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  Accent Catastrophe

  3271 readersRae took a photo of this store in Horseshoe Casino in New Albany, Indiana (near Louisville).She writes, "I can't decide whether it's a misplaced accent, an errant apostrophe, or perhaps a lazy prime number mark."Regardless of its intentions, this is the worst accent catastrophe since since Julianne Moore on 30 Rock.Thanks, Rae!

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  This Sh— Is Bananas

  1507 readersToday's apostrophe catastrophe/spelling disaster comes from the the Harrisburg, Penn., Artfest. The person who made this sign clearly doesn't listen to Gwen Stefani because he or she doesn't know how to spell bananas.Nanci, who submitted this apostrophe catastrophe, is clearly awesome. She writes that the ice cream stand "had just taken down a handmade sign

• But, it’s in the Dictionary!

  2219 readersDictionaries are not scriptureLike this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: But, it’s in the Dictionary! Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

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  15 Most Misspelled Words – Do You Agree?

  3175 readersWe all make mistakes in our writing. We’re human, after all. However, when your livelihood depends on the quality of what you write, the story takes a different turn. I know I don’t need to go on and on about the importance of checking and re-checking our work – that is a given. Instead, I’ll

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  Words Often Misspelled Because of Double Letters

  1930 readersAn email in which balloon was spelled “baloon” got me thinking about words with double letters. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Words Often Misspelled Because of Double Letters

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  Quotations and Punctuation: A Tale of Cultural Differences

  2577 readersGrammar is confusing enough for those of us in English-speaking countries, with multiple style guides, conventions that have fallen out of fashion, and rules people simply forget. If all that’s not enough, Americans also follow different rules than our English-speaking neighbors to the North. I’m not talking about the random letter U Canadians like to [...] Related

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  The Only Girl in the World

  1970 readersMelissa, who sent me this badly punctuated sign from a public high school, certainly did her research. She entered the bathroom and reported that it has 12 stalls, so the apostrophe in girl's is officially misplaced.Thanks, Melissa!

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  Something for Everyone

  1237 readersThis flyer, submitted by Robert, features just about every kind of punctuation mistake, plus a few random errors thrown in.We've got capitalization and spacing problems, random periods and semicolons, apostrophe catastrophes, and even a misplaced hyphen. Yikes!Thanks, Robert!

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  Best Authors and Parents Ever

  1053 readersToday's apostrophe catastrophe comes to us from my parents, who are both authors and who are both awesome, so I'm taking an opportunity to shamelessly promote them.My mom writes, "We, Becky’s parents, were horrified (and delighted at the same time) to encounter an apostrophe catastrophe on this road sign on a rural road in Oregon.

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  You’ve Got Email, Not E-mail. – Where Is My Hyphen?

  3513 readersThe other day, this creature of habit encountered something that shook her life. I am not talking about the recent quakes that have been – literally – shaking our part of the world, but the entry written by Paul Carr did make me snap out of my lethargy.  So what could have been so world-shaking?