Friday, January 17, 2014

To Err Is Common

"If" should be whether. "They" should be it because "team" is singular. "Air" should be err because when one makes a mistake, one errs. There should be a comma between the independent clause that ends with "house" and the coordinating conjunction "so" that joins the two independent clauses. 

Friday, January 03, 2014

Which or What

Instead of "What ID should I use?" it should read "Which ID should I use?"
Use which when there is a limited number of possibilities for the answer. Use what when there are endless possibilities for the answer. 

Oh, Starbucks!

"With its distinct blend..." is how Starbucks should have written this description. 

Abbreviating Wednesday

"Wen." on the last line seems to be an abbreviation for Wednesday. It's incorrect. Also, the "R" is mid-placed, and the percentage symbol is omitted. 

Big Daddy


Big Daddy owns the tacos; therefore, there should be an apostrophe after "Big Daddy" on the sign. That part is correct. The tacos own nothing; therefore, there should be no apostrophe in the word "taco's." They got it right on the trailer, but it's wrong on the sign. 
I found this in the Salem community in Saline County, Arkansas. 

Friday, December 27, 2013

Time and Life Building is one building. "Which" refers to this one building; therefore, the appropriate verb is is. 

Commas Clear Up Confusion

The meaning of this sentence is changed by the addition of commas. As the article is published, the sentence seems to say that something occurred before the officers said something. When read in context, it seems that the officers say the man hit another car before hitting the building. Setting "officers say" apart with commas clarifies this confusion. 

Split Infinitive

This, my friends, is an example of the dreaded split infinitive. Some still hold to the notion that the split infinitive is always incorrect.  Many hold that if it can be easily corrected, one should correct the split infinitive. This one is easily corrected. To eat is an infinitive. Because infinitives in other languages are one word and cannot be separated, or split, grammarians contend that we should not interject any word or words within the infinitive. In this case, the words should be written not to eat. 

I Didn't Do It. I Promise.


I wasn't the one complaining about his grammar. Really.