Wordsplosion! » Corrective action http://wordsplosion.com Showcasing the best of the worst of the wide world of words Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:32:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 1st LT http://wordsplosion.com/1st-lt/ http://wordsplosion.com/1st-lt/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:53:13 +0000 Mark http://wordsplosion.com/?p=1294 photo

Five points off for a single errant character? Tough grader.

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“Be the change you want to see in the world.”

– Mahatma Gandhi

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Of course he’s white… but you don’t say it!

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The person who replied also happens to believe in anarchy — just not as it pertains to matters of spelling. We call this political worldview Anarchospellfascism.

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Where the people are fancier than the condos.

Enjoy your Wordsplosion palate cleansing chaser of the week. It seems they got wise.

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How many people both carry spray paint around, and know that “1 in 5 children are” is incorrect? Precious few, I’d wager. My favorite part is the example of when “are” would be correct.

Update: a lot of you are noticing that it appears to say “soiicited” instead of “solicited.” But that’s just because the paper is tattered and the line of the “L” is interrupted.

Observe:

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