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Happy National Grammar Day! 4 Mar 2013 | 05:00 pm
On this National Grammar Day, here are some suggestions of ways in which to celebrate: Visit the National Grammar Day website for resources, wallpapers, e-cards, and more. Check out the results of Edi...
The holiday of our people 4 Mar 2013 | 02:19 am
Yo, wordies: You know what tomorrow is, right? That’s right: National Grammar Day. Check out the official website for resources, t-shirts, songs, this year’s installment of John E. McIntyre’s Grammarn...
Judgment day 18 Jan 2013 | 06:07 am
Okay, I don’t really judge anyone for using poor grammar. I mean, not really. Okay, maybe just a little. But just a little. H/t someecards and Beth.
A little bit of haiku 17 Jan 2013 | 06:32 am
I’m a little in love with the Target coupon booklet that came in the mail yesterday. I admit I just flipped through it and almost tossed it without paying much attention to its concept, largely becaus...
Up on a peddle stool 16 Jan 2013 | 05:47 am
In this little eggcorn, an unsuspecting YouTube commenter uses peddle stool when pedestal was the word they were seeking. Peddle stool (or pedal stool) seems to be a somewhat common rendering ...
Don’t tread on me 15 Jan 2013 | 06:06 am
Apparently, folks in California are looking forward to a visit from one of their favorite folk heroes: Paul Bunion. Wonder if he’ll be traveling with his pals Tom Toenail and Harry the Hammertoe. Here...
Bonfire of the typos 22 Nov 2012 | 05:32 am
This little tidbit spotted in Metrowest Boston struck a certain chord: Okay, here’s the deal. If you are buying a “a unit of wood cut for fuel equal to a stack 4 x 4 x 8 feet or 128 cubic feet,” then ...
Not too shabby 21 Nov 2012 | 05:10 am
This little tidbit, spotted on Craigslist, absolutely cracked me up. The poster is trying to make their old table seem more appealing by labeling it as shabby chic. Instead, they mixed chic with sheik...
I saw the sign 20 Nov 2012 | 05:08 am
This sentence is possibly one of the most tortured pieces of writing I have come across in a long, long time. It appeared in an article about a recent performance Aerosmith gave outside the Boston apa...
Spooktacular apostrophe 31 Oct 2012 | 03:41 am
Great googly-moogly, this ghoulish little apostrophe sure puts the “trick” in “trick-or-treat.” This Halloween, don’t be haunted by the grocer’s apostrophe. When forming a plural, no apostrophe is nee...
