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Shoot 'em up

mighty red pen wrote 2 weeks ago: Just saw “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,” a Hollywood-detective-thriller-comedy romp starring Robe … more »

Tags: pop culture, Wordsworthy, Grammar, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang., Robert Downey Jr

Obamarama1 comment

mighty red pen wrote 3 weeks ago: Now this might be change MRP can believe in: Hat tip When Obama Wins and RaJo. … more »

Tags: pop culture, Apostrophe Catastrophe, Apostrophes, Barack Obama, Homonyms

Get'r? I hardly knew'r!2 comments

mighty red pen wrote 1 month ago: MRP hearts homemade flyers. For real. So check it out. We’ve got a little parallel constructi … more »

Tags: Apostrophe Catastrophe, Apostrophes, flyers, Gutters

Splitting hairs

mighty red pen wrote 1 month ago: In the article by Jan Freeman that I posted about yesterday, she mentioned a recent post on Language … more »

Tags: Word wars, National Grammar Day, Language Log, Jan Freeman, John McIntyre, prescriptivism, split infinitives

A tyranny of style3 comments

mighty red pen wrote 1 month ago: Well, Jan Freeman chimes in on the issue of “grammar nazis” with “No to Appeasemen … more »

Tags: Wordsworthy, Jan Freeman, Jeff Deck, teal, Style Guides, Grammar Nazi

The eyes and ears of this institution, my friends1 comment

mighty red pen wrote 2 months ago: Speaking of modifier madness, Magnum PI (who earned his webonym, people, for the tenacious way in wh … more »

Tags: Wordsworthy, Grammar, apocalypse, modifiers, mbta, Red line

Modifiers misplaced1 comment

mighty red pen wrote 2 months ago: This AT&T ad has a misplaced modifier that makes MRP giggle every time I see it. Oh whoops, just … more »

Tags: Mad marketing, Grammar, AT&T, Advertisements, modifiers

A bright and hopeful day1 comment

mighty red pen wrote 2 months ago: So MRP will admit that picking on President Bush for not being super articulate is kind of a cheap s … more »

Tags: Wordsworthy, President Bush, MOTHERS DAY

ESP: Extra-sensory proofreading2 comments

mighty red pen wrote 2 months ago: This little tidbit comes to us courtesy of Gussie Fink-Nottle: Oh, where to begin? The wanton missp … more »

Tags: Overseen, spellbound, grammar goofs, misspelling

Cinco de drinko3 comments

mighty red pen wrote 2 months ago: This just in from Nikita, who says it’s a question for MRP but honestly, I’m not sure I … more »

Tags: pop culture, Wordsworthy, cinco de mayo, mike lowell, Puerto Rico, cuba, México

The best of times, the worst of times6 comments

mighty red pen wrote 2 months ago: MRP doesn’t know what’s more shocking about the recent revelation by Barbara Walters tha … more »

Tags: pop culture, Wordsworthy, grammar goofs, Barbara Walters, Edward Brooke, Affairs

Apostrophocalypse now4 comments

mighty red pen wrote 2 months ago: As if we needed any additional evidence that the end of days is upon us, today I read “Not all … more »

Tags: Wordsworthy, Grammar, apocalypse, Teenagers

The end of the world as we know it?5 comments

mighty red pen wrote 2 months ago: Well-documented that MRP thinks that good language skills are important. Otherwise, I wouldn’t … more »

Tags: Wordsworthy, apocalypse, Grammar, Jan Freeman

Gonzo for grammar1 comment

mighty red pen wrote 3 months ago: Because it’s never too early to get your little word nerds started, you might want to check ou … more »

Tags: spellbound, Perilous Punctuation, Lit Review, robin pulver, Children's Books

No taxation on our punctuation

mighty red pen wrote 3 months ago: So here’s a fun one from TootsNYC. Check out this article from the Des Moines Register: … more »

Tags: Wordsworthy, Grammar, taxes, Des Moines Register

Grammar just cried

mighty red pen wrote 3 months ago: Hat tip to Emily for directing MRP to this tidbit on Overheard in New York: … more »

Tags: Wordsworthy, overheard in new york, copy-editors

Life takes proofreading2 comments

mighty red pen wrote 3 months ago: It’s everywhere you want to be more than perfect. Hat tip to Dan from Notes from the Copy Edi … more »

Tags: Mad marketing, spellbound, Then, than, visa, advertising

Have typo? Will travel.5 comments

mighty red pen wrote 3 months ago: Well, check out Jeff Deck and Benjamin Herson, two young grammarsnappers who have devoted their spri … more »

Tags: pop culture, Perilous Punctuation, Jeff Deck, Benjamin Herson, Typo Hunt Across America

Di-no-mite!2 comments

mighty red pen wrote 3 months ago: “Parody Week: Dinosaur Comics” Hat tip: xkcd. … more »

Tags: pop culture, Wordsworthy, Grammar, xkcd, Dinosaurs, singular they


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