“Writers, hear this – most of your grammar and usage problems would disappear if you tool time to read your work when you finish the first writing.” (**error has since been corrected. –ed.**)

Yes, the “k” and the “l” keys are together on a QWERTY keyboard, and a spell checking tool is unlikely to catch this accidental mistake, making it far less egregious than the agreement problems discussed in the article. I was fascinated that the author, in the very next sentence, chastised not-so-capable writers for the very same lack of proofreading.

I think we’re all victims of the Twitter/IM/sound-byte culture that has ravaged our collective communication sensibilities.

OK, that’s enough anal-retentive chatter. It’s Friday – time to let down one’s hair and relax a little.

Your post settled a discussion I was having with a client about noun+verb and pronoun+noun matching. Thank you!