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Grammar Giggle – Lobster Facts Corrections

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A friend sent me this picture from her recent Florida vacation. I’ll explain the many errors.

Lobster

  1. First paragraph. First red circle should be “larger” and second small red circle should be the closing parenthesis mark.
  2. Third paragraph – extra space between “omega” and the dash.
  3. Next red circle, “lobster” isn’t capitalized in other parts of the paper.
  4. The next two red circles – the first circled word should be “than” and there should be a period at the end of the sentence.
  5. The last red circle should be “younger ones” if you’re going to talk about multiple “older lobsters.”
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Social Media Advertising For The Loss!

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A friend forwarded this one to me. I don’t even know where to start, so I have circled the errors that I found in a quick review. Note that the word “lite” is in more common usage when you’re talking about a lower calorie or lower fat version of a food, but NOT when talking about fire used to light something. That is “light.”

Glass House

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What If I’m More Interested In The Property?

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I saw this sign the other day and had to go back and make sure it said what I thought it said and to get a picture of it. For Sale Buy Owner? I don’t want to buy the owner, but surely someone is interested in the 4+ acres of property that would seem to be for sale if the sign were correct. Is the property for sale or the owner? It is definitely confusing.

For Sale

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Facebook Memes = Crazy!

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Athlete memeI typically scroll right past most Facebook memes because they are full of grammar errors (and we all know that makes me crazy)! But this one was one of the worst I’ve seen, so I had to share.

I’ve circled the errors, just in case you weren’t quite sure. I’m fairly certain this is NOT related to Nike, even though it includes their patented trademark swoosh. So here is the explanation of the errors:

“Its” should be “It’s” because it is the contraction of “It Is” National Athlete Day.

“Your” should be “You’re” as the contraction of “You Are”

“A” should be “An” because it is before the word “athlete” which starts with a vowel sound.

So . . . the entire message SHOULD be “It’s National Athlete Day. Repost If You’re An Athlete.”

There now I feel better.

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Grammar Giggle – It’s Crazy That The News Station Doesn’t Know Its Language Is Wrong

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Once again, I had to pause the local news, watch my husband roll his eyes, and snap a picture of this jewel. This is a common mistake because it kind of defies the rules. The possessive of “it” is “its.” The contraction of “it is” is “it’s.” I get that it is confusing, but it’s a concept that can be (and should be) learned. If you are tempted to use the apostrophe, check to make sure it is correct by substituting “it is” for “it’s.” If it doesn’t make sense (and it won’t if it’s supposed to be a possessive), then don’t use the apostrophe. An example is the sentence in this post “. . . but it’s a concept that can be . . ..” You can replace the “it’s” with “it is” in that sentence so it is correct–“. . . but it is a concept that can be . . ..”

Its

 

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