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Friday Puzzler

Written By: admin - Oct• 30•08

I’m not even trying to be witty when I say that I honestly have no idea what this is about. I’m pretty sure something’s not right…

What the heck is up with that, Q?

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Sarah strikes again

Written By: admin - Oct• 29•08

I should really just hand Sarah the keys.

I’ll take “option” B, thanks, Macy’s! Love the shoes, hate the quotes. ;^)

Posted in "quotations", misspellings & new words, punctuation, words & syntax , 2008, apostrophe, errors, grammar, punctuation, quotation marks, quotes, writing | 3 Comments »

Every time I pass this sign I make a mental note to share it, and then of course I forget because I’d forget my brain if it weren’t nailed in there. Anyway, I love this sign. There’s nothing technically wrong with it, either, if we waive complete-sentence punctuation requirements for signs (which I do). I think it is perfect for a Monday post… it sort of expresses a quiet desperation. Please.

Posted in just for fun , 2008, apostrophe, errors, grammar, punctuation, quotation marks, quotes, writing | 1 Comment »

This error is plane to see.

Written By: admin - Oct• 09•08

Sarah is one of those awesome academic types who approaches the internet with curiosity rather than fear. Sometimes she also pokes it with a sharp stick. Rock on, Sarah!

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Gently! (say in mostly-dead Westley voice)

Written By: admin - Oct• 07•08

Obviously, the management at Pizza Oz in East Point is worried that you might not be very strong. Or that you might be really strong and break their door, so they want you to push gently?

Thanks, Nolan!

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Total and utter fail.

Written By: admin - Oct• 01•08

So, uh… that would be a big red mark in both the fact-checking and the spelling columns. I kind of think he’s got the racism and jerkitude covered, though.

This is all over, but I pulled it from Womanist Musings, because I refuse to pull it from the sites that sort of quietly applaud it.

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Buy one, get one free?

Written By: admin - Sep• 24•08

My humblest thanks, as usual, to Sarah!

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Cotton, coffee, and cocoa… to go, please.

Written By: admin - Sep• 18•08

According to Wikipedia, “cotton, coffee, and cocoa together generate about 30% of export earnings” from the “sub-tropical, sub-Saharan nation” of Togo. That will be very useful information when I place my order.