Birmingham News columnist Kathy Kemp shared several bloopers with her readers in this morning's newspaper as she signed off for 2007 and wished everyone a Happy New Year. We can all benefit from reminders about how easy it is to confuse similar words in the English language.
Here are some of Kathy's examples:
1. "...years ago,...I wrote a story about an elderly couple who had built a regulation croquet field in their backyard. Throughout the article, though, I used the word 'crochet,' a different pasttime altogether."
2. "I wrote about the 'genteel' members of an elite men's club, but spelled it 'gentile,'....
3. Kathy says she's also written about "Parkay (parquet) floors" and "equine" (aquiline) noses.
Kathy pointed out that she strives to be accurate and, as a loyal reader even back in the old Post-Herald days, I can testify that Kathy's bloopers have been extremely few and far between. Hope yours will be, too.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
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