Hi, Friday Folliers! Today the Grammar Cop treats you to no less than five boo-boos, all gleaned from the Opinion (letters) page of our popular weekly, The Suburban. Without further ado:
Laughter: The Universal Language – #1
The small shop erupted into laughter. The women were giggling, bent over doing manicures and pedicures on their uncomprehending clients, as the man guffawed on the cell phone’s FaceTime app. They were all chatting away in Vietnamese, to each other and to him, and every minute or so, hahahahahaaaa!
Book Progress Report #13
Uh-oh. Number 13 is not my lucky number. Here’s the second rejection letter I just received:
Liberty
Time again for this:
“I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”America! Please come back!
Regarding Trump’s campaign of hate and fear towards ‘undocumented’ immigrants, not to mention all Muslims… he must be unaware of the words engraved on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty – an icon of hope for refugees and all new Americans for 130 years:
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Friday Follies #73 – 3 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”
Greetings, Friday Follies followers. (Say that 10 times fast!) This week’s errors involve spelling. Of course, you clever people can spot the mistakes immediately! Right?
Poems for Li’l Kids #5 – A Poem Puzzle
Fifth in a series of fun little poems for very little kiddies.
January 20, 2017
January 20, 2017: A Friday Folly of the Worst Kind. I’ve reposted my special Friday Follies #72 here in my IMHO category – in case you missed it.
Friday Follies #72 – 1 mistake that makes me go “Arghhh”
I debated whether to place this post in the Friday Follies section, or in my IMHO (opinion) area. But Friday Follies won out, if only because what happened today encapsulated what has to be the biggest Friday Folly I’ve seen in a very long time.
Poems for Li’l Kids #4 – Edward the Bumblebee
Fourth in a series of fun little poems for very little kiddies.
Friday Follies #71 – 3 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”
Welcome to another edition of Friday Follies! This week the Grammar Cop is particularly steamed over the lack of proofreaders in various media. In online articles, print ads and newspapers, this neglect results in the same darn thing: GOOFS!
Crossed Eyes and Dotted Tees 