Sissy's Common Errors List

Common Errors List:

1. Misspelling:

Incorrect—“In addition, the barber said, “’So it was going to be very difficult to explain that I had him right in my hands and let him go peacefully—alive and shaved’” (286).

Correct—“In addition, the barber’s said, “‘so it was going to be very difficult to explain that I had him right in my hands and let him go peacefully—alive and shaved’” (286).

2. Instead of a colon, a period was needed:

            Incorrect—“The barber’s moral decision is decided with the following statement: ‘but I don’t want to be a murderer. You came to me for a shave. And I perform my work honorably. I don’t want blood on my hands. Just lather, that’s all. You are an executioner and I am only a barber.’” (287).

            Correct—“ The barber’s moral decision is decided with the following statement. “’But I don’t want to be a murderer. You came to me for a shave. And I perform my work honorably. I don’t want blood on my hands. Just lather, that’s all. You are an executioner and I am only a barber.’” (287).

3. Fragment:

            Incorrect—“Meaning Captain Torres probably always thinks of the repercussions of killing someone before and after he kills people.”

            Correct—“Captain Torres gives thought to killing his enemies.”

4. Missing Period:

            Incorrect—“As Yursil said that “’agent rushed him through signing the contracts, at least the one of which was in English, which Yursil does not read’” (“Slaves put Squid on U.S. Dining Tables from South Pacific Catch”)

            Correct—“As Yursil said that “’agent rushed him through signing the contracts, at least the one of which was in English, which Yursil does not read.'” (“Slaves put Squid on U.S. Dining Tables from South Pacific Catch”)

5. Missing Quotes:

            Incorrect—“This was passed in April 8, 1864 by the senate, and it was adopted by 

December 6, 1865.”

            Correct—“This was passed in April 8, 1864 by the senate, and it was “adopted” by 

December 6, 1865.”

6. Missing Period

            Incorrect—“Thailand defines trafficking as ‘recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of person, by the means of the threat or use of force for the purpose of exploitation’”

            Correct—“Thailand defines trafficking as ‘recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of person, by the means of the threat or use of force for the purpose of exploitation.’”