Grammatical Guru Prints

'The grammar in your report is terrible!'

Editor vs Writer.

Last night in a bar I said to a woman, "I can't get no satisfaction." I figure if it worked for Mick Jagger, it might work for me. Did it get you any satisfaction? It got me a lecture on grammar.

"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?"

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

A Copy Editor and His Dog

Punctuation Police

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

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!'

'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.

"There's only one 'L' in colosseum."

'The Questioner'

Smith Academy. A Tradition of Excellense.

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

"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.

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

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.'

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

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

Doggone