Crescent opened this issue on Aug 17, 2002 ยท 28 posts
Crescent posted Sun, 18 August 2002 at 11:18 PM
Okay, you got me! It took me a minute to find my mistake. I admit that I still need work on my editing skills. Thanks for pointing the mistake. (I knew if I submitted something on grammar, a dumb mistake would slip in. I read it several times before posting it and still missed the error.) I put these up because they're common mistakes and aren't found by spell checkers. Editors tend to toss out submissions filled with mistakes like the ones listed above. You're right - the idea behind the grammar list isn't to strike fear into the hearts of writers, but to give them one less thing to worry about if they are concerned about their grammar. A lot of people get these words mixed up, so I figured a short list with examples would make it easier to pick the correct words, leaving more time to concentrate on characters, plot, etc. Thanks again for keeping me honest! :-)