Grammar Gurus Pillows

'Sometimes I wish you were smarter so you'd realize how stupid you are.'

'When did 'dude' become an adverb and an adjective?'

"Is that like having really bad skin or something?"

Writer begging on street corner.

'There it is, 'Twerk', right next to 'Twerp'.'

"'C'?! Seriously? These illiterate fools are going to kill me!"

'... But, Miss. My Mummy told me that; D. I. V. O. R. C. E, spells, freedom.'

A Puppet Named Juan

"Bert, I'm confused. What happens after we circle the wagons, tighten our belts and walk a mile in our customer's shoes? Is that when the chickens come home to roost?"

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...

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

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

Punctuation Police

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!'

'The Questioner'

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

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

Smith Academy. A Tradition of Excellense.

"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."

Wishing Well, Wishing Good.

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

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

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

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

Doggone

'Who teaches apostrophe usage?'