Showing posts with label Benton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Benton. Show all posts

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Salty Bowels??

This is from the Facebook page of a small-town police department competing with a neighboring police department's Facebook page. Both pages seek to report the work of the police each day.  The most glaring error on the page is the use of Salt BOWEL instead of Salt Bowl. There should be a comma after well, an additional period after the ellipsis or no ellipsis at all, a comma after the introductory clause ending with Salt Bowel, a period between twist and they.


Tuesday, May 06, 2008

I have not closely scoured this sign. I took this one at the zoo and immediately noticed that the author used "it's" when "its" would have been appropriate.

Thanks to Melissa for this one. (Now, Brett, it is time to stop laughing at her for so quickly alerting me to this gem.) I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment of the sign, but the correct spelling is A-W-E-S-O-M-E. Additionally, the author should have used "reigns" as opposed to "reins." At least, he/she did not use "rains."
Once again... the apostrophe-S ('s) does NOT a plural make. The apostrophes in this sign are wrong.

Thursday, January 04, 2007


Check out the previous post dealing with this same mistake regarding the proper use of the cent sign and decimal point. This sign is on the same road as the other one. It is spreading!

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Wow!! What a deal!! You can get a bag of ice for less than one penny at Burger King in Benton, Arkansas. If you use the decimal point, then you must use a dollar sign since the decimal point with the dollar sign means a fraction of a dollar. Using the decimal with the cent sign means a fraction of a cent.
There should be a space between ice and bags.