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…and today’s creepy antidote.

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Alden

  I know I’m tired on the way home, but I don’t think my fatigue was completely responsible for my finding this ad deeply creepy yesterday. Brought to you by the same people who declare that “its a wrap,” this … Continue reading →

Posted in capitalization, words & syntax | Tagged apostrophe, errors, grammar, MARTA, punctuation, quotation marks, quotes, writing

User’s have right’s!

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Alden

  Lisa found this one at PetitionOnline! As Mike so aptly notes, this petition “might be taken more seriously if it was proofread. And, you know, not on the internet.”

Posted in apostrophes, punctuation

Bad time for a typo…

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Alden

  Those of you who live in Georgia and watch local news (which probably isn’t many of you) will be aware that Clayton County schools have pretty much lost their accreditation in the last week. Governor Perdue is investigating his … Continue reading →

Posted in just wrong | Tagged apostrophe, errors, grammar, MARTA, punctuation, quotation marks, quotes, writing

Aww, Ortho cares!

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Alden

  Rayanne found this one online. Obviously, I get the missing apostrophe — but I’m also totally happy about the random assertion that Ortho cares!

Posted in apostrophes, punctuation | Tagged apostrophe, errors, grammar, MARTA, punctuation, quotation marks, quotes, writing

Old pic, new category

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Alden

  I have decided that, although I’ve already shared this picture with pretty much everybody I know, I have to post it here. It deserves a wider internet audience (which I am going to pretend this blog has). [Edit: Photo … Continue reading →

Posted in just wrong | Tagged apostrophe, errors, grammar, MARTA, punctuation, quotation marks, quotes, writing

MARTA = Cash Cow

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Alden

  Well, if I were making any money from this blog, I mean. The ads for this guy’s book are all over MARTA. I thought I’d check it out and see what he was about… I didn’t expect a cornucopia … Continue reading →

Posted in "quotations", misspellings & new words, punctuation, words & syntax | Tagged apostrophe, errors, grammar, MARTA, punctuation, quotation marks, quotes, writing

We Report. You Add Possessives.

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Alden

  he last Fox page I posted was a typo. This one is just ignorance of what I once geekily called “my favorite grammar rule.”

Posted in apostrophes, punctuation | Tagged apostrophe, errors, grammar, MARTA, punctuation, quotation marks, quotes, writing

Is your mother up to date on men’s fashion?

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Alden

  I love this salon (best haircut EVER!), but even my love for them will not spare them the Wrath of the Red Pen. Unless they actually mean that somebody’s mom has written a guide to men’s fashion that needed … Continue reading →

Posted in apostrophes, punctuation | Tagged apostrophe, errors, grammar, MARTA, punctuation, quotation marks, quotes, writing

More MARTA deliciousness…

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Alden

  I can only hope that the damage to this poster was wrought by a similarly-enraged fan of the apostrophe.

Posted in apostrophes, honorary RPB member!, punctuation | Tagged apostrophe, errors, grammar, MARTA, punctuation, quotation marks, quotes, writing

Teen Commandments

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Alden

  This particular object was found hanging in a roller-skating rink that didn’t seem to be frequented by all that many teens. It doesn’t contain errors so much as it just generated a lot of “Whuh?” among my friends. Therefore: … Continue reading →

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