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“I Shutter to Think”

Actually, that would be “shudder” — shutters (with “t’s” not “d’s”) are what bracket a window. Unfortunately, I realized that AFTER sending an email to a client earlier this week confusing the two (and no, spellcheck doesn’t catch such gaffes). How mortarfying!!   🙂
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“Stoaked” About the Vikings (or is that “stoked”?)

Star Trib Typo’s “Vikings Stoaked After First Victory” –headline, Star Tribune (9/10/12) In the “now you see it, now you don’t” category:  the headline above on the Star Tribune’s Web site last night. When I checked this morning, someone in proofreading — or a sharp-eyed reader 🙂  — had brought the gaffe to management’s attention, and...
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