Summary
When I type missteak, I don't need a copy editor to point out my error; the spelling program on my computer will catch that one.
But if I use the word their when there is correct or if my intent is to use the verb affect (to influence) and type effect (to cause) instead, it will take a conscientious copy editor or a careful reader to point out the error of my double-word ways.See the full content of this document
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'Police' Have a Word with Us
Homonyms -- words that sound alike but that have different meanings and different spellings -- are one of the problems; spell- check programs don't make a distinction between they're, their and there.
But words with similar s...See the full content of this document
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