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Monthly Archives: January 2012

I feel unclean and I cannot quite express why

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Alden

  I love you all.  I appreciate every submission (and want more! MORE!).  But sometimes I get submissions I choose not to use, because I don’t like them.  It’s my blog. Sometimes I feel like the mistake was so obviously … Continue reading →

Posted in capitalization, just wrong, other punctuation mistakes, punctuation, words & syntax | Tagged Car companies

We know not whom to snub!

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Alden

  I’ll let Reporter #1 tell this story: I found this postcard in the ladies’ room of the local outlet mall this weekend.  I wish they’d managed to indicate what STORE it was for so that I could boycott them … Continue reading →

Posted in apostrophes, other punctuation mistakes, punctuation, words & syntax

RPBers SMASH.

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Alden

  SmashBURGER, that is.  Because apparently you guys like to make sure that when I do an RPB post, I get hungry.  Or is it something about food that makes sign-writers less careful?  I mean, in this case, the name … Continue reading →

Posted in apostrophes, capitalization, other punctuation mistakes, punctuation, words & syntax

The perfect submish.

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Alden

  Jules captioned this one “Miami spelling vicer.”  So, uh, I hope he found this in Miami, because otherwise I don’t get that. Once again, I’ll express my (apparently outrageous) belief that if one is going to invest in purchasing … Continue reading →

Posted in misspellings & new words, words & syntax

I know people who would actually be excited by this.

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Alden

  Sometimes I don’t know exactly what to write about some of the pictures y’all send in.  And then sometimes I just think the pictures just speak for themselves. Leah says she’s amused by the concept of a hot smoked … Continue reading →

Posted in other punctuation mistakes, punctuation

Raw fish is more appealing than punctuation abuse

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Alden

  Veronica submits this image from Totoro Sushi, which has a linkable web page, so there you go. Veronica also notes that the sushi here is delicious.  I guess all the applicants who show up looking for jobs and discover … Continue reading →

Posted in "quotations", punctuation | Tagged Local businesses

New category contender?

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Alden

  As Reporter #1 notes, we’ve had several posts from Tops Friendly Markets recently.  They’re not quite MARTA, but we thank them nonetheless. ANYWAY, she found this cutie in an email flyer and sent it right along. Reporter #1 wonders … Continue reading →

Posted in just wrong, punctuation | Tagged Tops Friendly Markets

Aaaand we’re back!

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Alden

  Fresh new look!  Same old spelling and punctuation errors!  Wahoo!  Also, I intend to post more pictures of my pets here this year, because ZOMG Google Analytics.  COMMENTS WOULD HELP TOO I’M JUST SAYING. So, welcome back, welcome to … Continue reading →

Posted in it's my party

Who needs that “r” anyway?

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Alden

  Colleen’s excited to submit a non-English oopsie.  But honestly, this is such a common expression in English I’m not sure about giving this one a foreign language pass. Also, now I want whatever it is that’s green and Thai.

Posted in misspellings & new words, words & syntax
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