tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85633137866460600312012-01-09T11:15:15.997-05:00The blog for grammar, spelling and usage snobs.Sarahnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-28883062766037788432012-01-09T11:10:00.004-05:002012-01-09T11:15:16.006-05:00

IRISH FAIL: Cliffs of Moher, Ireland.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-59663808153574493422011-10-04T11:57:00.000-04:002011-10-04T11:57:00.452-04:00

As a copy editor, I'm always talking out of both sides of my mouth. That's missing a comma!...Noooo, don't put a comma THERE! Here is a case of the latter (sorry for the reflection; I was being swift to avoid suspicion).  This sign just begs for a Dirty Mad Libs moment.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-13140221997745234762011-10-04T11:49:00.002-04:002011-10-04T11:53:00.212-04:00

If you'd asked me how I felt about the serial/Oxford comma when I was working in New York, you'd have quickly learned I was dead-set against it.  I thought it was too mucky, overkill, too much—and I was yet to've worked with a single stylebook that used it. Now, working in Denver, I find it poetic, calming—even romantic. It's funny how people change*. I could say the same thing about the Mile

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-27369091065741372162011-09-16T11:49:00.001-04:002011-09-16T11:50:00.799-04:00

For $1.88, I guess a copy editor wasn't in the budget. Thanks to Jess F. for sending this in.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-18707923275576565592011-04-21T10:12:00.000-04:002011-04-21T10:12:31.613-04:00

Via Denver-based Redhead Writing.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-6368010683396067482011-04-04T13:08:00.000-04:002011-04-04T13:08:45.272-04:00

Quite apartments in my neighborhood! I coulda told you that. Who would've thought there was shame in getting oxygen!?

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-83610109637354403122011-03-25T18:37:00.001-04:002011-03-25T18:38:30.777-04:00

Miss one little mark, and you risk turning a famous chef into a canine- and human-eating crazywoman.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-25751794121349429392011-03-07T12:26:00.004-05:002011-03-07T12:28:44.439-05:00

I saw this while watching Inside Edition today: In all the media coverage of this Huckabee statement about out-of-wedlock births (28 percent of white women; 72 percent of black women; 51 percent of Latinas) no one seemed to notice his "out-of-children" tongue tie!

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-5358875692927700682011-03-02T15:40:00.001-05:002011-04-04T13:10:29.612-04:00

The New York Times' After Deadline examines grammar, usage and style in the newsroom. A sampling: In a WordThis week’s grab bag of grammar, style and other missteps, compiled with help from colleagues and readers.•••Mr. Chaffetz said he took a fair amount of flack from other Republicans over his friendship with Mr. Weiner but found it easy to defend.If we indeed wanted to use a colloquialism

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-70060851635693331392011-03-02T12:39:00.007-05:002011-03-02T12:53:22.826-05:00

Sushi mold—I know...cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater—purchased at Pearl River Mart, New York City. Still my favorite shopping experience anywhere.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-19341661644999986332011-03-02T10:04:00.000-05:002011-03-02T10:04:21.712-05:00

They are some of the worst offenders! Thanks to my dad for e-mailing me this bright and early this morning.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-31996308941114552892011-02-22T18:10:00.002-05:002011-02-22T18:10:56.318-05:00

The things you'll find on the interwebs these days...

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-11736532700387465022011-01-25T15:01:00.000-05:002011-01-25T15:01:02.449-05:00

Yes, Wet Seal is really selling this (for now — surely they'll yank it soon after all this cyber mocking). As seen on Gawker, and lots of tweets.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-9900085413677020062011-01-19T20:52:00.000-05:002011-01-19T20:52:31.050-05:00

A very good question indeed, posed by our Fort Worth bureau. Thanks, D.P.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-62543571293956670142011-01-18T13:48:00.000-05:002011-01-18T13:48:13.949-05:00

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-20943952529838510152010-11-17T15:54:00.000-05:002010-11-17T15:54:45.291-05:00

This is good. Thanks to my BFF for sending this to me this AM!

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-77828015299824429402010-11-17T13:51:00.000-05:002010-11-17T13:51:34.857-05:00

I never liked him anyway. Thanks to Jeff D. in our Western Slope bureau.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-2424308496128189872010-10-18T14:53:00.000-04:002010-10-18T14:53:52.026-04:00

Of all the things that have happened — or are likely to happen — to LiLo, this is not one of them.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-43812827845377437642010-10-18T14:50:00.000-04:002010-10-18T14:50:47.248-04:00

That's what she said. Downtown Dallas parking lot, Oct. 17.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-87859908308697317342010-09-25T15:34:00.002-04:002010-09-25T15:34:48.229-04:00

Seen at Safeway, Denver.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-67948603413534548662010-08-27T17:41:00.001-04:002010-08-27T17:41:46.004-04:00

Thanks to my old buddy Jeff H. for letting me steal this from him. You should all check out his tunes forthwith!

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-35033243867071842802010-08-17T22:12:00.000-04:002010-08-17T22:12:59.276-04:00

Breckenridge. And no.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-53386141840102829082010-08-16T19:05:00.000-04:002010-08-16T19:05:55.168-04:00

Have you? Get it here — my inventory this time is going faster than expected!

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-65867793257212058862010-08-12T17:07:00.000-04:002010-08-12T17:07:55.568-04:00

Breckenridge, CO.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-39564583758425247242010-08-10T12:50:00.000-04:002010-08-10T12:50:00.044-04:00

As seen in Wal-Mart.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-64452992331345974302010-08-09T15:33:00.002-04:002010-08-09T15:33:33.525-04:00

Your mom and dad are your parents. If they are divorced and you're at your mother's home, you're at your parent's house. If they live under the same roof, you're at your parents' house. That is all.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-51960145085775087292010-08-09T01:18:00.000-04:002010-08-09T01:18:20.681-04:00

Evergreen Lake.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-65546327025695896572010-07-30T00:10:00.000-04:002010-07-30T00:10:50.037-04:00

"Entertainment Tonight" was either in a hurry or is clueless about one of the biggest movies of the summer (which was first a wonderful book).

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-17218964757513207482010-07-20T13:01:00.000-04:002010-07-20T13:01:58.461-04:00

Everyone loves a good error! Bonus photo for today: There's no such thing as "first annual." Make a note!

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-5138185938342626902010-06-17T16:34:00.000-04:002010-06-17T16:34:29.551-04:00

Peel from the bottom? What is that? This looks more like an April Fool's joke. Thanks to Becky G!

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-31620193326434500872010-06-09T20:09:00.002-04:002010-06-09T20:09:53.224-04:00

As seen on TV, last night.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-67240222049836136742010-05-27T10:37:00.000-04:002010-05-27T10:37:27.636-04:00

Who says two is better than one...

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-80207502941373060752010-03-12T13:55:00.003-05:002010-03-12T13:56:29.958-05:00

A screen grab from one of my favorite Thai places in the city.I'm not even sure what they're getting at!

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-47798928381396270792010-02-19T15:10:00.001-05:002010-02-19T15:11:14.717-05:00

"OUT OF ORDER. SINK CLOGE."That is all.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-35322091934888843852010-01-14T18:45:00.001-05:002010-01-14T18:45:47.820-05:00

I've been reading Cake Wrecks!http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-5635044060079668052009-12-02T19:16:00.003-05:002009-12-02T19:17:02.948-05:00

Dear every media outlet everywhere,Can you please stop telling us stories about who has been seen coming and going from Tiger Wood's house?Argh.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-56327029773584614092009-11-25T15:06:00.001-05:002009-11-25T15:06:53.657-05:00

via New York Magazine's Grub Street

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-56207346420413513372009-11-20T16:10:00.003-05:002009-11-20T16:17:56.223-05:00

One of the best things about being a copy editor is the teensy, ridiculous stuff that gets you and your coworkers going at work. For instance, my former colleagues in Colorado and I used to laugh hysterically about the use of IMPACTED as a verb.While 'impacted' can mean "changed or moved," according to M-W's dictionary, we found the visual of someone being IMPACTED by an event to be nothing short

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-55779312645316852322009-11-20T15:26:00.001-05:002009-11-20T15:28:09.728-05:00

I've been seeing a lot of "auctioned off."Do we need off?Because we know what auctioning is.Something like "The items were auctioned at a benefit" suffices, no?

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-43666607574044657032009-11-12T13:42:00.005-05:002009-11-12T13:44:27.785-05:00

Dear random deli on Third Avenue,Two wrongs hardly ever make a right.Love,YSV

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-70330816589212735272009-10-22T14:02:00.006-04:002009-10-22T14:10:00.475-04:00

This is for Wallace.There are four copies of this letter in our ladies' office restroom right now — one for each stall. The first stall boasts a copy-edited version, complete with penciled-in semicolons! It wasn't me, but whoever did that is awesome.For the record, the bathroom is pretty gross. Come on, ladies! Pick up your ish!

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-33862969616650033122009-09-24T12:31:00.003-04:002009-09-24T12:32:28.169-04:00

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-51207598899969841742009-09-23T16:29:00.003-04:002009-09-23T16:31:05.654-04:00

This is a phrase that can usually be eliminated. If you own (a total of) four pairs of shoes, it is assumed you mean that to be the total number. Now, I can see how someone might quibble with this, seeing as how "Rick owns 1 acre of land" is factual even if Rick owns 50,000 acres of land...but how often does someone say that?

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-75039759976031199862009-09-16T13:52:00.002-04:002009-09-16T13:53:48.629-04:00

People are hyphenating everything these days."It ranks number one in celebrity men’s brands for the four-weeks tracked."No! Four-weeks? No. All I have to say is no.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-75584772045548454912009-09-15T17:58:00.003-04:002009-09-15T18:01:55.027-04:00

In an average week, TV is being watched by about 43 million in this audience and radio is being listened to by 37 million.Nooooooooooes!Let's recast that and put some oomph back in:In an average week, about 43 million in this audience watch TV, and about 37 million listen to radio.-------On a related note, OMG, I'm sorry for never posting anymore. I really want to try harder, as I continue to see

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-2859130824209685042009-07-10T18:48:00.002-04:002009-07-10T18:49:08.484-04:00

"...at some point in the future."How about just "at some point"? It being the future is implied, yes?

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-87345583380089012222009-06-26T19:09:00.001-04:002009-06-26T19:10:46.595-04:00

Because wait, whose Britney bitch is it, exactly?

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-76754384415623323602009-06-26T17:25:00.002-04:002009-06-26T17:30:22.111-04:00

To eliminate the following phrases from our paper:- "Case in point:..."- "...for the (fashionable/celebrity/eco-friendly etc.) set"- "de rigeur"- "To wit,..."- Any instance of calling someone a "social" instead of a socialite. Because huh?

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-24376408055757473582009-06-26T17:21:00.001-04:002009-06-26T17:23:58.135-04:00

Can you spot the redundancy?

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-57220894637818261022009-06-26T17:20:00.002-04:002009-06-26T17:21:15.061-04:00

Just saw this phrase:...set to take place starting Wednesday and running through Sunday.And edited it down to:...set to take place Wednesday through Sunday.Better, right?

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-69588630070409588372009-06-12T17:27:00.004-04:002009-06-17T17:42:16.365-04:00

I just got this spam and thought it was funny enough (read: sooooo poorly executed) to blog.hiHeya, how are you doing recently ? I would like to introduce you a very good company which I knew. Their company web:[redacted because I don't want to give them press] They can offer you all kinds of electronical products which you need, such as motorcycles, laptops, mobile phones, digial cameras, TV

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-42823451948544171752009-05-27T18:14:00.008-04:002009-06-26T17:35:59.047-04:00

which iswhich arethat isthat are(For example: "He encouraged shoppers to buy shoes that are made in the United States.")No.Many — no wait, MOST — times, these can be eliminated in favor of a less-clunky sentence. Cut cut cut!

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-56672466752975351782009-05-27T17:15:00.008-04:002009-05-27T18:18:03.829-04:00

...I was catching sign errors on Fire Island! I do like lobster, though.Just opposite, there's a similar sign where we are "over looking" a different set of problems:As much as I like to eat things that cost 10 'dollas-dollas,' it kind of makes me feel like a gangster.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-29202168270869932122009-04-20T17:30:00.004-04:002009-06-26T17:21:43.761-04:00

People, people, PEOPLE! Can we please stop using the phrase "online blog"? That would be awesome, k thx bai.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-7619597956668238462009-04-20T12:37:00.002-04:002009-04-20T12:40:27.127-04:00

The street fairs are popping up again, and that means so are terribly spelled signs! One love, purveyors of cheap, awesome shit. One love.If you're looking for more chuckles, check out the Web site featured in the banner. "The Only Place Find the Quality Jewelry Below Wholesale Price!"

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-38589685954674745282009-04-10T15:24:00.004-04:002009-04-10T15:28:03.127-04:00

Thanks to Alex H. for letting me rip this off. It's his photo, snapped outside a Chinese restaurant in Queens. Presumably in a quite noisy (or prostitution-heavy) area.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-89715609310315520732009-04-09T18:18:00.001-04:002009-04-09T18:19:49.031-04:00

I'm obsessed with Gawker, and today they had a bit of fun with grammar, which bears repeating:Here's a sample Meghan McCain bon mot from her Daily Beast column, wherein she recalled the reaction on the part of Daddy's campaign to her suggestion that she start a blog: "A few people even asked me what's a blog." No! You can render that thought as, "A few people even asked me what a blog is," or you

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-57134203398170972802009-03-27T14:59:00.003-04:002009-04-01T19:23:58.528-04:00

"People tune into me for escapism. When you went to the Glow in the Dark Tour, you were literally transported to another planet."-Kanye WestUm, NO WE WEREN'T. But I bet he thinks we were.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-41392320746868503502009-03-20T19:08:00.001-04:002009-03-20T19:10:42.969-04:00

(Top photo via FAILBLOG; bottom photo via Dan P. via somewhere else)

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-18813272330444954812009-03-18T14:57:00.000-04:002009-03-18T14:58:13.552-04:00

Motocross?I always thought it was MOTORCROSS.Weird.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-80166432914951922822009-03-11T15:40:00.000-04:002009-03-11T15:41:09.669-04:00

Isn't an open letter just...a letter? Why is that phrase even used? Someone care to pontificate?

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-17287655493775864872009-02-19T13:34:00.002-05:002009-02-19T13:37:01.732-05:00

Wait wait WAIT.Toe the line?I always thought it was TOW the line.Trippy.Also just learned what an eggcorn is. Love!

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-44863062985015764772009-02-18T18:22:00.003-05:002009-02-18T18:26:03.755-05:00

Before: "All in all, the number of doors will add up to about 300 in the U.S."After: "There will be about 300 U.S. doors."I am copy editor; hear me fix your shit!

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-28580848935362659442009-02-16T00:13:00.009-05:002009-02-16T00:26:40.471-05:00

Even if it's cute, I will never buy a notebook that is printed with the word NOTEBOOK. Because duh.Same goes for address books that are labeled ADDRESS BOOK. Hate that. Also, it's not 1996 — so it's like, hi, welcome to Google Calendar and/or a Blackberry.We also have a 240-point sign in our apartment lobby that says LOBBY. It's like a YOU ARE HERE sticker, except irrelevant.That's all for today.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-65841099289922584722009-02-10T13:44:00.004-05:002009-02-10T13:48:21.551-05:00

"It happens to the best of us," one of my bosses said today as she pointed this out to me.Although she didn't blame me directly, I was the last one to see the cover before it shipped.My third, and by far the worst, hed bust to be involved with, ever. [cue mortification]

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-61513796962327322332009-02-07T11:40:00.002-05:002009-02-09T19:03:50.210-05:00

Eds note: This is the second in an occasional series where I'm featuring short interviews with other grammar bloggers.Derek won a Webby Award for his blog in 1997, the first year the awards were held, in the "Weird" category. And this was the very first year of the Webbies.1) How long have you been blogging about this? I started the Gallery of the Absurd back in 1996, when I was a graduate

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-19124018468030396902009-02-06T15:24:00.005-05:002009-06-26T17:44:08.338-04:00

I've been seeing this a lot lately:A song performed by five different boys...A skin care line comprised of three different products...etc.Different is implied here, so let's take it out, eh?

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-26825363290529751352009-02-06T13:33:00.001-05:002009-02-06T15:27:08.228-05:00

Visit Chris on the Web here.How long have you been blogging about grammar?Apostrophe Abuse has been up and running since 2005, and each year I seem to get more and more submissions. It's amazing to me how many people share this pet peeve.What's your biggest grammatical pet peeve (besides that which is the blog topic)?Less vs. fewer -- that one really seems to stick out recently. Hearing things

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-37531210112281496372009-02-03T18:39:00.002-05:002009-02-03T18:41:18.001-05:00

"We should be perhaps planning on the basis that there is more freak weather about and we shouldn't just buckle to it."-David Frost, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, on the recent flipping-out of London due to a laughably small amount of snow

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-64042371423201409972009-01-16T09:19:00.002-05:002009-01-16T09:23:37.244-05:00

Eds note: This is the first in an occasional series where I will be featuring other grammar bloggers.How long have you been blogging about quotation marks? Um, 3 and a half years. That's kind of embarrassing.What's your biggest grammatical pet peeve (other than theblog topic)? You know, I don't know if I have any. But I do get a bit annoyed with wordiness, and people who use big words

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-82714568512932896532009-01-16T08:40:00.000-05:002009-01-16T08:41:13.400-05:00

No, seriously.Buy it here or click the icon below.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-61971921833914499492009-01-14T13:06:00.004-05:002009-01-14T13:10:36.653-05:00

Just read this (and changed it). I am copy editor; hear me fix your shit!"The city is heavily populated with outdoor types, but also professionals who work at major companies such as Amazon.com."Commence overreaction! WHAT?!? Are being outdoorsy and a professional mutually exclusive?!? UM ... DELETED! It will now read:"The city is heavily populated with outdoor types, and professionals who work

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-47333256650672460752008-12-17T22:23:00.004-05:002008-12-17T22:25:47.919-05:00

I wish I could dance as well as her.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-7339219933921892672008-12-17T19:59:00.003-05:002008-12-17T20:01:37.504-05:00

149 stores in three states? Map seems to suggest more than three. I know they're liquidating, but update that shit!

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-56559669818325668182008-12-10T13:02:00.001-05:002008-12-10T13:04:00.869-05:00

... I was still stalking bad signs:Hobby Lobby, Denver

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-33820509419578488092008-11-10T13:30:00.001-05:002008-11-10T13:32:14.250-05:00

Once again, illogical placement of a random apostrophe-s here and there, but not everywhere. Why? WHYYYY?

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-77760244770443010942008-11-10T12:45:00.001-05:002008-11-10T12:51:43.940-05:00

Letter reductions benefit no one.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-55995633392385545522008-11-05T11:10:00.002-05:002008-11-05T11:11:45.150-05:00

A scary sight on Halloween from Dan P.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-4339347972883861042008-11-05T11:08:00.000-05:002008-11-05T11:09:31.235-05:00

Thanks to Dan P.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-46156412534556018852008-09-28T20:58:00.001-04:002008-09-28T21:00:07.117-04:00

(As pointed out by Brooklyn correspondent Benjamin B.)

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-47746506093029995732008-09-25T15:47:00.004-04:002008-09-25T15:52:55.983-04:00

You don't have to be an obsessed grammar nerd to know that the word 'literally' is taking up residence in just about every conversation where someone wants to emphasize a point.For instance, I just read a CNN article containing this quote:"They don't want to debate the issues with us," he said Thursday in Louisville, Kentucky. "They don't want to debate the issues ... because they know they

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-77274317632826414122008-09-10T10:31:00.004-04:002008-09-10T10:33:34.270-04:00

Not a lot of horrors to post lately. Instead, here is a really cool banner at that's at the top of the NYT Web page today. Loving it.And remember ... Steve Jobs: Not Dead Yet!

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-25162049339337322102008-08-21T11:28:00.000-04:002008-08-21T12:45:36.899-04:00

Thanks to A.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-60953171891607241012008-08-20T10:50:00.001-04:002008-08-20T11:10:53.060-04:00

On Aug. 20, 2007, the nerdvolution began.So, today's walk to work afforded me this:And I'm all, "WTF is that sign?" And then I'm all, "Oh, it's a massage place." And then I see a sign on the door next to it:Oh, New York City.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-78716891108196099212008-08-18T13:33:00.005-04:002008-08-18T13:47:16.415-04:00

Making an Arguement for MisspellingBy Laura FitzpatrickTIME MagazineMost teachers expect to correct their students' spelling mistakes once in a while. But Ken Smith has had enough. The senior lecturer in criminology at Bucks New University in Buckinghamshire, England, sees so many misspellings in papers submitted by first-year students that he says we'd be better off letting the perpetrators off

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-7403031299200042282008-08-14T19:02:00.004-04:002008-08-14T19:04:39.963-04:00

From their top stories list:The actual hed:Freudian e-slip? Nice job, CNN. Once again.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-69727591859502658102008-08-13T10:52:00.004-04:002008-08-13T11:06:28.032-04:00

Now that every married couple I know has a blog, the following seems timely.When you're writing a surname, the same rules apply as they do to every apostrophe-s word out there. It's the Johnsons, not the Johnson's. If we're talking about the Johnsons' lawnmower, however, it looks like that — plural possessive. (I live in New York City, so I don't see a lot this on homes or mailboxes, but

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-57182023995218248862008-08-10T22:34:00.002-04:002008-08-10T22:38:07.455-04:00

Once again, I must thank all the midtown Duane Reade locations for providing so much good YSV material.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-61306550732694705582008-08-06T17:20:00.004-04:002008-08-06T17:30:41.730-04:00

Ready, set ... spot the errors/hilarity! This is part of a giant menu with many, many mix-ups. Thanks again to Alex.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-30170882981831426042008-08-06T17:18:00.001-04:002008-08-06T17:20:00.907-04:00

Thankfully for these sign makers, a spelling bee isn't part of the Olympic Games.Thanks, Paulsens, for the photo!!

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-5490036138925884922008-07-31T17:19:00.005-04:002008-07-31T17:26:12.946-04:00

From Gawker Stalker today:Ye olde apostrophe, it is your friend. Sometimes. When it feels like it.Offensive things about this post No. 2 and 3: Lack of comma after girl; comma splice. I could go on, natch.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-53818009617282799562008-07-29T17:37:00.004-04:002008-07-29T17:40:21.937-04:00

One: I made this at work today. Can anyone tell me what it is/they are?Two: I would like to meet the parent who decided that "SIZE DOES MATTER!" was a good slogan for a sign tacked up on the side of an elementary school as part of a campaign to decrease class size. Consider your audience, people. Yeesh.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-44739619292931116902008-07-24T13:08:00.005-04:002008-07-24T13:14:00.493-04:00

By Chris FaraoneColumbia Journalism Review The New York Times rarely refers to rock stars such as Alice Cooper, Moby, and Elton John by their birth names. With few exceptions, Vincent Furnier, Richard Melville Hall, and Reginald Dwight get free passes on their alter egos, as do the likes of American Idol icon Clay Aiken (Clayton Grissom) and anti-Christ superstar Marilyn Manson (Brian Warner).

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-67455066162874702902008-07-17T14:46:00.004-04:002008-07-17T14:52:28.164-04:00

I've seen this around before, but I'm posting it because my friend sent it to me!Thanks to D.D.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-18853557405913418992008-07-14T11:50:00.001-04:002008-07-14T11:51:58.365-04:00

And wait ... is this Comic Sans?East side, Saturday night.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-91214322382835514552008-07-08T18:07:00.001-04:002008-07-08T18:09:13.300-04:00

I do believe I have never seen the likes of this before:Thanks to Dan P. in our Fort Worth offices.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-46213408691608987532008-07-07T10:30:00.001-04:002008-07-07T10:31:10.902-04:00

Not good, Sammy W. Not good.Wal-Mart in Mason City, Iowa.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-44110811200599890142008-06-26T15:18:00.003-04:002008-06-26T15:23:47.874-04:00

This is what I had to do today to remind myself not to answer, after I picked up (to what was luckily a junk-call recording) and said what came out sounding like, "Gwarddd murk, Dneeaarr."I have stuff to do that does not involve the phone, so I came in to the office, but I have no voice. But I do have a computer! and texting! and IM! and two blogs!There's no shutting me up, really.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-59266346645100713212008-06-26T11:13:00.001-04:002008-06-26T11:15:16.782-04:00

How can you log on to an e-mail address?Murray Hill Post Office, 34th Street

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563313786646060031.post-77342970023029215962008-06-23T10:08:00.002-04:002008-06-23T10:12:39.078-04:00

That's two strikes, hair ladies!Third Avenue, Manhattan, Sunday.

Sarahnoreply@blogger.com1