They’re not vocal chords. Even though you use them to sing chords, they’re vocal cords:
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Speaking of vocal chords…
February 11, 2013 — Laura
Posted in chord/cord, Confused Words. Tags: chord, Commonly confused words, cord, editing, funny writing errors, funny writing mistakes, homophones, omg!, proofreading, vocal cords, Yahoo!, Yahoo! omg!. 5 Comments »
That doesn’t strike a chord
June 28, 2012 — LauraHitting a rope isn’t going to make a whole lot of noise, so what does this mean?
That expression doesn’t strike a bell (or even a chord) with me. Maybe it’s a new expression conceived by the Yahoo! Shine writer.
Posted in chord/cord, Confused Words. Tags: chord, Commonly confused words, cord, editing, homophone, homophones, Piper Weiss, proofreading, Shine, strike a cord, writing, wrong word, Yahoo!, Yahoo! Shine. Leave a Comment »
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