"Unnecessary" "Quotation" "Marks"

Really?

So it may or may not be "opening soon", guess we'll never know.

And just for bonus points, I like the "threader's" - it's that dreaded extra apostrophe again.

If you like this, you'll love the "blog" of "unnecessary" quotation marks

Whenever I see these extraneous quotation marks, all I can think of is the "Nudge Nudge, Wink Wink" sketch from Monty Python.



Know what I mean?  Know what I mean?

Grammar correction! It can happen!

Remember when I slammed Irving for their weird Please Prepay in Advance sign?

Well, miracles can happen.

Saw this at my most recent gas-up at an Irving:

Someone, somewhere, saw the light.  Oh, and it wasn't as grimey and gross as the previous sign.  It's a nice touch.  (Note: Irving has excellent restrooms that are ALWAYS clean.  They deserve kudos for this!)

Onward, Grammarians!

Don't be so possessive!

To me, the apostrophe is the most over-used piece of punctuation in 21st century English.

Note the following:

This was posted on the cordoned-off section of the football field, designated for, yeah, you guessed it, coaches and players.

I see this kind of spelling mistake all the time.  I don't get it.... why the obsession with apostrophes?  Is it because we (not so) secretly want to own everything?  

 


Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine.

Mine.

What's wrong with this picture - redux

I won't bore you with a rant on how expensive gas is.

But if I'm going to pay nearly $4/gallon, I deserve better signage.

I know how to pre-pay,

and I know how to pay in advance.

But how exactly do you prepay in advance?

Does that mean I have to pre-prepay? Prepay even before I've thought about paying?

Ugh.  Someone buy me an electric car.