Category Archives: Spelling

Don’t think spelling counts? Check out these pictures I’ve snapped around town.

Rudolf?

It’s a cute little ditty discussing the dangers of “texting and sledding,” sure, but perhaps the greater danger is attempting to spell after having one too many mugs of eggnog. Rudolph was not immediately available for comment. (More from the Spelling Vault …)… read entire post

The CVS Mow Clinnic

Look, CVS — I know it’s only a minute clinic, but you might try spending a second minute proofreading your big, bright, electronic sign. It’s “clinic”, not “clinnic”, and “now”, not “mow”. If you give physicals like you type, count me out. This isn’t the first typo I’ve spotted at CVS, it’s just the first I happened to get a… read entire post

Four Extras …

“Well, here’s the deal. We’ve got four extra apostrophes and we need to use them somewhere.” “But wouldn’t it make more sense to put apostrophes in all the words that end in S? Or none of them?” “Yes. But unfortunately, we only have four extras, and they gotta go somewhere. Now get to work.”… read entire post