Grammar Gaffers Gifts

'I do wish you wouldn't use those Polish printers.'

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

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."

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

Lessons in Prehistory.

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

'Who teaches apostrophe usage?'

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

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

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

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

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

"Nuts to you, too."

'The definition of OBSOLETE: old fashioned dictionaries.'

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