Grammar Expert Gifts

"I was a gainfully employed copy editor. Suddenly, one day, I couldn't tell an em dash from an en dash."

She's been teaching too long!

A Puppet Named Juan

"In the first place, it isn't "maddening crowd.' It's 'madding crowd.' "

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

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

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

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?

Freind: 'Misspelled, anything helps.'

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

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

'The Questioner'

Smith Academy. A Tradition of Excellense.

Wishing Well, Wishing Good.

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

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

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

"Nuts to you, too."

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

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

Doggone

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

Dating an English Major

'The definition of OBSOLETE: old fashioned dictionaries.'

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

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