Test your brain skills: Try reading the paragraph below
Even the sharpest mind can be fooled.
There are certain things that the
the average reader will overlook. Even
if you are paying extra attention, you
you may not notice simple mistakes.
Still can’t figure it out? Try reading it out loud.
extra “the” (repeats in fourth line)
Hi John – Thank you for you comment. You are correct, there is an extra “the” BUT there is also an extra “you” two lines down (repeats in line five).