Grammar Ninja Gifts

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

"Grammatically, the stickman should be behind the deer."

Complaining about poor grammar

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...

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

Punctuation Police

A Copy Editor and His Dog

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

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."

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

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

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'.'

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

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

'The definition of OBSOLETE: old fashioned dictionaries.'

Dating an English Major

'Who teaches apostrophe usage?'

"Nuts to you, too."