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If we print enough copies of it, it will become correct.

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Alden

  I have no idea who this submitter is! And that is very exciting, because mostly people who send me things are people I know, people I knew once, or people I have otherwise harassed on the internet in some … Continue reading →

Posted in apostrophes, punctuation

I have hives just typing this.

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Alden

  Belinda tagged me in this photo on Facebook, captioning it “No shoe’s, no shirt’s, no service.” Later Belinda commented that “it was physically uncomfortable to write that sentence.” I’LL say. Every time one of your friends replies, I have … Continue reading →

Posted in apostrophes, punctuation

The burgers look good, but that’s about it.

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Alden

  Apparently, USA Today ranked this place’s burger #1 in Minnesota. But Kacia would like to give them a thumbs-down on punctuation. She’s also frustrated that “rootbeer” is one word. Obviously Messrs Casper and Runyon subscribe to the apostrophe-after-a-vowel school … Continue reading →

Posted in apostrophes, misspellings & new words, punctuation, words & syntax

“Just kidding”

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Alden

  GrammarTroika Sister #2 is back in the game with this label from her daughter’s prescription. Apparently Walgreens isn’t sure this is a legal name. I’ve only ever seen this on prescriptions for animals before — and even then, it … Continue reading →

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The couple that uses parallel constructions properly… uh, wins together?

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Alden

  Two orders of business before we get down to red-penning. One, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM! <insert singing, including joyful dog joining-in, here> Ahem. Okay. Two: a warning. It seems that Colleen — otherwise known as GrammarTroika sister #1 — took … Continue reading →

Posted in apostrophes, punctuation, subject/verb and structure, words & syntax

And other things.

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Alden

  Kacia took an online survey asking her if she had done a variety of things recently. Eventually she encountered this question. Kacia says “Why they felt the need to write ‘etc.’ with quotation marks (and without a period) I … Continue reading →

Posted in "quotations", punctuation

Let Wegmans make you laugh today!

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Alden

  Reporter #1 says, Wegmans might be the reason Mama Baldwin can’t be persuaded to leave New York, but that doesn’t mean they know how to use apostrophes properly. Okay, don’t hate me, Yankees, but this is absolutely the first … Continue reading →

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More small favors!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Alden

  Okay, Kacia is rapidly becoming Reporter #2! (That’s a challenge issued, Colleen. And Dad. Just saying.) Kacia found this one on the Facebooks. I’m tagging Facebook posts now because Facebook is its own cesspool of typographic awful. You’re welcome. … Continue reading →

Posted in apostrophes, punctuation, subject/verb and structure, words & syntax | Tagged facebook

Perhaps the rules of grammar are different among squirrel-kind?

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Alden

  It’s that time of year again, ladies and gents: time for Kacia to monitor the Minnesota State Fair for RPB submissions! As Kacia noted in her email, this is actually a really nicely made birdhouse. And as anybody who … Continue reading →

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We take your point, but we’re still going to judge.

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Alden

  GrammarTroika sister #2, Shannon, saw this on her Facebook feed and sent it in with the cheerful comment “Hey, if YOU’RE happy together, F- the English language!” I’m with you, Shannon, you know I am. But I’m pretty sure … Continue reading →

Posted in apostrophes, homophone mishaps, punctuation, words & syntax

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