What’s missing in this picture?
Carl Spackler needed an 8-iron. And this headline needs an apostrophe: “Golfers’ Paradise.”
Or steps.
Submitted by Scott Simmons
These guys really puntured our confidence!
Submitted by Tom Peeling
Keep this in mind when you plan to retur!
Submitted by Andrea Bivens
Hope you won’t have a problem with the vinager and have to retur it!
Wouldn’t you you like to earn earn an extra extra three hundred dollars bucks? I know I would would.
The name of the town is Greenacres.
The apostrophe gremlin’s strike again!
What’s a paintie?
Bonus: We’re sympathetic to companies for whom English isn’t their first language. Can you find the mistakes below? Send to eliot@eliotkleinberg.com.
Glass houses strike again! Our June 20 segment had a few typos, which some of our loyal readers promptly caught. Thank you and please accept our grovel.
Readers: "Something Went Horribly Wrong" features samples of bad writing we see nearly every day. You can participate! Be our duly deputized “grammar police:” Your motto: “To protect and correct.” Send in your photos of store signs, street signs, newspaper headlines, tweets, and so on. It doesn’t have to be a grammatical error. It can be just what we call “cowardly writing.” Include your name and home town so we properly can credit you. You're free to add a comment, although we reserve the right to edit or omit. Now get out there! Send to Eliot@eliotkleinberg.com
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