P. S. Amanda draws first blood in the "find error's in Greg's blog" contest, proving in the process that a spell check program is no substitute for careful proofreading. Brava, Amanda!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Three Little Guinea-Pigs
I thought you might like to see some more information about "Guinea-Pigging" for medical research. Below are links to discussions on the topic. You'll also find a link to a company that matches potential research subjects with upcoming studies. As professor Elliot says in his article in The New Yorker, "This is not something you or I do. This is something the poor do so the rich can get better drugs." Clearly medicine cannot advance without human testing. Do you think there should be more regulation to ensure that these studies are safe and ethical?
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I believe the correct word is "ensure" not "insure"...
You are correct. While the word is spelled correctly, it's the wrong word! If only spell checking programs were smart enough to take into account the context of the word within the sentence... Until then, all of us—English Professors included—need to proofread carefully.
I was actually reading a news article where the commonly mixed up "effect" was used instead of the correct "affect".
We all make mistakes, however.
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