Grammar Coach Mugs

"Ain't no way y'all shuld be here if ya don't speak English real good!"

A Puppet Named Juan

Hey, calm down --- Now, what did you say again?

'Darling I want you to remember this always,,,'

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

Thru versus Through Traffic

I will study my speling words...

Punctuation Police

'Why can't we have a texting bee?'

A Copy Editor and His Dog

School Cafeteria. It's the start of the school year. The Geometry teacher will come by to verify that we're serving truly square meals. The grammar teacher says the alphabet soup is runny and needs some punctuation added. History teachers keep a record of all the past meals and so will notice any leftovers being served. And the computer lab staff expressed concern about all the cookies so the astronomy teacher suggested switching to candy for dessert. I'll bet she thinks Starburst and Milk

Someone who knows apostrophes

Kid in class corrects teachers spelling.

"You've got to learn about verbs. How else are you going to verbalize your feelings?

'What amazes me most is that years ago I couldn't even spell teacher - now I are one!'

'Roget it's fantastic, superb, extraordinary...where on earth did you get the idea?'

'The Questioner'

Miss, how do you spell "acceptable"? I've Googled every "e" and can't find it.

Smith Academy. A Tradition of Excellense.

Wishing Well, Wishing Good.

"He's sworn never to say Boudicca, ShrOwsbury, whoM, or narrative."

"I know its hard to believe right now, Lawrence, but some day you'll thank me for asking you to punctuate your sentences correctly."

"I try to write a little bit every day."

Desert $2.75. See? -- It wasn't a typo.

"Sorry I'm late. I overslept." "Is that even a real word?"

I'm not saying I'm not a hound dog. I'm saying I'm not nothing but a hound dog.

'Curious how all four previous employers spelt 'exceptional' with just an 'x'.'

"Nuts to you, too."

Personnel - "This letter of recommendation is full of misspellings!"

'The definition of OBSOLETE: old fashioned dictionaries.'

'Who teaches apostrophe usage?'

"Let's fall in love and live in the subjunctive."

Conflating Science and Grammar. The boy threw the ball. What grammatical role does "ball" play in this sentence? An object in motion!

Dating an English Major

"I know! I know! I K-n-o-w!. . . Um, what was the question?"