The post in which I admit my grammatical flaws
In “Do you make these mistakes when you write?” on Copyblogger (a site I mentioned in my last post) Brian Clark highlights seven common mistakes that the masters Strunk and White and some of Copyblogger’s readers have highlighted:
- Loose vs. lose
- Me, myself, and I
- Different than vs. different from
- Improper use of the apostrophe (I’ve delved into that subject a few times)
- Parallelism
- i.e. vs. e.g.
- Could of, would of, should of
My main problems concern “lead” vs. “led” and “their” vs. “there.” While I know the differences between them, it requires conscious thought to make sure I get them right. Usually good grammar comes easier to me.
What writing mistakes are you prone to make?

My writing focuses on travel and culture. I've contributed to The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Air Canada's enRoute, BlackBook, Budget Travel, Deadspin, and Louisville Magazine. I'm also the editor-in-chief of Louisville.com and BlackBook's Louisville City Editor.