Writers Tricks of the Trade VOLUME 10 ISSUE 1 | Page 22
Y OU D ON ’ T S AY !
WRONG WORDS CAN CHANGE THE MEANING
A LITTLE ST. PATRICK’S DAY STORY
B Y M IKE D ENNIS AND M ORGAN S T . J AMES
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SOMEHOW A LEPRECHAUN MANAGED TO SNEAK IN AND INSERT MANY WRONG WORDS IN THIS STORY
Fore Leaf Clover
Wood you like
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The Leprechan is
messing with words
The moral of the story—don’t use a leprechaun for your editor!
W E KNOW THAT THIS ISSUE IS PUBLISHED IN J ANUARY , SO S T . P ADDY ’ S D AY MIGHT SEEM TOO FAR IN ADVANCE .
B UT , W RITERS ’ T RICKS OF THE T RADE PUBLISHES QUARTERLY , SO GUESS WHAT ? T HE L EPRECHANS WILL BE DOING
THEIR TRICKS BEFORE THE NEXT ISSUE . ENJOY
MIKE: Wood you like two no three
good luck traditions fore St. Patrick’s
Day?
MIKE: Know, I promise not two due
that. Here goes. First, its lucky two
find a fore leaf clover.
MORGAN: How did that won start?
MORGAN: If I no you, your going to
try two pull the wool over my I’s.
W INTER 2020
MIKE: The Druids got it into there
heads that it helped to spot which’s
and other demons. Then their’s the
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