Grammar makes a comeback!

Not just wrong, but inconsistently wrong. That's the worst kind of wrongness!

Interesting article. I'm always blown away by how many professional Power Point presentations have apostrophes with plurals, or how English professors will use the wrong version of 'your' in a handout. 

Written language is nothing more
than adapted and accepted visual representations of concepts.  There's a reason for punctuation just as
there's a reason for an A or Z.  It CAN be overused, but the wonderful
thing about an exclamation is that it can't be incorrectly used.  Think
about it!  The only alternative I can see is saying, THINK ABOUT IT, 
but isn't there a taboo against caps?  There should be more punctuations
that add body language and inflection into text.  Think of all the
annoying miscommunications you could avoid if you had a punctuation that conveyed more complexity; a sarcastic exclamation, a demur acceptance, a
rhetorical question.

It's easy in literature to write it.  "I'm ever so pleased to make
your acquaintance," Sir Reggie said balefully.   But how do I do
that in an email or IM?  There's no baleful exclamation point.  How do I get across with just words that I’m
being evil or I plan on being evil?  How
else do I send complex emotions via mere text without at least using punctuation?

"Hey, new online friend.  It's good to finally talk to you.  Just so you know, that last sentance was said with malicious intent. "

Sorry, not a treatise.  Carry on.

Glad this was useful to you. As many grammarians must, I cringe whenever I see the New York Times' constant misuse of apostrophes. I realize that this is consistent with their house style, which is itself otherwise quite consistent with the accepted rules of the English language. Apparently, a mistake was made sometime in the 1920s and no art director has had the balls to fix it yet.

I've been to San Francisco a couple of times, either to visit my brother, attend a conference, or both, and I really enjoy visiting Chinatown. As an English teacher, I have a rather heightened awareness of spelling, and when I caught this, I quickly decided I needed to remember this example of translating-gone-awry (or of sign-spacing-gone-awry).

Taken at a small circus in N. NJ this summer, the seemingly random use of apostrophes really stood out.

As an Austrian student of English Language and Literature, I'm of course confronted with learning grammar. It's not always easy, because mainly I just talk and write, and my gut feeling tells me when a phrase sounds wrong. Having to apply certain grammatical rules all of a sudden is therefore a bit confusing, at time. I try my best, though, because using grammar in a correct way makes texts much more easily readable.

Especially online people need to focus on that again, I think. It should be a given to speak and write correctly, at least in certain situations.

I was really amused by the misspelling of "pumpkins", as well as the unintentional command: "U Pick Punpkins Tonight!"

I'm learning English, and some day I was studying and decided to take this photo from my book New Headway, and that's

Taken on a street in Chicago

Would you really want to be tutored by the guys in my photo?

Rob, I love your writing style. You have a wonderful grasp of the English language, which is a very refreshing change from what I have been reading on the 'net' of late. It's disturbing to me to see the lack of language education in our young people.

It seems lately that grammar, spelling and punctuation have suffered. One of the first lessons in grammar that I can remember learning is that two negatives create a positive. I know the true intention of my sign photo is to inform users to not use any water. However, with the double negative, "Do not use no water," what it is actually telling us that we must use some. Believe me, I tried all the faucets and even the flush toilet, but none of them worked.

Another thing that I find disturbing is the use of ALL CAPS WITHOUT THE AID OF PUNCTUATION. When I come across a blurb or blog, or receive an email written that way, I immediately click on to the next. I have neither the time nor the patience to try and decipher nonsensical writings.

I am "happy" to have contributed!!!

I've noticed a uprising in bad grammar. :[

I'm a student enrolled at the college where I photographed the sign and thought it was evidence the staff and administration finally learned to laugh at themselves. What you can't see at the bottom of the photo is: "including grammar guides" -- perhaps an homage to Apple's "Think Different" campaign?

The "NOT" an "EXIT" sign is courtesy of our friends at the Transportation "Security" Agency at Philadelphia International Airport.

I just couldn't believe that
a) this banner was made and
b) it was hung up despite the many errors.

Are there any articles around here about proofreading?

This was taken in Paris. I wondered who the nuggets belonged to.

Spotted in Halifax, Nova Scotia... I assume this car belongs to an English teacher.