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The 101 common errors Print E-mail
Written by Dr Madsen Pirie   
Tuesday, 29 April 2008

When I began writing about "Common Errors" in early January, I had little idea how many there would be!  It seems that there are more erroneous views in everyday currency than I had supposed possible. However, a series became a book. I decided to stop at 101, for in Room 101 of Orwell's "1984" is the thing that everyone fears most. In this case it is the plausible assumptions that are completely mistaken.  By coincidence the starter courses in US universities and colleges are often designated 101 courses. The series which became a book is now "Freedom 101" and you can read about it here.

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So, no honors class?
written by anomdebus, April 29, 2008
What shall we do with all of the unaddressed common errors? I like the format of handling each issue separately as well as not needing to spread it out over 500 words to get a proper essay.
I am up for CE201!
Excellent
written by Nathan, April 30, 2008
I've been reading the common errors as you've written them and I've been sending links to friends who needed to read them. Any chance of a U.S. release for the book? Amazon won't let me buy it for some reason.

Really great stuff. Thank you for taking the time to write it all out so clearly!

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