The Dallas Mavericks are making Eddy Curry flap around like some sort of flag. I think. At least that’s what it says on the Yahoo! front page:
(Anyone with an IQ above room temperature knows that the Mavericks have actually waived Curry.)
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Waving a red flag in front of a bull
October 1, 2011 — LauraFor some people, reading a homophonic mistake is like waving a red flag in front of a bull. I’m one of those people. So, when I saw this on Yahoo! Shine, my head lowered, I pawed the ground, and steam billowed from my I saw red:
Posted in Confused Words, waive/wave. Tags: Commonly confused words, editing, homophone, homophones, Piper Weiss, proofreading, Shine, waive, wave, writing, Yahoo!, Yahoo! Shine. Leave a Comment »
Waiving all rights, waving a banner
October 30, 2008 — LauraThe Yahoo! Sports blog should waive its right to error-free writing with this homophonic mix-up:
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Posted in Confused Words, waive/wave, Wrong words. Tags: Commonly confused words, funny homophones, homophone, homophones, waive, wave, wrong word, Yahoo!, Yahoo! Sports. Leave a Comment »
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