The Truth About Grammar » Grammar

Come on, BBCHD!

jputhuff — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:01:59 +0000

No one noticed it’s is used twice but with two very different meanings?

From Raymond Blanc: The Very Hungry Frenchman

F Me

jputhuff — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:46:55 +0000

“Arrow dynamic” in place of aerodynamic. Of course, it’s a YouTube comment, so that helps explain it. Found in comments of this video of a remote-controlled Star Trek Enterprise ship.

From the George W. Bush School of Grammar

jputhuff — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:47:16 +0000

CourseSmart, a purveyor of overpriced digital textbooks that aren’t worth the electrons they’re printed on, pretends that they are not threatened by Apple’s recent iPad-based textbooks initiative. CS should be scared if their press release is any indication of their competence. Snipped from GigaOM.

Dey Toke Our Gramar

jputhuff — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:09:25 +0000

A new one: Toke as the past tense of take. Not a typo since Louie does this twice.

English Teacher Needs to Learn English

Guest — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:52:29 +0000

Lightening means to make light or lighter. Lightning is the quick discharge of electrons. The inclusion of “is a” in the first sentence is unnecessary.

Feint is a deceptive action. You can’t deceive a heart. The idiom is “faint of heart.”

Fly-by-night is describing term, so it should be hyphenated as an adjective phrase, but, really, stop with the clichés. You wouldn’t let your students turn in papers filled with clichés, would you? Wait . . . please don’t answer that.

How this “university” remains accredited is beyond me.

Why I Have Stopped Reading Raw Story

jputhuff — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:40:00 +0000

This ad is indicative of the overall quality of writing on Raw Story. Their stories might be compelling, but the horrible grammar makes reading a chore. Too bad.

I’m Speechless

jputhuff — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:40:43 +0000

Brought to you by Facebook, of course.

What a mom <<**eyeroll**>>

Speaking of Stupid …

jputhuff — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:51:31 +0000

Listen, I dislike Fox News as much as the next guy, but when you use the wrong “its” when you’re excoriating someone for being stupid . . .

Thanks to Bart for the tip!

And So It Begins

jputhuff — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:51:05 +0000

Can’t Spell “On Crack” Without KCRA

jputhuff — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:04:39 +0000

Stick to TV news, folks…