Round archive · September 7, 2026
The return of the swallows
The text, mistakes revealed
Here is the text as players saw it, with its 7 mistakes highlighted and corrected.
As the frost broke across the valley, the swallows began thiertheir long descent toward the old stone barn. Grandfather spent hours reviewing his weather analysisesanalyses, predicting the exact morning they would arrive. Nothing mattered during those early days acceptexcept the sudden flashes of blue against the pale spring sky. Even now, I dontdon't understand how such fragile creatures navigate thousands of miles across open oceans. Their journey remains an incredableincredible feat of endurance that we are only just beginning to comprehend. Without the wooden eaves, the exhausted birds could ofcould have perished in the sudden April rainstorms. Year after year, these faithful travelers return, and they never dissapointdisappoint the watchers waiting below.
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The traps in this round
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thier →their
“Their” takes e before i.
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analysises →analyses
The plural of “analysis” is “analyses”.
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accept →except
“Except” means apart from; “accept” means to receive.
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dont →don't
A contraction needs its apostrophe where the letters were dropped.
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incredable →incredible
“Incredible” ends in -ible.
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could of →could have
“Could have” — “of” only sounds like “have” when spoken.
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dissapoint →disappoint
“Disappoint” is dis- plus appoint: one s, two p.