A Must for the Grammatically Correct
I have several friends who are self-proclaimed grammar police, most notably Mumfies and Jen. I am aware Jen and I (or is that 'Jen and me'?) have never actually met, but when someone sends you Cherry M&Ms that person is your friend. M'kay? I'm not always up on where my apostrophies should go, and I couldn't identify a dangling participle if it was hanging off the end my nose but I always have my spell check on and I know the difference between their, there, and they're thankyouverymuch. I hate reading notices from school, especially from teachers, that don't get the basics right. I want to send them back corrected. I get embarrassed when I make a simple grammar mistake - not just "oops my bad" but really embarrassed. I have issues.
With that in mind, when I found this website this morning I simply had to share it with you: The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks. Quotation marks are being increasingly misused in society, often with unintentionally hilarious results for those in the "know":
Skinfest to come later today when the kids aren't around so they don't ask "Mummy, why are those men naked?" Meanwhile, have a few laughs at the expense of the grammatically challenged.
5 Witty Remarks:
You are correct, it is "Jen and I".
Anywho, LOVE the blog! Thanks for sharing it with us.
I hate the boneheads who have to aurally demonstrate the quotes with their fingers. They're usually grammatically incorrect too.
I'm with you, Shep! Same boneheads who point to their watch when asking the time or doing that aloha thing with their fingers and hands when talking about phoning someone.
I enjoyed the Blog.
I love that blog. I'm a geek about things like that -- I used to correct pen pals' letters for fun. (Yes, correct apostrophes there - possessive of the plural of pen pal.)
I'm a grammar cop as well. I sent my kid's day care a nasty letter after they sent home a poorly constructed note to parents using the word 'kidz'.
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