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I have to admit…I love being on the lookout for funny grammar fails and this one cracked me up for a number of reasons. Can you spot the problem? See, when my husband and I lived in Japan from 1999-2001, we had super cheap cars. We all did, because Americans were not allowed to bring [...]
Well…wouldn’t you know it? My own blog is the inspiration for this post. Many thanks to An Exacting Life for pointing out my error! In a post last week, I wrote shear money when I should used sheer money. I was discussing other costs involved in products besides just money: for instance gas and time. [...]
This picture comes to me courtesy of my friend Chantal, too. She’s great at finding these things, isn’t she? They took their family to Lego Land recently and saw this sign in the parking lot! Haha!! Can you find the error? Today’s 5 Minute Grammar Lesson – USE Spell Check!! I can’t spell worth a [...]
This newest 5 Minute Grammar Lesson also comes courtesy of my great friend Chantal! This really cracked me up. Can you find the error? If you’re wondering what book it came out of, let me show you! Let’s just go ahead and set bad examples for our children right from the very get go, shall [...]
Last week, I posted a picture a friend of mine sent me. Here it is again if you missed it. Many of you commented that the problem, of course, was the fact that PRINCIPLES was used, instead of PRINCIPAL. And that’s correct. Why? The PRINCIPAL is your PAL. That’s the easiest way to remember how [...]
Well…what can I say. This picture was sent to me by my friend, Chantal, the REAL Grammar Queen. Really, compared to her, I’m just a sad, pathetic wannabe. Chantal sends me embarrassing emails from time to time about my own grammar mistakes. I guess if you dish it out, you’ve gotta accept {or is it [...]
This is a mistake that is soooooo easy to avoid! Just pay attention to the little squiggles under words that indicate problems. Definitely. D E F I N I T E L Y?! Yes, definitely. Not Definantly. Not Definitly. Not Defiantly. {Though that word is spelled correctly, but it does NOT mean the same thing.} [...]
Last week I posted a screen shot of a product description I found on Amazon and you all amazed me with your brilliance! You found so many errors and your comments cracked me up. So here’s another one for you! I took this picture at Walmart – my favorite place to photograph questionable signs. Soooo….. [...]
A couple weeks ago I posted a picture of an error I came across when reading my daughter a book in a waiting room. It was a fun post for me, actually, so I’ve been on the prowl for more errors to take pictures of. I found a good one last week when writing a [...]
Which one is it? YOUR welcome? or YOU’RE welcome? I see this a lot, especially when I’m reading blogs. There’s only one right answer, though. Do YOU know which one it is? YOUR is a possessive pronoun. There is nothing possessive in YOUR welcome so you can’t use it. The correct answer is YOU’RE welcome. [...]
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