Thanks as always, Reporter #1!
Actually, it’s pretty cool.
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Feb•
26•09
When you “warn” people that you have ESP, you totally can’t eavesdrop on their thoughts the same way. It’s kind of counter-productive. So I’m not sure what’s up with this sign.
I believe the term we’re looking for here is “hot mess”
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Feb•
25•09
Seriously, Reporter #1, you want my blog? You gotta stop sending in great submissions AND great titles!
Until Circuit City goes out of business…
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Feb•
24•09
…after that, it’s all fair game.
Sarah found this. Since she also wrote the title, I’m guessing she found it at a Circuit City. It’s a lovely find, with a less-than-inspiring “slogan” in quotes, and a rampant abuse of my beloved ellipsis. I’m also a little weirded out by “don’t even think of it,” which is technically correct but still seems a bit stilted. I would have gone with “think about it.” Comments?
P.S. confidential to Sarah: your new name is Reporter #1!
A new RPB member reports!
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Feb•
23•09
My father (whose last comment on this blog was “You have a blog?”) actually sent me a submission from his phone today. I cannot express my glee. Or should I say, I “cannot” express my “glee”?
A triple for Kroger!
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Feb•
11•09
I am eternally grateful that Kroger seems to have abandoned the tooth-grinding “For Goodness Sake” as a slogan in favor of the much more literate “A Passion For All That’s Good.” So: yay. But I really do think that Kroger managers should be asked to take a brief refresher course in punctuation. Even if you choose to ignore the “Valentines” because you’re completely ignorant of the existence of St. Valentine, this one’s annoying.
Hang on to your hats, kiddos…
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Feb•
10•09
…it’s about to get rough around here.
Or so says this article, anyway.
… while blunders and bloopers have ever exasperated the spelling snobs and grammar grunions of the world, our recent woes — housing foreclosures, massive layoffs, rising debt and war — may be ratcheting up the pressure some feel to seize control of something (anything!), even if it’s just a properly placed comma.
Rock on! Get angry, and submit stuff!
Holy bilingual comma exuberance, Batman!
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Feb•
10•09
Shouldn’t there be a period in here somewhere? Or, like, more periods? Rock on, Home Depot.
Did this pass a focus group?
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Feb•
06•09
I love you, Dunkin’ Donuts. You know I love you. Nonetheless, I’m not sure how appetizing a flat-bread latte really sounds. You know?
Oo, a fine catch on a technical point!
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Feb•
05•09
We all know how annoying improper grammar can be. This site, however, shall not be confined by the limitations of grammar and spelling. We red pen everything. And today, Superhero Sarah notes:
Familiarity with the software/hardware distinction is apparently NOT a requirement to edit photoessays for Time.
Sarah, I can’t decide whether it’s that error or the fact that I remember that computer that’s weirding me out most. 🙂