Centers for Disease Control and Prevention = plural
As in the previous entry, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are also plural. (Centers).
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March 17, 2014
National Institutes of Health = plural
The National Institutes of Health is plural (notice the s). It contains entities such as the National Institute of Nursing Research (no s).
March 13, 2014
Spell check fail of the day
What was written: “ages raged” from 13 to 19. What I think was meant: I think they meant “ages ranged” from 13 to 19. Punch Line: Most people raged when…
March 12, 2014
Spell check fail of the day
What was written: Someone recently wrote that they won an "Aware." What I think was meant: I think they meant that they won an "Award." Punch Line: Knowledge is its…
February 27, 2014
Spell check fail of the day
What was written: Someone recently wrote that they began "pursing graduate degrees." What I think was meant: I think they meant that they began "pursuing graduate degrees." Punch Line: Graduate…
February 24, 2014
Spell check fail of the day
What was written: She has trained 13 service gods. What I think was meant: She has trained 13 service dogs. Punch Line: I know animal lovers worship their pets, but…
February 20, 2014
Spell check fail of the day
What was written: Someone recently wrote that they were elected to a certain "Fall of Fame." What I think was meant: I think they meant "Hall of Fame." Punch Line:…
February 17, 2014
Spell check fail of the day
"Atrial." The right word was "arterial." This was for a paper on vascular effects on the heart, so "atrial" would work in the context because the heart has two atria.…
March 25, 2013
A word about word variation
In creative writing, writers are encouraged to vary their word choice. Readers weary of a text where “he said” (for example) is in every line of dialog. However, in scientific…
March 11, 2013
The definite article (when to use “the”)
I have found that people for whom English is a second language have the biggest problems with when to use an article with an abstract noun--the name of a quality…
March 6, 2013
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