And, obviously, un-spellchecked signs.

Back when I was four-years-old, I remember watching an episode of The Electric Company that explained how apostrophes worked. The short cartoon involved two words, a bulldozer, and a crane. In the cartoon, two words were pushed together, like DO and NOT. Eventually they would get pushed together so tightly that the lettter “O” would disintegrate, leaving DON(pile of rubble)T. A crane would then pick up a piece of the “O” that looked like an apostrophe, and hang it in the air, spelling “DON’T”. The idea, which I was able to comprehend at the age of four, was that the… (read more)

Gift Basket’s ready to go. Complete with an unnecessary apostrophe.

Let’s hope Las Vaqueros cooks better than they spell. Directly from their menu.

I’ve added a new section to the website today called “Spelling Counts.” It drives me crazy to see typos out in public. Don’t get me wrong, we all make mistakes — but if you’re having a professional sign printed or are putting a message out on your marquee, take a moment to double check your spelling, would ya? Here’s an example of the type of picture I’ll be posting in this new category. Merry Charistmas!