Common Errors

I’m not the best English speaker in the world. I fumble over pronunciation and usage as much as anyone. Yet there are some misuses of the language that make me cringe. My prevailing nemesis is the oft used non-word “irregardless”. Regardless of intent, this is not a word. There is however a laundry list of words, combinations, phrases, pronunciations and enunciations that baffle me still. So I want to introduce Don Holferkamp’s wonderful book, A Lighthearted Book of Common Errors. Don was an editor at Concordia Publishing House. He wrote this book to offer fun and lighthearted corrections for our common errors (hey, that sounds like the title). This isn’t a brow-beating tome, but a thoroughly enjoyable collection of oft used misuses of English. I’m happy Don brought me on board to pen some humorous illustrations for the book. If you’re like me, you’ve dangled plenty of participles in your time. Don helps us undangle them. Take a look at http://www.amazon.com/Lighthearted-Book-Common-Errors-ebook/dp/B004O0UDTA