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Talking About Typos

MaggieMack — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:54:13 GMT

Just saw this in today's news. Look at this sign, created and placed on the busiest spot on the interstate in the state by the University of South Dakota marketing department this week. A few red faces around town. Guess they don't teach grammar in college anymore!

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chickenbutt — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:57:22 GMT

Ha! Yikes! When you see it on a ginormous sign it's just 'oh, my eyes!'. hehe

I'm having a heck of a time typing this morning. I think I've had a typo in every post I've made so far.

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DoneTryin — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 20:20:15 GMT

LOL! I once saw a job posting for a position at a local private university that prides itself on having many prestigious & well-known alumnae among its ranks. The posting was for a "basketball couch." When I showed it to a co-worker, he quipped that he'd rather be a chair.

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Citrine1 — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 20:39:07 GMT

While looking on craigslist at employment opportunities, there was one that said to contact them if the ad "peaked" my interest. Ugh

What "piqued" my interest was how something like that can happen.

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Laura14 — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 20:40:52 GMT

They are quoting Forbes magazine. Wrong quotation or two organizations that need help?

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kdgn — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 20:47:01 GMT

If we're going to get technical, it's punctuation, not grammar.

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chickenbutt — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 20:51:19 GMT

Well, it's kind of grammar - in that it's the difference between a plural and a possessive. No? Ok, I tried.

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AliJoi5 — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:05:00 GMT

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chickenbutt — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:09:28 GMT

@AliJoi5 wrote:

This is so horrible/HILARIOUS! I hate myself every time I see it because I cannot stop laughing.

Thanks! I've had several great smiles here today and this is just a VERY good thing.

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AliJoi5 — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:10:34 GMT

I remember one of my elementary school teachers giving us this great example...

"A woman, without her man, is nothing."

"A woman: without her, man is nothing."

Punctuation is powerful!!

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Citrine1 — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:11:34 GMT

@AliJoi5 wrote:

Yike's! I mean yikes!

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VanSleepy — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:14:57 GMT

I was standing over my husband's shoulder while he was typing out the message card for a gift we were ordering. I said, "You wrote holiday. Put an s on it." He put an apostrophe and my jaw dropped. I told him he was reading the internet too much!

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AliJoi5 — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:18:31 GMT

Ok, there are so many great memes on this subject, I couldn't pick just one!

I'll stop now!

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Mj12 — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:23:26 GMT

We received a Christmas Card from a couple who signed it: The Smith's

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sallybusky — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:45:06 GMT

Careful, @Mj12! This is what started all the hoopla last week. Some people can't simply have fun with it; they have to get militant. Their/there/they're just watching and waiting.

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MyGirlsMom — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:47:22 GMT

@sallybusky wrote:
Careful, @Mj12! This is what started all the hoopla last week. Some people can't simply have fun with it; they have to get militant. Their/there/they're just watching and waiting.

et to, too, two?

Wear, we're, where are we going wit all of this?

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sallybusky — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 22:03:28 GMT

Eye could dew this all day! Butt, sadly, sum Debbie Downer's will reign on hour parade. Next?

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Pqfan — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 22:07:05 GMT

I see it now.

I took me a second to spot what was wrong. lol

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MyGirlsMom — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 22:08:34 GMT

@sallybusky wrote:
Eye could dew this all day! Butt, sadly, sum Debbie Downer's will reign on hour parade. Next?

Yes, they'll way in an bee uptight

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JustJazzmom — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 22:20:17 GMT

I lose my mind reading this stuff.

A loose mind is not a good thing!