Editing the world, one post at a time

I saw this one and I thought “At last, an appropriate use of quotation marks on a handmade grocery store sign!”

Yes, that’s right — “Yum yum” could well be what kids say while eating watermelon, and therefore does in fact belong in quotes.  Get this sign-maker a cookie!

But then, I saw this…

I suppose it’s possible that my friend the sign-writer was making a comment on the nature of watermelon as a treat.  Because let’s be honest, if it isn’t made of chocolate, it isn’t a treat, amIright?

When you’re not sure whether or not to use an apostrophe, just… kind of put an apostrophe.  Then you can claim it was an ink smudge if it turns out you were wrong.

Galen doesn’t pull her punches when she asks, “Is it clod?”

I’m so tempted to travel to Ripton, VT to ask them that in person!

I rag on people for not using spell-check, you know?  But in this case, you almost would have done better not to use it.

Yeah, that says “incontinence.”  Thanks, Q!

I’m not sure exactly what a “wingett” is — or if, as Reporter #1 wonders, it should more properly be spelled “wingette.”  But whatever it is and however it’s spelled, I’m STILL POSITIVE it shouldn’t be pluralized with an apostrophe.

Kacia found this one in Italy, so we can forgive some of the lyrical mistranslation.  But she’s absolutely right to be “concerned about their use of native inhabitants of Campania in the food!”

Mmmm, inhabitants!

Kacia found this one while still in the Midwest.  She submitted it with no comment, which I think is about what it needs.

Kacia says it all:

This is from a certain Midwestern liberal arts institution that may or may not recently have held a reunion. Where is the punctuation??! Apparently, parking/loading/unloading are the only forbidden  actions– anything else is perfectly fine.

And knowing which educational institution you mean, Kacia, I’d say that’s a pretty dangerous assertion!

It’s not that I don’t enjoy a fully-grown modern man invoking a curse against another fully-grown modern man.  I totally do.  It’s just that this letter from Cavaliers Majority Owner Dan Gilbert seems to also contain a little punctuation abuse.

Here’s a screen-cap, for posterity (edited only for layout).  Click to embiggen.

I was going to red-pen this, but it’s more fun like a puzzle.  How many things annoy YOU, Dear Reader?

Check it out, everybody — it’s Marilia’s first submission!

I hope you find more at least, er, annuelly, M!