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My name is Bob Land. I am a full-time freelance editor and proofreader, and occasional indexer. This blog is my website.

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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Gates of hell, part 2: Don't trust Bill with grammar ideas

I received this email today from a freelance writer friend:

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I thought I’d share a laugh. MS Word grammar doesn’t always make the best choices.

For the sentence (part of an informational flyer about screening for colorectal cancer) that reads, “Women should have no more than 1 drink a day,” Word suggested the following substitution:


“Women should have no more than 1 DRUNK a day.”

I agree. In fact, one drunk a day is MORE than enough!

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