Grammar Nerds Gifts

Pedants enter PIN.

"Who'th idea wath it to thpell lithp with an eth?"

A Puppet Named Juan

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

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

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

I will study my speling words...

Thru versus Through Traffic

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

A Copy Editor and His Dog

Punctuation Police

Someone who knows apostrophes

Kid in class corrects teachers spelling.

What's normal?

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

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

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

"If Google Translate is correct, they want our women and our cattle."

'The Questioner'

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."

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

Wishing Well, Wishing Good.

Dating an English Major

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

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

"Nuts to you, too."

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

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

'The definition of OBSOLETE: old fashioned dictionaries.'

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

'Who teaches apostrophe usage?'