Instant Quiz
Can you correct the error in the sentence below? Scroll to the bottom of today’s post for the answer.
Gabe is always in trouble because he insists on flaunting the rules.
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My husband has been the garden writer for a newspaper for 32 years. His first editor was a pleasant young woman who — unfortunately — had some odd ideas about writing. One of them was her belief that because was a bad word.
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Instant Quiz ANSWER
The word you need today is flout. (Flaunt refers to showing off.)
Gabe is always in trouble because he insists on flouting the rules. CORRECT
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