MISSPELLING MONDAY: August 29, 2011

Hey there, local newspaper webmaster.  Did you really think that the entire area was sooooo focused on Hurricane Irene that your typo/misspelling/Freudian slip would go unnoticed?  Don't worry--this is proof that some eagle-eyed people really do pay attention to the headlines on your website (especially when said headlines look rather perverted), even when the whole region is caught up in hurricane hysteria.

Happy Monday, everyone--especially to my fellow mind-in-the-gutter folks who get a real kick out of a "virgina" sighting/error early in the morning.  Here's hoping Irene didn't rock you like (too crazy of) a hurricane...or something like that.  ;)

LAZY-ASS FRIDAY, 8/26/11

I'm feeling particularly lazy today, so I only have two links for you this time.  I'm really not a slacker...I'm just writing what seems like seventeen million things right now, none of which are getting done quickly enough.  I had an allergy scare the other day--I ate something I knew I was allergic to, but it wasn't disclosed in the product's ingredients, so I didn't know I'd eaten it until I had an allergic reaction and then emailed the manufacturer to quiz them on what spices might have been in the frozen dinner I'd made, and they confirmed that something I'm allergic to was indeed in the meal (the meal's packaging just said "spices" were included, which obviously isn't specific).  Anyway, one of the thoughts running through my head as I was trying to breathe was "Oh shit, I'm going to choke to death from an allergic reaction and I haven't finished writing a single effing book yet."  So I'm working on the book again, the one that's my baby.  Gotta finish it while I'm still breathing normally, you know?  ;)

But I digress.  Here are your Lazy-Ass Friday links...

Did you know that toddlers can understand complex grammar?  Let's hope they all grow up to be grammarphile types... 

Yahoo Shine noticed a pretty big Old Navy grammar FAIL.  Well, more like a punctuation FAIL.  Hey Old Navy, if you're reading this, click here to email a kickass grammarphile who would happily edit your stuff on a freelance basis!

Have a fab Friday, everyone...and to my fellow East Coasters, stay safe in the craptastic weather!

HUMP DAY GRAMMAR for August 24, 2011

There aren't any grammar errors here, but I had to share this picture with you guys.  Imagine my surprise when I was browsing the bookstore (RIP, Borders) and my virgin eyes saw this.  A book about how to draw furries. *giggle*

It was only after I took the picture that I realized a book on the same shelf as the furries book is entitled The Naked Roommate.  If you had your choice of dealing with furries or dealing with a naked roommate, which would you choose?

Happy Hump Day, everyone!

It's not easy being green...

Actually, no, I don't want to go back--nor do I want to go there in the first place.  I've never been to this place, but the picture this website posted of the spa doesn't exactly look appealing.  It looks like a stone pool that algae's taken over--I mean, that water is green.  And it looks gross.  Is that seriously supposed to be part of a spa?  Who the hell would soak in that thing?I

No, thank you.  I'll go get my "message"--and any other spa treatments--somewhere less green!

Lazy-Ass Friday: LOL-worthy links

It's Friday.  I'm lazy.  Hey, even snarky bitches need a rest sometimes, you know?  So here are some snarky things to keep you entertained while I'm off doing lazy-girl things...

How awesome would it be to have a grammar test to keep grammatically-challenged morons off the internet?  (I realize this would result in much less blog material, but hey, I'm willing to take one for the team here...)

Bad grammar doesn't just tick off snarky girls like me--it also pisses off teachers.  Check out the 55 grammar offenses that make teachers go mad.

And finally, an oldie but goodie--read about why the "alot" is better than you at everything.

Have a fabulous weekend, everyone!  :)

Copyeditors Needed Now: Uneducated when it comes to headlines

Oh, Copyeditors Needed Now...you even managed to make a headline about teachers look stupid.  *sigh* 

We represent the Lollipop Guild...

If a "small people's court" does happen to exist somewhere, I'm willing to bet it's a little bit different than the small claims court this person's interested in visiting...

I'm not sure I'm a fan of these new words...

I know, I know--I've been a very bad blogger lately.  But I've been sick (sneezy allergies, food allergy types of allergies, etc), and traveling (to New York, as well as to the happiest place on earth--and by that I mean the Phillies' ballpark), and I've been writing my butt off even though you haven't seen it here (although you can see some of it here and here).  And, of course, working, and visiting with family/boyfriend/friends/etc.  

Apparently I've been away from the blog for so long that people have actually managed to create new words and I'm only just now noticing...

 Fagade--is that like lemonade, but with cigarettes?  Doesn't sound very appealing...

A "chocker" sounds really big and clunky.  I can't picture Kate or Goldie wanting to wear a "chocker"...

Happy Monday, everyone!  :)