Here is a good example of where proofreading could improve a sentence:
Ikea has received eight reports of the buckles opening worldwide, with three reports of injuries.
What was that again? Ikea has (to their credit) voluntarily recalled high chairs sold between 2006 and the beginning of 2010 because of a problem with restraint buckles. However, the sentence above makes it sound as if these buckles OPEN WORLDWIDE. What the reporter means is that, worldwide, there have been eight reports of the buckles opening unexpectedly, but that is not what the sentence says. It should read this way:
Worldwide, Ikea has received eight reports of the buckles opening unexpectedly, with three reports of injuries.
It is important to be sure that a modifier like WORLDWIDE is inserted where it will describe the correct thing.
Tags: adjectives and adverbs, Ikea, sentence structure, The Birmingham News
Where can I find the best online creative writing courses? I live in NYC so which colleges offer the best online creative writing course? If not in a college than where else?.
I have two suggestions for checking online creative writing courses: 1) Go to the website of Poets & Writers at http://www.pw.org. 2) The Alabama Writers’ Forum also has a scrolling calendar with links to all kinds of writing opportunities. You will find it at http://www.writersforum.org.
certainly true. people are often mislead by people writing misleading words. if they want to be trusted and not just getting the attention of people then they should practice honest literacy.
Thank you for your comment. You make a good point. In the interest of “honest literacy,” please let me point out to you that the participle of MISLEAD is MISLED (as in “People are often MISLED BY….”
I would suggest that you check the website for Poets & Writers magazine.
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