I’ve been known to forget many things. In fact, my sister is convinced that I’ve had ridiculously early Alzheimer’s since I was six years old when I forgot to turn off the bath water and it ended up flooding her bedroom.
Nevertheless, despite my memory lapses, there are just some things you never forget. For instance, I never seem to forget the words to Delta Dawn (what’s that flower you have on, could it be a faded rose…) I also can’t forget the lyrics to I Never Promised You A Rose Garden (along with sunshine, there’s got to be a little rain sometime)…what is it about country music? And, by the way “got to be” is not good grammar – “has to be” is better.
Other things I don’t forget are to feed my pet; do a self-breast exam; and watch Family Guy.
One memory that will never perish dates back to my early years in advertising when I didn’t proofread a restaurant ad that I had written. As such, the ad went to print with the word dinning, whatever that is, instead of dining. This mistake I’ve never forgotten.
The point of my story? Spell check, spell check, spell check. Trust me, that tool is more important than character count for tweeters.
Here are some sentences that I found on dating profiles when I scanned a few dating sites today. Some are hilarious. All are a good reminder to use spell check.
1) Send me a massage.
(Through email? Really?)
2) It doesn’t get better then this.
(Actually it does. Use “than” and your grammar will improve significantly)
3) Looking for a god man.
(Aren’t we all!)
4) I’m runny and will make you laugh.
(You already have, thanks.)
5) Are you my night in shiny armor?
(Even spell check can’t help this)
6) Looking for Mr. Tight!
(Is that right?)
And last, but certainly not least:
7) I’m a good cok.
(Great because I’m a vagin)
Spell check will help you find typos and even grammatical errors. However, if you want to be sure that you have no blunders whatsoever then hire a professional ad writer (me) to write your online dating profile.
For tips on how to write a great online dating profile, check out samples of great online dating profiles. You can also uncover some of the traits that make you unique by filling out the free personality quiz.
Of all my blogs, I really really really hope there are no typos in this one.
