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Prof. Wordo
Member since 19th November 2006
Prof. Wordo (aka Bill Moore) is available to present onsite training in improving professional writing skills and entertaining lectures on many aspects of language history, development, and use. For more information, send email to AskProfWordo@WriteRiteRight.com and visit him at http//wordo.blogspot.com. Bill is the author of Write Rite Right: A Compendium Of Homonyms, Homophones, & Frequently Misapplied Words. He is a writer, instructional designer, and trainer with over 30 years professional experience. For writing services, contact him at moore_words@comcast.net. Visit his Website at http://www.WriteRiteRight.com
08th May 2007
Today’s wordo came in via the old (e)mail bag and concerns a typical Type C Wordo. (If this is your first Wordo Alert, there’s a definition of a wordo at the end of this article.) If you think presume and assume or ensure and insure mean the same thin...
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29th December 2006
What is any more common than a Type B Wordo? (If this is your first Wordo Alert, there’s a definition of a wordo at the end of this article.) Like Type A Wordos, this is a mistake your spell checker won’t catch because it sees nothing wrong with, “T...
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11th December 2006
The lovely wife and I were watching an old movie recently, and one of the characters answered the phone and said, “Who should I say is calling?” and my wife said, “There’s a wordo for you. She should have said, ‘Whom should I say.’” I couldn...
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09th December 2006
Today we look at a common Type C Wordo. (If this is your first Wordo Alert, there’s a definition of a wordo at the end of this article.) You can make the wrong choice between two words that seem to mean the same thing such as presume and assume or infer...
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20th November 2006
Actually, the wordos are already here. Probably have been ever since people started using that new-fangled tool – writing – to make something other than inventory lists. Since you won't find wordo in the dictionary, I'll start with a definition and so...
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