Tag Archives: grammar

Typos in the news

August 11, 2010 – 7:00 pm

Speaking of typos, an awful error befell a North Carolina school district:
A road contractor hired to paint the word “school” on a freshly paved stretch of road near Southern Guilford High School in North Carolina rendered the traffic area in question a “shcool” zone.
They’ve apparently fixed it now, but trust me, we “typo hunters” can [...]

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Typo hunts and other things to do

August 8, 2010 – 4:37 pm

Ha, between planning for the upcoming Florida Press Club banquet in October, motivating myself to finish a restaurant review and book review for the News-Journal, plus nabbing possible freelance work — relax HR, nothing against my contract — it’s easy to forget to update. Very easy because I thought I had linked to an interesting [...]

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Bad grammar, yo

March 21, 2010 – 6:25 pm

Hilarious video I found while browsing YouTube:

I can’t enjoy “The Way I Are” by Timbaland just because of the grammar. Hearing The Black Eyed Peas singing, “Imma Be,” (which always sounds like “I’m a bee,” to me) is another offender.
I often wonder how many kids will think those are normal to say. In college, [...]

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Yes, why NOT join the Grammar Police?

May 17, 2009 – 6:00 am

Who says all ads are bad? I perused my boyfriend Amir’s aviation-related Web site (Pilot’s Cafe) and spotted this gem:

It reminds me of my last night in London, where to my horror and my best friend Jessica’s, we spotted BAD ENGLISH.
It was in a restricted area, but I braved it. I wouldn’t be a copy [...]

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He needed killin’

April 22, 2009 – 9:39 pm

We copy editors have a weird sense of humor.

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net
(h/t cranky_editors.)

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