Grammar Nerds Prints

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.' "

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

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

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

I will study my speling words...

Thru versus Through Traffic

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.

What's normal?

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

'The Questioner'

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

'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?'

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

Smith Academy. A Tradition of Excellense.

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

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

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

Wishing Well, Wishing Good.

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

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

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

'Who teaches apostrophe usage?'

'The definition of OBSOLETE: old fashioned dictionaries.'

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

Dating an English Major

"Nuts to you, too."

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