Grammar Rebel Gifts

Punktuation Marks.

'If they install word recognition software in my texting program, I wouldn't have to know how to spell or read. Ain't technology great?'

"No, I really thought each sentence ended with an emoji!"

'Of course I can spell -- I just can't spell conventionally.'

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

I will study my speling words...

Thru versus Through Traffic

Punctuation Police

A Copy Editor and His Dog

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

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?

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?'

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

'The Questioner'

Smith Academy. A Tradition of Excellense.

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

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."

'Who teaches apostrophe usage?'

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

Dating an English Major

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

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

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

'The definition of OBSOLETE: old fashioned dictionaries.'

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

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

"Nuts to you, too."