Grammar on the Go

Although I am far from the world's best writer, I am a little bit of a grammar fiend. I get terribly annoyed by signs, especially highly polished advertisements, which have spelling or grammar errors. And I'm not alone; there is at least one organization that sends "no-no" letters to editors and writers when they spot an error. (If only I could remember who they are!)

I have a special place in my heart, though, for guerrilla grammarians. They are so passionate about proper grammar that they will correct signs with a black Sharpie and a few terse words. Take, for example, an ad I saw on the subway today. A debt refinancing company promised to help you "rejoin the have's". A cheeky guerrilla grammarian had taken his trusty maker and crossed out the offending possessive apostrophe, adding the comment "wrong" just in case someone misunderstood his defiant editing.

(Keep reading to see pictures.)

Interesting Grammar Links

• Flicker Quote Abuse Pool
• Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar blog
• Richard Lederer's Verbivore
• Grammar Humour

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