Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Common Mistakes

****Always underline the title of books:

Bless Me Ultima
Lord of the Flies
To Kill a Mockingbird



****Dramatize ≠ traumatize

Dramatize = enact OR express oneself in a dramatic /exaggerated way
Traumatize = inflict trauma OR injure



****Capitalize proper nouns (this means names, too!):

Lupito Tony Ralph Piggy



****Different ≠ different

D i f f e r e n t (There are TWO e’s)


**** alot≠ a lot
alot= not a word
a lot= TWO words (there is a space between words)