "Roast"
06: "Safety Deposit Box"
05: "Open Til' Midnight"
04: "I feel bad." vs. "I feel badly."
03: "Due to the graphic nature of this program viewer ..."
02: "The tool it's self seems ..."
01: "Phonics" vs. "Phonetics"

November 2008

30: "If your husband was trapped in a car, would ..."
29: "He sites the following historic quotes ..."
28: OnlyWire
27: "ALWAYS VISABLE"
26: "Disassociate" vs. "Dissociate"
25: "... held in captivity for three months, the Taliban execute ..."
24: FirstBook.org
23: "STOCKS TO BAILOUT YOUR PORTFOLIO"
22: "... promising lightening quick data rates ..."
21: "... separate business at arm's-length from ..."
20: "... obtained verbally, in writing, or electronically."
19: "... mirror back (or paraphrase) to the customer ..."
18: "Ten items or less"
17: "Because" vs. "Since"
16: "Proportional" vs. "Proportionate"
15: "... applications that denigrate network capacity ..."
14: "Accredidation"
13: "Free Gift"
12: "Next days of observance of agents' use of the tool"
11: "Change of venue location"
10: "Leader-led training"
09: "Contenting with a clutch in stop-and-go traffic ..."
08: "... to advise every one of housekeeping items ..."
07: "Chance that someday you will forget ..."
06: "Helpful" vs. "Helpless"
05: "Battery" vs. "Cell"
04: "TOGO"
03: Changing One's Accent, #2
02: Changing One's Accent, #1
01: "(... the G1 is NOT even close people)"

October 2008

September 2008

30: "The reason's why are threefold:"
29: "meet" vs. "meet with" vs. "meet up with"
28: "Home Theater Install Unit"
27: "... disposing the body ..."
26: "The new manager, John Smith is ..."
25: "They are the people which pay the bill."
24: "Put a notation in the document."
23: "Happy birthday Kirk!"
22: "Natures Family"
21: "Let's discuss about it."
20: "Swimming Suit" vs. "Swim Suit" vs. "Swimsuit"
19: "The fund-raising campaign is underway!"
18: "Those ones ..."
17: "... no more frequent then usual."
16: "These ones ..."
15: Can a verb reveal ethnicity?
14: "Mosquitoes" vs. "Mosquitos"
13: messiest, messier, messy, less messy, least messy
12: "I'll relate it back to ..."
11: "Release trigger and repress while touching object."
10: "Respondent" vs. "Responder"
09: "Coordinate" vs. "Co-ordinate" vs. "Coördinate"
08: "It tastes different." vs. "It tastes differently."
07: "Economic" vs. "Economical"
06: "phone" and "blog"
05: "How are you[,] my sister?"
04: "... please find the documents attached here width."
03: "That's imported travertine marble from Italy."
02: How much to correct this misspelling?
01: "Professional Trainings"

August 2008

31: "... put our thinking gaps on ..."
30: "... a unique opportunity for my colleagues and I ..."
29: "... and if you're school is near by, ..."
28: "Pronounciation"
27: "I thought that the ask of me was ..."
26: "Please forward that on to him."
25: "Pronunciate"
24: Six thousand dollars to correct eleven misspellings
23: "Scull" vs. "Skull"
22: "Spend 15 minutes everyday with the words."
21: "Number" vs. "Numeral"
20: "11 NEWS IN HIGH-DEFINITION"
19: "The hands that install rooves ..."
18: "7x time Tour de France Winner"
17: "It's about 25 foot tall."
16: "Is there anyway to create a clone ..."
15: "MAKE IT SEEMLESS!"
14: "Simular" vs. "Similar"
13: "Ritual" vs. "Superstition"
12: "well-qualified buyers" vs. "well qualified buyers"
11: "Malaria has touched their own lives."
10: It pays to be able to speak more than only English.
09: "return back"
08: "Palate" vs. "Palette" vs. "Pallet"
07: "Polka Dot" vs. "Polka-dot" vs. "Polkadot"
06: "... with a possible extention."
05: "w w Amazon dot com"
04: "Do you mind ...?" "Yes."
03: "... it was passed 3:00 pm ..."
02: Digital photos: Here today. Here tomorrow?
01: "Powerful plant base cleaner"

July 2008

31: "I don't think they'll be adverse to ..."
30: "I know the likely hood of ..."
29: "Tangenting here, ..."
28: "There's some slate gray weaved in to the sofa."
27: "Avenge" vs. "Revenge"
26: Randy Pausch: A Better Communicator
25: "advised of"
24: "... it's reliant upon System Ready-ness ..."
23: "Download it for free."
22: "... a guy who's service goes down every day ..."
21: "Scallion" vs. "Scallop"
20: "Validate" vs. "Verify"
19: "... all of which I use alot, ..."
18: "... no longer apart of the group"
17: "Readyness to travel"
16: "OUR CONDOLANCES TO THE DEBAKEY FAMILY"
15: "Surpress"
14: "Link" vs. "Linkage"
13: "I seen him."
12: "He has ran five miles."
11: "If ya'all could lay out..."
10: "If I would have known, ..."
09: How to put these blog posts in Gmail
08: "Entitled" vs. "Titled"
07: "They credited me back the whole amount."
06: "Physical Year"
05: "She totally condescended to him."
04: "et al"
03: "... which reflects back to our customers."
02: "Bouillon" vs. "Bullion"
01: "Rebel-rouser"

June 2008

30: "There were firstly the Amerindian people."
29: "One" as a Pronoun
28: "Masonary"
27: Using Google to Examine English Usage
26: "... net net effect ..."
25: "The DVD is due on next Sunday."
24: Lessons Learned from George Carlin
23: "... a couple callers ..."
22: "... separate out [something] ...
21: "... when one of the levees breached."
20: "Forth-Sixth Grade Curriculum"
19: "Anecdote" vs. "Antidote"
18: "Restoral" vs. "Restoration"
17: "Call-Jim at ..."
16: Jott
15: "Quote" vs. "Quotation"
14: "... good number to reach you back at?"
13: "... as seemless as possible."
12: "Congradulations!"
11: "... distribute out [something] ..."
10: "... communicate out [something] ..."
09: "I have asked my team to fulfill the following roles."
08: Think "back" with "re-".
07: "... a long-time friend of myself."
06: "Loose" vs. "Lose"
05: "Capable" vs. "Able"
04: "... content assessable from the home page"
03: "Stakeholder the tool ..."
02: "Resiliency" vs. "Resilience"
01: Second, then Third, then First

May 2008

31: "Remote Control"
30: "..., and etcetera."
29: "Dutties"
28: "Mingaling"
27: "Determinate" vs. "Determinant"
26: "It wasn't something I pre-planned."
25: "BECOME A BARBER STYLIST IN 9-MONTHS"
24: "He wanted to play so bad ..."
23: "... for the both of us."
22: "Do to limitations ..."
21: "HIS & HER'S WALK-IN CLOSET"
20: "Accessable"
19: "They brought back little momentos ..."
18: "Alternate" vs. "Alternative"
17: "SLOW CHILDREN AT PLAY"
16: "I liked the visual affects."
15: "Electronical Devices"
14: "Pre-planning"
13: "Limited Quanities"
12: "Blah Blah In Blah"
11: "I'm actually going to lie them down."
10: Simile vs. Metaphor
09: "We were debating on that."
08: "... Comcast will wave its early termination fee ..."
07: "The police car was hidden in the medium."
06: "Disconcerning"
05: "... a cause larger than yourselves."
04: "There are a lot of cats here."
03: "Cache" vs. "Cachet"
02: "Supercede"
01: "Superceed"

April 2008

30: "Lagniappe"
29: "Capital" vs. "Capitol"
28: "go into hospital" vs. "go into the hospital"
27: "... where it has a scar at now."
26: "Foxit Reader is a ... viewer ..., with incredible small size ..."
25: "Suggestive Overall Improvements"
24: "BABY LETS MAKE LOVE."
23: "She makes more than him."
22: "We need to accelerate this pace."
21: "Altercation"
20: "I saw him on yesterday."
19: "I'll bring that to you on tomorrow."
18: "It's the question ... posed of Senator Obama ..."
17: "Anticlimatic"
16: "... it could have a material adverse effect ..."
15: "Monster ... Gold Angled Spade Connectors (2 Pair)"
14: "When I was reading up on that, ..."
13: Dash vs. Hyphen
12: "It crashed in ... Australia killing one cow."
11: "Skype -- social networking at it's best"
10: "There were a number of updates."
09: "None of them work."
08: "I would like for them to ..."
07: "The storage in this kitchen is very minimum."
06: "He did not try to sell me on an expensive system."
05: "Bring" vs. "Carry"
04: "Missed Direct Calls"
03: "WOOD BASE HIGH END FURNITURE"
02: "... when the couple said a guy went up to them ..."
01: "If" vs. "Whether"

March 2008

31: "Im out of Save/pay-by-mail envelopes."
30: "INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES UNIT & APPEAL'S"
29: "Authorizations will be expired on March 31."
28: "We have slows in the area."
27: "Invite" vs. "Invitation"
26: "150,000 net video adds in first quarter"
25: More about "Irregardless"
24: "Sir, for your hurts, myself will be your surgeon: ..."
23: "... in the care of cold water."
22: "Apply anytime weeds are actively growing."
21: "REPORT DISCOURTEOUS DRIVER'S TO"
20: "Please ... forward back to me ..."
19: "Complementary" vs. "Complimentary"
18: "All ready" vs. "Already"
17: "He did not call back yet."
16: "Inoften"
15: "Wood" vs. "Wooden"
14: "Provides Dentist Recommended Benefits"
13: "Avalanche" vs. "Landslide"
12: "Reoccur"
11: "He don't."
10: "Classic" vs. "Classical"
09: "Jealous" vs. "Envious"
08: "FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT"
07: "... something that I and our team appreciate."
06: "Maybe there's some truth to the fact ..."
05: "LOW CALORIE HYDRATOR"
04: "This is the exact same thing."
03: "This is a non-smoking terminal."
02: "A Revolution-ary Way to Grow Tomatoes"
01: "Summarization" vs. "Summary"

February 2008

29: "Continually" vs. "Continuously"
28: "It doesn't cut mustard."
27: "We have to error on the side of caution."
26: "Valentimes Day" or "Valentime's Day"
25: "Heighth"
24: "Supremist"
23: "Allusion" vs. "Delusion" vs. "Illusion"
22: "They" vs. "He" or "She"
21: "All Together" vs. "Altogether"
20: "Historic" vs. "Historical"
19: "at least 16-years of age"
18: "Intent" vs. "Intention"
17: "Communication mediums:"
16: "..., spectacular view properties, ..."
15: "Androgenous" vs. "Androgynous"
14: "I'm worried about him singing with the choir."
13: "Must" vs. "Needs to"
12: "The LAS VEGAS HILTON, will honor ..."
11: "Whether you think youre wrong, ..."
10: "Each of us has our own style."
09: "CLINTON LOOSES SUPPORT"
08: "A no non-sense approach"
07: "Backward" vs. "Backwards"
06: "Acronym" vs. "Initialism"
05: "Albumen" vs. "Albumin"
04: "Unchartered territory"
03: "RADAR ENFORCED"
02: "Entertaining Room"
01: "PIN Number"

January 2008

31: "ATM Machine"
30: "Supposedly" vs. "Supposably"
29: "Create two process-improvement opportunities."
28: "Thanks so much for sharing Jim."
27: "Gender" vs. "Sex"
26: "Anytime" vs. "Any Time"
25: "Loath" vs. "Loathe"
24: "Conversate"
23: "Oh, for Heaven sakes!"
22: "ARTIC FRONT"
21: "Whether or not" vs. "Whether"
20: "Whether" vs. "If"
19: "The following tests will be ran."
18: "They created me a business-objects ID."
17: "Die" vs. "Pass Away" vs. "Pass"
16: "Click here if this page does not refresh in one minute."
15: "Driver License" vs. "Driver's License" vs. "Drivers' License"
14: "Bring" vs. "Take" Revisited
13: "One of the most deadly phenomenon ..."
12: "This should be another cumulative criteria."
11: "The Nelson's"
10: "... a tool to manage the project end to end."
09: "Please wait for the host to be seated."
08: "Flammable" vs. "Inflammable" vs. "Nonflammable"
07: "Imply" vs. "Infer"
06: "She cleaved to her mother." vs. "She cleaved the limb from the tree."
05: "Seed the lawn." vs. "Seed the tomato."
04: "We join up with Tom."
03: "... the biggest in recorded history."
02: "WordPress Red Womens T-Shirt"
01: "NEW YEARS EVE WITH CARSON DALY"

December 2007

31: "Select Items Storewide"
30: "A while" vs. "Awhile"
29: "Step 1. Walkup to the bar."
28: "Disection"
27: "Las Vegas was beat out by Liverpool."
26: "Ourself"
25: Give. Help. Get.
24: "Healthy" vs. "Healthful"
23: "That" vs. "Which"
22: "... , sort of speak."
21: "The website is growing everyday."
20: "She don't love you no more."
19: "echo back"
18: "I'm not sure where she's at."
17: "Translator" vs. "Interpreter"
16: "10 lucky employees and there one guest have ..."
15: "We can setup a meeting."
14: "Cohort"
13: "She could of called."
12: "Dependent" vs. "Dependant"
11: "Verbal" vs. "Oral"
10: "Between" vs. "Among"
09: "Second of all,"
08: "Jon is suppose to present it."
07: "ingenius products"
06: "Miniscule"
05: "Install" vs. "Installer" vs. "Installation"
04: "sign and drive"
03: "which is very fun"
02: "Can" vs. "May"
01: "Eminent" vs. "Imminent"

November 2007

30: "Elicit" vs. "Illicit"
29: "Can Hillary be beat?"
28: "Literally, we're bursting out of the walls."
27: "It is to provide more than 58,000 jobs."
26: "Each person was prettier than the next."
25: "We'll see who outdoes each other."
24: "Iniquity" vs. "Inequity"
23: "As the Earth rotated around the Sun ..."
22: Give a little. Get a lot.
21: "Building the worlds best communications company ..."
20: "Lift to assure disposal."
19: "Toward" vs. "To"
18: "Nauseous" vs. "Nauseated"
17: "Upon" vs. "On"
16: "Utilize" vs. "Use"
15: "In line" vs. "Inline"
14: "Where are you at?"
13: "He looks different." vs. "He looks differently."
12: "Is comprised of"
11: "Methodology" vs. "Method"
10: "He graduated college last year."
09: "Please list out what you want."
08: "I'm waiting for him to reply back."
07: "I'll share out the document."
06: "Please respond back."
05: "Listing" vs. "List"
04: "From 9 a.m. - Noon"
03: "Come" vs. "Go"
02: "400 Pair of Copper Wiring"
01: "The cases display below the search criteria."

October 2007

31: "I could care less."
30: "Bring" vs. "Take"
29: "Irregardless"
28: "On behalf of myself and other company Leaders, I want to thank you ..."
27: "Kid's Club" vs. "Kids' Club" vs. "Kids Club"
26: "It will start on today."
25: "Everyday - 10 AM to 9 PM"
24: "Please send that file to Ellen or myself."
23: "Please send it to he and I."
22: Commas change third person to first person.
21: "i.e." versus "e.g."
20: "Premise Installer"
19: More about YOUR vs. YOU'RE
18: "THATS HOT / YOUR NOT"
17: "Making Referrals are Easy"

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