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Marjorie (thanks again!) notes that Gene and his crew appear to be “Highly skilled specialists — but not in grammar.”

Simple, but still quite wrong.

December 22, 2008

This one speaks for itself. Thanks, Marjorie!

A two-bit mom-n-pop operation run by immigrants gets a lot of leeway.  An international furniture behemoth?  Not so much.  Check this out, spotted at the Ikea cafeteria while we waited for our Swedish meatballs… (That first word is “choose,” in case that’s not clear.)

A seperate piece of mail…

December 9, 2008

Hahaha.  I crack myself up.  Michael, however, is less amused about this envelope he just received from Citi.  I do worry that this one might be a losing battle, though, Michael, if it is in fact the second most common misspelling on the internets.

National Parks grammar fail!

December 8, 2008

I’m embarrassed to admit that I wasn’t quite sure what Sarah had found wrong here.  It brings to mind our original MARTA find, only deliciously… more.

How many errors can you spot?  First-time RPB-er Marjorie found this, and now my head is spinning!   Apparently Jim Lee has fabricated (to use the Trendy Word of 2008) a tale entitled “Telling Time,” but there are so many other things going on here…

Spelling goes to the dogs.

November 24, 2008

Okay, so recently, I stumbled on this online discussion of grammar-snobbery, and how it’s closely tied to classism and even racism.  And the argument was fairly compelling, and I was feeling bad about mocking non-standard English.  I mean, “We closed we out of meet” makes me giggle, but I also feel a tiny bit bad …read more.

Pillage, THEN burn.

November 21, 2008

Sarah notes, …and then I got sugar-free hazelnut creamer all over the kitchen. Well, that’s what happens when you follow the directions, Sarah.

No spelling for you!!

November 20, 2008

Joey found this one and cleverly asked the young lady to pose for him.

Is it a nickname?

November 19, 2008

I get that people sometimes use quotation marks for emphasis, even if doing so is hideously wrong.  But what exactly is going on here?  Is “couscous” a nickname?  For what? As always, eternal gratitude to Sarah.

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