Monday, August 08, 2011

Ban vs. Band

I believe the fire association means burn BAN, not burn BAND. As I thought about this, though, I realized that a band made up of firemen would he aptly named Burn Band. Bahahahahha! 

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Because the word QUICK tells how you can sell, it should be QUICKLY. QUICK is an adjective.  

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

It's/Its

This from the description of the update for the Prose with Bros app. In the second line, the wrong form of its/it's has been used. 

Lean/Lien

This from the FoxNews 16 app. LEAN should be LIEN. 

The apostrophe is used here to make a plural. Tsk. Tsk. Merriam-Webster accepts CAPRIS as an acceptable plural form. ChaCha, which I do not consider an expert source, says there is no plural form of CAPRI and that one should use CAPRI PANTS for the plural form. Either way, the apostrophe is incorrect. 

Cloths/Clothes

There is a missing E in CLOTHS. This one can be found at Arkadelphia Aquatic Park. 

Misplaced Modifier

The problem in this sign is the placement of the word DOWN. I think it would be best placed after the word   KEEP. Placing it after COST might also work. In its current location, the meaning is confusing. Are we to avoid running down the park, or are we to try to keep costs down? This one is in the showers at Arkadelphia, Arkansas' Aquatic Park.  

Saturday, July 16, 2011

The apostrophe is unnecessary. This one is from Fuddruckers in Branson, Missouri. 

The apostrophe in the headline is unnecessary because the writer intends to say that there is more than one 3-year-old, not that the 3-year-old owns a walk. 

Friday, July 15, 2011

Thursday, July 14, 2011

This one is also from a student. It should read "No UNaccompanied children."

Syrop should be syrup. Thanks to a student who found this one in Greece. 

Run-on

Personifying the toilet is entertaining. A period after "Please help me out" would help me out by correcting the run-on sentence between what should be two imperative sentences.