arccosinus's avatar
arccosinus

Jan. 8, 2020

0
THIEVES STEAL THE DUMBEST THING EVER!

However tempting it might be, do not steal devices that can help track you down!
Today we are visiting Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, California. There we are going to find two stupid idiots who stole some things.
Now, let me ask you this. If you were a thief, would you like to be tracked down? So you probably would not steal anything, which would help police locate you, right? So would our crazy stupid idiots, but guess what? They failed to do so. Because what they had stolen, was a lot of GPS trackers from a hi-tech company which produces them.
The theft happened in June 2017 when two thieves stole $18,000 worth of GPS trackers presumably confusing them with phone chargers since the trackers were very alike to such phone accessories. The owner of the company didn’t get confused though:
“The moment we realized they had a box of trackers, we went into recovery mode,” the owner said. “We notified the police and equipped them to track the devices, and in about 5 or 6 hours, it was done.”
The thieves were tracked down in five hours or so. You would probably think that’s the end of the story. But wait, there is more. Not only did the thieves steal the trackers, but they also decided to celebrate their success by drinking beer from the fridge situated in the scene of the crime. That was when one of the thieves cut his finger with a beer tab and left bloody fingerprints all over the place!
The police had plenty evidence to work with. The cxops were also able to locate the place where the thieves kept their prey. There were even more stolen things from other crimes the thieves had committed.
Don’t steal devices that can help track you down – that’s our free CSI advice for today!

Corrections

THIEVES STEAL THE DUMBEST THING EVER!

However tempting it might be, do not steal devices that can help track you down!

Today we are visiting Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, California.

Now, let me ask you this.:

Iif you were a thief, would you like to be tracked down?

If we use a colon ":" in the previous sentence, we have to connect it to this one, so I made the initial letter lower case.

The owner of the company didn’t get confused though:. “The moment we realized they had a box of trackers, we went into recovery mode,” the owner said. “We notified the police and equipped them to track the devices, and in about 5 or 6 hours, it was done.

I see the other corrections here, but I think the only problem in this paragraph is punctuation. It looks good.

”The thieves were tracked down in five hours or so.

You would probably think that’s the end of the story.

But wait, there is more.

Yours is technically correct, too.

There were even more stolen things from other crimes the thieves had committed.

Don’t steal devices that can help track you down – that’s our free CSI advice for today!

Feedback

This was entertaining! A bloody fingerprint is probably the worst thing to leave behind at the scene of the crime in 2020. Nice writing.

arccosinus's avatar
arccosinus

Jan. 9, 2020

0

Wow, thanks for the elaborate explanation! It was plenty helpful!

THIEVES STEAL THE DUMBEST THINGS EVER!

However tempting it might be, do not steal devices that can help track you down!

Today we are visiting Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, California.

There we are going to find two stupid idiots who stole some things.

Now, let me ask you this.

If you were a thief, would you like to be tracked down?

So you probably would not steal anything, which would help police locate you, right?

SoNeither would our crazy stupid idiots, but guess what?

They failed to do soat's exactly what they did.

Because what they had stolen, was a lot of GPS trackers from a hi-tech company which produces them.

The theft happened in June 2017 when two thieves stole $18,000 worth of GPS trackers presumably confusing them with phone chargers since the trackers were very alike to such phone accessories.

The owner of the company didn’t get confused though: “The moment we realized they had a box of trackers, we went into recovery mode,” the owner said. “We notified the police and equipped them to track the devices, and, in about 5 or 6 hours, it was done.

the comma is not optional. look up "parenthetical commas" if you want more info.

”The thieves were tracked down in five hours or so.

You would probably think that’s the end of the story.

But wait, there is more.

Not only did the thieves steal the trackers, but they also decided to celebrate their success by drinking beer from the fridge situated in the scene of the crime.

That was when one of the thieves cut his finger with a beer tab and left bloody fingerprints all over the place!

The police had plenty of evidence to work with.

The cxops were also able to locate the place where the thieves kept their preyloot.

prey implies it itself suffered from the crime. The gps trackers didnt themselves suffer, so they can't be called "prey"

There were even more stolen things from other crimes the thieves had committed.

Don’t steal devices that can help track you down – that’s our free CSI advice for today!

Feedback

Nice.

arccosinus's avatar
arccosinus

Jan. 18, 2020

0

Thanks a lot for the explanation. You have a sharp eye for words meaning discrepancy

THIEVES STEAL THE DUMBEST THING EVER!

However tempting it might be, do not steal devices that can helpbe used to track you down!

Today we are visiting Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, California.

There, we are going towill find two stupid idiots who stole some things.

Now, let me ask you this.

If you were a thief, would you like to be tracked down?

So yYou probably would not steal anything, which that would help police locate you, right?

So would oOur crazy stupid idiots probably thought the same, but guess what?

They failed to do soat's exactly what they did.

Changed this and the last sentence for better flow and clarity.

Because wWhat they had stolen, was a lot of GPS trackers from a hi-tech company whichthat produces them.

The theft happened in June 2017 when two thieves stole $18,000 worth of GPS trackers, presumably confusing them with phone chargers since the trackers werelooked very alike to such phone accessories.

The owner of the company didn’t get confused though:. “The moment we realized they had a box of trackers, we went into recovery mode,” the owner said. “We notified the police and equipped them to track the devices, and within about 5 or 6 hours, it was done."

The thieves were tracked down within five hours or soor so hours.

You would probably think that’s the end of the story.

But wait, there is more.

Not only did the thieves steal the trackers, but they also decided to celebrate their success by drinking beer from the fridge situated inat the scene of the crime.

That was when one of the thieves cut his finger with a beer tab and left bloody fingerprints all over the place!

The police had plenty of evidence to work with.

The cxops were also able to locate the place where the thieves kept their preyloot.

"Prey" is only applicable when you're talking about something being hunted or killed.

There were even more stolen thinggoods from other crimes the thieves had committed.

Don’t steal devices that can help track you down – that’s our free CSI advice for today!

THIEVES STEAL THE DUMBEST THING EVER!

However tempting it mightay be, do not steal devices that can help track you down!

Today we are visiting Silicon Valley, and Santa Clara, California.

There wWe are going to find two stupid idiots who stole some things (that belongs to us).

Now, let me ask you this.

If you were a thief, would you like to be tracked down?

So yYou probably would not want to steal anything, which would that could be used to help the police locate youtrack you down, right?

They failed to do so.

Because what they had stolen, was a lot of GPS trackers from a hi-tech company which produces them.

The theft happened in June 2017 when two thieves stole $18,000 worth of GPS trackers presumably confusing them with phone chargers since the trackers were very alike to such phone accessories.

The owner of the company didn’t get confused though: “The moment we realized they had a box of trackers, we went into recovery mode,” the owner said. “We notified the police and equipped them to track the devices, and in about 5 or 6 hours, it was done."

The thieves were tracked down in about five hours or so.

You would probably think that’s the end of the story.

But wait, there is more.

That was when one of the thieves cut his finger with a beer tab and left bloody fingerprints all over the place!

The police had plenty of evidence to work with.

The cxops were also able to locate the place where the thieves kept their prey.

There were even more stolen thinggoods from other crimes the thieves had committed.

Don’t steal devices that can help track you down – that’s our free CSI advice for today!

Feedback

Dude I love your journal posts. You have an interesting voice. Keep up the great work

masemune's avatar
masemune

Jan. 8, 2020

0

The cxops were also able to locate the place where the thieves kept their prey.

What do you mean by prey here?

masemune's avatar
masemune

Jan. 8, 2020

0

If you come to the east bay or SF we could grab a beer sometimes :)

arccosinus's avatar
arccosinus

Jan. 8, 2020

0

Thanks!

arccosinus's avatar
arccosinus

Jan. 8, 2020

0

If you come to the east bay or SF we could grab a beer sometimes :)

Wow! That’s a great offer! Sure will let you know when will be there)

THIEVES STEAL THE DUMBEST THING EVER!


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

THIEVES STEAL THE DUMBEST THINGS EVER!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

However tempting it might be, do not steal devices that can help track you down!


However tempting it mightay be, do not steal devices that can help track you down!

However tempting it might be, do not steal devices that can helpbe used to track you down!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Today we are visiting Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, California.


Today we are visiting Silicon Valley, and Santa Clara, California.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

There we are going to find two stupid idiots who stole some things.


There wWe are going to find two stupid idiots who stole some things (that belongs to us).

There, we are going towill find two stupid idiots who stole some things.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Now, let me ask you this.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Now, let me ask you this.:

If you were a thief, you would not like to be tracked down, would you?


So you probably would not steal anything, which would help police locate you, right?


So yYou probably would not want to steal anything, which would that could be used to help the police locate youtrack you down, right?

So yYou probably would not steal anything, which that would help police locate you, right?

So you probably would not steal anything, which would help police locate you, right?

So would our crazy stupid idiots, but guess what?


So would oOur crazy stupid idiots probably thought the same, but guess what?

SoNeither would our crazy stupid idiots, but guess what?

They failed to do so.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

They failed to do soat's exactly what they did.

Changed this and the last sentence for better flow and clarity.

They failed to do soat's exactly what they did.

Because what they had stolen, was a lot of GPS trackers from a hi-tech company which produces them.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Because wWhat they had stolen, was a lot of GPS trackers from a hi-tech company whichthat produces them.

Because what they had stolen, was a lot of GPS trackers from a hi-tech company which produces them.

The theft happened in June 2017 when two thieves stole $18,000 worth of GPS trackers presumably confusing them with phone chargers since the trackers were very alike to such phone accessories.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

The theft happened in June 2017 when two thieves stole $18,000 worth of GPS trackers, presumably confusing them with phone chargers since the trackers werelooked very alike to such phone accessories.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

The owner of the company didn’t get confused though:“The moment we realized they had a box of trackers, we went into recovery mode,” the owner said. “We notified the police and equipped them to track the devices, and in about 5 or 6 hours, it was done.


The owner of the company didn’t get confused though: “The moment we realized they had a box of trackers, we went into recovery mode,” the owner said. “We notified the police and equipped them to track the devices, and in about 5 or 6 hours, it was done."

The owner of the company didn’t get confused though:. “The moment we realized they had a box of trackers, we went into recovery mode,” the owner said. “We notified the police and equipped them to track the devices, and within about 5 or 6 hours, it was done."

The owner of the company didn’t get confused though: “The moment we realized they had a box of trackers, we went into recovery mode,” the owner said. “We notified the police and equipped them to track the devices, and, in about 5 or 6 hours, it was done.

the comma is not optional. look up "parenthetical commas" if you want more info.

The owner of the company didn’t get confused though:. “The moment we realized they had a box of trackers, we went into recovery mode,” the owner said. “We notified the police and equipped them to track the devices, and in about 5 or 6 hours, it was done.

I see the other corrections here, but I think the only problem in this paragraph is punctuation. It looks good.

”The thieves were tracked down in five hours or so.


The thieves were tracked down in about five hours or so.

The thieves were tracked down within five hours or soor so hours.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

You would probably think that’s the end of the story.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

But wait, there is more.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

But wait, there is more.

Yours is technically correct, too.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Not only did the thieves steal the trackers, but they also decided to celebrate their success by drinking beer from the fridge situated in the scene of the crime.


Not only did the thieves steal the trackers, but they also decided to celebrate their success by drinking beer from the fridge situated inat the scene of the crime.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

That was when one of the thieves cut his finger with a beer tab and left bloody fingerprints all over the place!


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

The police had plenty evidence to work with.


The police had plenty of evidence to work with.

The police had plenty of evidence to work with.

The police had plenty of evidence to work with.

The cxops were also able to locate the place where the thieves kept their prey.


The cxops were also able to locate the place where the thieves kept their prey.

The cxops were also able to locate the place where the thieves kept their preyloot.

"Prey" is only applicable when you're talking about something being hunted or killed.

The cxops were also able to locate the place where the thieves kept their preyloot.

prey implies it itself suffered from the crime. The gps trackers didnt themselves suffer, so they can't be called "prey"

There were even more stolen things from other crimes the thieves had committed.


There were even more stolen thinggoods from other crimes the thieves had committed.

There were even more stolen thinggoods from other crimes the thieves had committed.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Don’t steal devices that can help track you down – that’s our free CSI advice for today!


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

If you were a thief, would you like to be tracked down?


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Iif you were a thief, would you like to be tracked down?

If we use a colon ":" in the previous sentence, we have to connect it to this one, so I made the initial letter lower case.

You need LangCorrect Premium to access this feature.

Go Premium