Adverbs

“… please find the documents attached here width.”

Adverbs

I saw this in an email message yesterday.

Problem:
The two words “here width” do not form an adverbial phrase.

Explanation:
The complete sentence in the email message was “For all those who cannot access the links, please find the documents attached here width.”

The problem with the sentence is that the two words “here width” — spelled H-E-R-E-SPACE-W-I-D-T-H — together do not form an adverbial phrase.

These two words, however, do sound like the adverb “herewith” — spelled H-E-R-E-W-I-T-H — which means by means of this, or along with this, or hereby, which gives us our solution.

I wish that I could search for this two-word “here width” mistake with Google, but I got a lot of matches that were not representative of mistakes.

Solution:
“… please find the documents attached herewith.”

“Spend 15 minutes everyday with the words.”

Adjectives, Adverbs, Common English Blunders

I saw this in a Web article about English.

Problem:
“Everyday” is an adjective, but an adverb is required here.

Explanation:
I was searching the Web for the negative effect of spelling errors when I found this sentence.

The sentence appeared in an article titled “COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS“, which gave parents the recommended frequency and duration of helping their children to learn the correct spellings of words.

Unfortunately, one can spell words correctly but still make mistakes with grammar.

“Everyday” — spelled E-V-E-R-Y-D-A-Y — tells you what. For example, an “everyday event” is something that occurs daily. In other words, “everyday” is an adjective; it modifies a noun (such as “event”).

In contrast, “every day” — spelled E-V-E-R-Y-SPACE-D-A-Y — tells you when. “It happens every day.” is an example of the correct use of “every day” (with the space in the middle).

The goal of the article writer was to tell the reader when to spend fifteen minutes with words.

Solution:
“Spend 15 minutes every day with the words.”

“Is there anyway to create a clone …”

Adverbs

I saw this at a software-development online forum.

Problem:
The single word “anyway” is incorrect in this sentence.

Explanation:
The question appeared at an online forum for software developers. The forum participant was asking about creating a clone of a Microsoft Excel worksheet using Visual Basic for Applications.

The single word “anyway” is an adverb that means regardless or in any case.

An example of the proper use of the adverb “anyway” is “Even if you do not like it, I am going to Galveston anyway.”

If we replace the adverb “anyway” in what I saw online with the adverb’s definition, then we get “Is there regardless to create a clone …” — clearly showing that the adverb “anyway” does not belong in the forum participant’s sentence (at least not where he put it).

The forum participant was actually asking whether there was a method or way to create a clone. This gives us the solution.

Solution:
“Is there any way to create a clone …”