The headings on the left are of the solutions, not the problems. Those within ‘Hyphen’, for instance, show the hyphen used to correct errors. Yet the errors themselves may not be caused by a hyphen. Also, where an extract has several mistakes, these are dealt with one by one according to their type.
All the proposed solutions follow accepted rules of British usage; however, some of these are open to various meanings. A case in point affects whether to punctuate the start of certain sentences. Oops! mostly ignores such cases, but elsewhere I have opted one way or another where the rules allow. Here, this isn’t wrong; it’s to clarify what is meant. It’s always the writer’s job to ensure that the reader will understand.
The plan with Oops! is to find real-world cases and show how to correct them, nothing more. So if you’re the author of a featured piece and you want it removed, just ask. Importantly, if you think I’ve got something wrong, please use feedback@26letters.co.uk to tell me.
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