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  Bodega Catastrophe

  11844 readersI don't normally post spelling errors, but this one, which Nick spotted at a bodega in New York City, was so shockingly bad that I couldn't resist.It's such a ridiculous misspelling that my first instinct was that it must be some sort of bad pun from Carvel's marketing department. But Nick swears that it's just

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  That’s a Wrap!

  857 readersAlan found this apostrophe catastrophe at the Parsley Mediterranean Grill in Grand Rapids, Michigan.When Alan went inside to alert the staff that their sign contained an egregious punctuation error, an employee said, "You came in here just to tell me that? Go [expletive] yourself!”Thanks, Alan! And I'm sorry for the verbal harassment! Check out Alan's

• 10 Websites and Blogs of Punctuation Protectors

  15948 readersIn honor of National Punctuation Day, commemorated on September 24 (you didn’t forget, did you?), here’s a directory of Web sites documenting, usually with photographs, egregious punctuation errors. First, by the way, note that the founder of National Punctuation Day, a freelance business-newsletter writer named Jeff Rubin, sponsors a Punctuation Paragraph Contest. The only rule is

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  Highway Blizzard Catastrophe

  2056 readersBased on the latest weather predictions, we might see a lot of signs like this in Boston tomorrow.Thanks to my friend Stephanie for sending in this triple error that she spotted on her commute on I-93. Apostrophe catastrophe plus spelling error plus ra...

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  Scary Movie Apostrophe Catastrophe

  5458 readersIn the context of Scary Movie 4, this punctuation error may be intentional.We can't expect a serial killer to use proper punctuation, right? Regardless, the whole referencing-previous-bad-movies-so-we-don't-have-to-try-to-actually-make-a-good-movie thing seems kind of lazy. Can Hollywood try to have an original idea for once? I'll stick with watching the Colbert Report on DVR, as you can see

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  Should You Keep an Error Log?

  2415 readersDo you keep track of errors in your manuscript? In light of recent allegations that Greg Mortenson fabricated parts of his memoir, it might be helpful to keep track of your own mistakes. Author Roger C. Parker (pictured, via) encourages writers to use...

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  Bad Punctuation Is A-Brewin’

  1337 readersMelissa E. spotted this apostrophe catastrophe in Morris, IL:She decided not to stop there because she decided that their bad punctuation was probably indicative of bad coffee.Aside from the bad punctuation, I think Brewed Awakening's is a bad name for a coffee shop in general because it's a pun on rude awakenings, and I don't

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  Funs Are Out There

  971 readersCarrie spotted this apostrophe catastrophe at the Granby, Colorado, 4th of July Parade:Not sure about funs', but bad punctuation is certainly out there.Thanks, Carrie!

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  Irish Hairdressing Catastrophe

  5182 readersKurt spotted this your/you're error in Dublin.I think it would be worth it to hire a proofreader for your sign.Thanks, Kurt!

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  That’s the Breaks

  2836 readersHappy New Year, everyone! Leah spotted this apostrophe catastrophe/spelling error at a body shop in Evanston, Illinois:The Break Inn could be a lovely name for a B&B.Thanks, Leah!