Be careful when using the pronoun ‘one,’ keep it on even when it sounds boring!
Makrima STATIONERY in Tegeta, Dar. We give a big up to the artist who did this poster, writing “stationery,” (which is what it should be) instead of “stationary” (wrong) like many of his colleagues across Bongo do! However, he goofs when he paints LAMMINATION (double M) instead of LAMINATION. He also paints RULLED (double L) instead of RULED. Trust signwriters! PHOTO | HM
All scribblers make mistakes. Which is why, there’re editors, proofreaders and revise editors, these being gatekeepers who ensure that what the reader picks up at the newsstand or bookshop will be as clean as it can possibly be.
There’s a tendency for gatekeepers to be casual towards the work handed in to them by those viewed as too good to goof. That’s a big mistake, for like I say above, we all make mistakes. And when a mistake appears in some work penned by a “significant” scribbler, the reader may be misled to conclude it’s okay!
