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Why FCM : Frequently Committed Mistakes?

Every human makes mistake. Some of those mistakes we commit frequently, knowingly (coz, we are habituated with the wrong one) and some unknowingly. I do have this problem, and I always commit those mistakes frequently, such as spelling mistakes, accent or any wrong use of words. I have started this blog, so that I can write what all the mistakes I commit and I found in other. Please do reply via comment.

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