Blog 7

The AP Stylebook has been my friend this semester with two of my classes. Ok, so talk about the English language being difficult. You think you know what you are saying and the whole time you have been writing it out wrong. For example, the word OK our textbook tells us not to use okay which I do all the time. It’s funny because I see a lot of other people do the same thing. The height and measurements are confusing because I assume what I’ve written is correct. The wording is different in the AP book so I end up being wrong in my answer. For example, She is 4 feet 8 inches tall or the 4-foot-8-inch girl is going to jump.  Then if you write 4'8" the apostrophe always indicates the feet while the quote is for the inches. I think there are too many rules, but it could be just me being difficult and complaining. I try to be careful in my writing but find myself going back to check my work which can be time consuming. One of my problem is I tend to second guess my writing or my answers on a test and I need go with my gut. This is one of my classes this semester that is pushing me to rethink my words and punctuation in my writing assignments. It’s a good thing, but can be overwhelming.

The mistake I found was in People magazine and they were talking about Kim Kardashian having body insecurities. It says that “…seen met at the Met.” It should have been “…seen me at the Met.” Then it said, “The Mexico trip really f—ed up.” It should have said, “The Mexico trip really f—d me up.”

PEOPLE magazine mistake:                                                                                                                                  Back in Los Angeles, family friend Jonathan Cheban pointed out that Kim had developed “a real insecurity problem lately.”  “You should have seen met at the Met. If you think this is bad …” she responded. “The Mexico trip really f—ed up.”