[Ads-l] "grow ups"??

Joel Berson berson at ATT.NET
Sun Apr 10 02:55:52 UTC 2016


Addendum:  Wouldn't consistency lead not to "takes on" but to "take-ons the real world"?

      From: Joel Berson <berson at ATT.NET>
 To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU 
 Sent: Saturday, April 9, 2016 10:51 PM
 Subject: [ADS-L] "grow ups"??
   
Is the following a simple typo (placing the "s" after the wrong word), or an example of some known type of error?  ("I/you grow up", "he/she grow-ups" instead of "grows up"?)


"With help from a young girl and a widower, a woman finally grow ups and takes on the real world."

A FiOs TV guide description of a movie.

Joel


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