Archive for the 'capitalization' Category

Overthinking this, I’m pretty sure

Meg found this, although she didn’t say whether it’s from her own employee software, so I do not know. Meg wants to know what exactly a “vaction” is.  But I’m kind of more interested in the SICK days.  None of the other designations are capitalized.  Does that mean SICK is an acronym? For what? And [...]

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I feel unclean and I cannot quite express why

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 made by someone struggling with English that I don’t find it amusing… I’ve made hideous errors [...]

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RPBers SMASH.

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 of the restaurant is written incorrectly. Anyway, my father is once again proud to have a [...]

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Not even worth it.

Q found this, and my reaction is mostly “What?” I’m so busy trying to parse when I could use a Groupon that I barely even notice the totally random capitalization, spacing, punctuation, etc.  

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Another one for the “probable lost cause” list

I’m with you, Reporter #1.  I really am.  You said: For the love of Pete, just shrink the font a couple of points to get the space btw every & day! I just think this is One Of Those Things that is so far gone we’re tilting at windmills.  Only moreso, if you know what [...]

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*dies* Grammar rant *dies again*

First! Here is a picture of a bunny chillaxing — or not! — on a CozyWinters small animal heating pad! That’s the first thing you’ll see on this page,which is apparently where Lisa S. buys nice things for her residents.  And I say “residents” and not “pets” deliberately, because Lisa runs the Atlanta Metro Guinea [...]

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Seriously niche product

Apparently, Tumbleweed Pottery has done some seriously intense market research.  They’ve discovered that there are enough mug-loving cat owners whose cats are named Honey to merit a product line just for those people! I would have bought this for my husband — or rather, I would have bought it for my husband to give back [...]

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The right words to lead us through this land

When Kacia sent this in, I LMAO.  Not at the picture so much, but at Kacia, who said: I was disappointed that they didn’t also advise me about Rather time, You Don’t Say time, and Well I Never time! Hint: it’s even funnier if you hear it in Anthony Stewart Head’s voice.

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Conditioning

Colleen submits this for your analysis: Sign posted on our condo complex’s gate. Apparently in all 60 units there is only one owner (must be us) and our HOA president doesn’t see a need for much punctuation or a signature. But, he is a HUGE fan of capital letters (and weird spacing)! It really is [...]

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“I would, but I’m paralyzed with not caring very much.”

Dave is apparently traumatized. Count the mistakes!  I got up to 12 completely different ones before I stopped caring. (Click to embiggen.) Um.  So, am I the only one reading the instructions in my head in the Buffalo Bill voice?  “It twists off the screw… it breaks off the card buckle…”  *shudder* Among other things, [...]

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