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Rogue apostrophes and more

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Q1 is a triumph. The Skypoint café on Level 77 is 230 metres above sea level, offering panoramic views up and down the coast, and over the hinterland. There’s also a display celebrating the history of the Gold Coast, and advising tourists of some of the more spectacular places to visit in the mountains. If only the people who prepared the display had given a little more attention to proof reading!

Check the second sentence under the heading Mount Cougal to spot the obvious error. Then look for the misspelt word on the bottom line. For extra points, consider the stream of words under the heading Natural Bridge. One word will turn it into a proper sentence. Name the missing word!

The use and misuse of the Oxford comma

I met with a prospective client the other day. It proved to be, shall we say, most interesting. She insisted that and should never be preceded by a comma, and could not be dissuaded from her view. She was referring, of course, to the Oxford comma. It precedes the and in a list of three… Continue Reading