In the comments of my last Grammar Gone Rogue segment, Jana of An Attitude Adjustment wondered whether we could make this series a collaborative effort, which I think is a wonderful idea. Snapping pics of grammatical horrors is cathartic (if depressing), and I’d love to share the love. To that end, Jana and I have decided to form a small (but hopefully effective) collective of bloggers dedicated to the cause. A posse, if you will. (I like to envision myself astride a handsome palomino, riding off into a dusty sunset to save the frontier from grammatical outlaws, but that’s just me…feel free to conjure whatever image works for you.)
We’re calling ourselves the Correctionists (because we obviously think very highly of ourselves), and if you do too if you’d like to participate, consider this your cordial invitation to send us your photographic evidence of grammar gone wrong. We’ll post your photos (with linkage and credit to you) and show the world just how dire this situation has become. Or, if you’re dedicated enough to sacrifice some bandwidth to the cause, email me at amy(at)nevertruetales(dot)com. We’ll arm you with a banner, and you’ll be ready to do battle as one of our hosting blogs.
Each week, the Correctionists will alternate hosting a Correctionist post in our blogs (complete with aforementioned photographic evidence), similar to what I’ve been doing in my Grammar Gone Rogue segments. We hope you’ll play along! After all, as a grammatically-literate person, it’s nothing short of your civic duty.
Alright now: who’s (not whose) in?!
{ 19 comments… read them below or add one }
I hate missing the opportunity to join in, but to be honest I’m afraid I’ll see a photo of my blog up there! :-) And I just reread my comment three times worrying that it might be grammatically incorrect.
Ahh! No, no! Don’t worry! We all make mistakes on our posts here and there (I read this one over several times, because wouldn’t THAT be ironic?!). I’m notorious for my terrible spelling…sometimes my husband points out my errors before it’s too late to edit them…bless him. Hope you’ll still send a pic or two our way when you see a grammar blunder while out and about!
I’m in the same boat– I’d love to join, but have horrible spelling and grammar. I blame the enrichment program which took me out of English class throughout middle school and junior high. Thank goodness for spell check. The person who invented that little bit of code should be awarded a medal.
I know it has to be bad when I see the error!
I blame the same type of program for my abysmal showing in all forms of mathematics, so I understand. Follow along, however, friend, and I bet you’ll see it’s not too complicated (and that we all make grammatical mistakes…I’m sure I’m due for one now!).
This is something I worry about, too–that people will think we’re snobs. But I don’t think we’re nit-picky; I think we just notice some pretty glaring errors when we see them. And I had to ask my husband (an editor) to review my post today, for I was sure the karma gods would unleash their fury on me for acting like a know-it-all.
No one is infallible… even the grammer goddess makes an error. Notice that I spelled grammar wrong? I’m not even going to fix it. Cringe…
Yes, we all make errors…it’s when I see them on billboards or gasp–gravestones–that I flinch. It’s as though no one thinks it’s important enough to check anymore, you know? I have grammatical rules I’m unsure of, but I do double-check before plastering a sign with them, and I’m sure you do too!
Count me in. I was reading Facebook statuses (stati?) to my sister this weekend, but I kept correcting the grammar and syntax. She said, “The world must be a harsh place for people like you.” Why, yes. Yes it is.
Cool! Glad to have you!
I am queen of overuse of hyphens, but what the heck – I can laugh at myself right along with you all! Count me in. It’ll be a good learning experience. In fact, I offer to be a guinea pig.
Awesome! Would you like to submit evidence, host posts, or both? (And no, we’d never use you as a guinea pig! lol)
I would be honored to join your posse.
Yours (not you’res) in eradicating bad grammar,
K
xo
Whoot! You won’t be sorry; it’s so cathartic!
Ohhh. I love it. I just received a copy of a very nicely done photography book that has possession for every tree in the book. There are a lot of tree’s (sic), believe it or not. I’m tempted to send the author a sweet note so that when the book is republished the edits are there. Is that bad form?
This is exactly the type of error that makes me freak the hell out! I understand being unsure of a grammatical rule, but before publishing my photography, I’d check! Couldn’t hurt to send her a note, though why no one else caught that and told her before final printing, I can’t imagine!
While I know my grammar isn’t perfect, there are so many things I see that make me aware of grammatical faux pas. I desperately try to avoid making such errors.
Seeing this stuff in a professional arena, i.e. signage, books, menus or other publications makes it all hysterical! If one is going to put a huge sign up, he or she should get it right.
I will send things I see when I see them. I guess that means I’ll be joining the posse. :)
Wonderful! Thank you! Just email whatever you find to me or Jana at An Attitude Adjustment!
I’ll keep my eye out. Guess I need to start carrying my camera EVERYWHERE I GO. ;)
This is where the phone camera comes in handy…I rarely use it otherwise!
{ 1 trackback }