Grammatical Guru Gifts

Editor vs Writer.

"Your spelling, grammar and typography are all dreadful... Do you really want to end up as a cartoonist when you're older..??

"I love the similarities between us. You use irregular verbs, I use irregular verbs."

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?"

'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

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

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?

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

'The Questioner'

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

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."

Wishing Well, Wishing Good.

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

"Nuts to you, too."

Dating an English Major

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

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

'Who teaches apostrophe usage?'

Doggone

'The definition of OBSOLETE: old fashioned dictionaries.'

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