Friday, October 25, 2013

Hang the Crutains

I've forgotten which of my friends sent me this one, but I wish to thank him or her for appreciating my geekiness. "Crutains" should be curtains. "Overide"  should be override. 
The subject/verb agreement error is the most obnoxious error. This could be corrected as follows:  Once again, we have edited some of the unnecessary items that do not really pertain to the police beat today. Enjoy reading....

Oh My!

I'm not sure where this sign is posted. I saw it in a Facebook post. This should be written as follows: A real woman will not use her child as a weapon to hurt the father when the relationship breaks down. Do not lose sight of the fact that it is the child who suffers. 

Who Are the Proofreaders in Your Neighborhood?

After the second time I saw this sign, I handed my daughter/accomplice my phone to snap a picture of one of these advertisements. There are several around town. Some of them have errors. Some do not. "Neighberhood" should be neighborhood. "Garag" should be garage. 

Edit Before Publication

It was the incorrect use of "it's" that I first noted. After clicking on the link to read more, many more issues became obvious. All of the circled commas are unnecessary. The commas before "but" are not needed because the words following "but" do not form an independent clause. The "is no stranger" phrases are not only redundant but also cliche. The phrase should be omitted completely. The comma before "while" is unnecessary because a comma should not precede a dependent clause. 


Thursday, October 17, 2013

It should be "to greet." It seems a proofreader needs to greet these stories before they are posted. 

English Teachers IS Cringing

Rising insurance premiums ARE causing teachers in Arkansas to rethink their profession while subject-verb agreement is causing English teachers to cringe.

Subject/verb Agreement

The subject of the first sentence is compound: name and circumstances; therefore, the verb should be were. I forget which news agency posted this. 

Noun of Direct Address


This sign greets patrons to Mi Pueblito in Searcy, Arkansas. Good food. Decent service. Missing comma: Welcome Back, Harding. Since the writer is speaking to Harding (addressing them), the word should be set aside by a comma. 

Oh, Fox 16!

Alcohol is misspelled. The classier, British spelling of theatre seems inappropriate, as well. 

Forgey??


Forgey devices will get you in trouble every time!

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Again!


"Everyday" should be written as two words. When written as one word, everyday is an adjective, meaning commonplace. When written as two words, every day means each day. There was a mistake in their last set of signs, too.