Archive for the ‘Grammar and Spelling Police’ Category

Better handcuff those weapons so they can’t get away!

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

From today’s Herald:

“Comeaux, 49, took the officers’ weapons and handcuffed them together in the back of the vehicle…”

Spelling error of the day… or is it?

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Seen on the garbage truck that drove down our street this morning…

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Which of these is true?

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Grammar Police on patrol

Friday, November 21st, 2008

For those whom this might amuse:

From: Jonathan Kamens <jik@kamens.brookline.ma.us>
To: info@commutercheckdirect.com
Subject: Typographical error on “Commuter Benefits Order Fulfillment” email

OK, so admit it, I’m ridiculously picky, and this is a ridiculously trivial thing I’m writing to you about.  Still, on the off chance that someone there might care about it…

 

The “Commuter Benefits Order Fulfillment” email I just got from you reads in part as follows:

 

Participant Address On File:
street address
City MA, 02XXX

 

The comma should be after “City“, not after “MA”.  There isn’t supposed to be a comma between the state abbreviation and the ZIP code.

 

Do what you will with this.

 

Thanks,

 

  Jonathan Kamens