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Decisions are hard

June 10, 2015

I don’t even know what this one is. I mean, it’s obviously a punctuation error, but this isn’t even a place I’d normally use punctuation, so. Mmm ice cream. Thanks, GrammarTroika Sister #2!

TMI.

June 9, 2014

Where to start? The spelling? The punctuation? The bizarre nationalism? Thanks, GrammarTroika Sister #2!

Fine print

February 21, 2014

First of all, I’d like to nitpick the financial argument being made here. Let’s suppose that a beverage costs a dollar. Why not advertise this as a breakfast for $5.99 instead of one that comes with a caveat? It’s weird. Oh, and ALSO? ELLIPSES HAVE THREE DOTS. Not five, and not two (unless it’s on …read more.

Facebook BREAKING NEWS

December 16, 2013

Reporter #1 says this is a cute game that’s lousy at punctuation. I think phone-games are right up there with Facebook on the “Don’t expect anything” scale, Reporter #1. But you keep on with your optimism.

Breaking news!

October 23, 2013

Happening now over here at this link! Good job, HLN. You don’t need the comma before “Prince George,” and if we want to be really pedantic, the Archbishop didn’t sprinkle water on the infant but rather onto him. And that’s aside from the very, very obvious.

OMG YOU GUYYYYYSS

September 13, 2013

…it turns out there is a GrammarTroika Sister #4!! I can’t even. Why her three sisters didn’t point this out when I named them the GrammarTROIKA is the question. Demerits! Demerits for everybody! Anyway, it’s way too late to rename them, so here we go with a submission from GrammarTroika Sister #3 (who is, it …read more.

I guess because they’re out loud, you don’t need to worry about punctuation. But the difference between “you” and “your” is still an issue. Thanks, Michael!

Brought to you by my father, who muses: No really offensive errors, but an interesting existential comment on life’s struggles. Some days I feel like this should be my personal motto! This is indeed much more peaceful than danger lasers. Also, nice selfie, Dad.

That’s Laura’s question, inspired by this exciting box of Wheaties. She explains: I’m not sure what all-time is. It’s like a bizarre concept from some old sci fi that totally violates established, popularly known rules of physics that were discovered after it was written. Or: we all know what part-time and full-time mean. Is all-time …read more.

I just don’t even with this one. Reporter #1 notes “It’s not just the weirdness, it’s the inconsistency.” You certainly have a point, Reporter #1. But it’s also the weirdness. I’m so confused. Does anybody have any light to shed on this?

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