Thursday, December 4, 2008

JumboTron Apostrophe Catastrophe

I know it can be difficult to use proper punctuation in text messages, but if you know that your message will be seen by 20,000 people, it's probably worth making a little extra effort.



Thanks to Smoochiefrog for sending in this catastrophe from a Wizards game.

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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 4, 2008 at 12:16 PM

    I'm ashamed to say that I always use "it's" when I should use "its"... pray for my soul.

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  2. BeckyDecember 4, 2008 at 12:17 PM

    I forgive you for your sins.

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  3. NickDecember 5, 2008 at 3:21 PM

    Maybe they had to pay by the letter?

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  4. Laura PayneDecember 5, 2008 at 4:15 PM

    Hi Becky,

    I love finding errors too. I have sent some to EnglishFail and Red Pen in the past. I will keep my eyes open for some new ones to send you. Please check out my linguistics blog if you get a chance - http://www.walkinthewords.blogspot.com

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  5. MichelleDecember 5, 2008 at 4:25 PM

    Pretty bad and unfortunately, pretty common.

    I have one for you. How do I get it to you?

    Thanks.

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  6. JillDecember 26, 2008 at 3:37 PM

    The your/you're epidemic is out of control. It may actually be the most frequent violation, but it's hard to say, because English speakers are generally so bad anyway.

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