Comments on: Cool Tool. Never Use the Wrong Word Again. http://beabetterwriternow.com/2009/05/no-more-excuses-never-use-the-wrong-word-again/ Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:45:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Thomas Krul http://beabetterwriternow.com/2009/05/no-more-excuses-never-use-the-wrong-word-again/#comment-441 Thomas Krul Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:45:16 +0000 http://beabetterwriternow.com/?p=211#comment-441 I've often shuddered when reading egregiously miss-used words in even professional documents but I'm having a hard time convincing anyone there's a difference between "artifacts" and "artefacts". Hypercard FTW, however one would expect that given 20 years' worth of input, this database would have eventually become self-aware ;-) .-= Thomas Krul´s last blog ..<a href="http://bidmyreno.com/content/welcome-bidmyrenocom" rel="nofollow">welcome back to bidmyreno.com</a> =-. I’ve often shuddered when reading egregiously miss-used words in even professional documents but I’m having a hard time convincing anyone there’s a difference between “artifacts” and “artefacts”. Hypercard FTW, however one would expect that given 20 years’ worth of input, this database would have eventually become self-aware ;-)
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]]> By: FredInChina http://beabetterwriternow.com/2009/05/no-more-excuses-never-use-the-wrong-word-again/#comment-30 FredInChina Wed, 13 May 2009 19:18:19 +0000 http://beabetterwriternow.com/?p=211#comment-30 Thank you for sharing with your readers & for the credits Yelwrose :-). I am an English speaker as a 2nd language; I cringe each time I read a horde of gold when the appropriate word is a hoard... A horde is when the barbarians are coming for your hoard. Keep this nifty tool handy. Next is someone to take care of USUK journalists using "decimated" when "destroyed" was appropriate. Thank you for sharing with your readers & for the credits Yelwrose :-) .
I am an English speaker as a 2nd language; I cringe each time I read a horde of gold when the appropriate word is a hoard… A horde is when the barbarians are coming for your hoard.

Keep this nifty tool handy.

Next is someone to take care of USUK journalists using “decimated” when “destroyed” was appropriate.

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