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The Grammar Snark

@grammarsnark

We look for bad grammar and drunken proofreading in professional writing. And then we laugh about it.

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Class, we'll be talking about plurals today. Please put your apostrophes away.


Maybe it’s time to revive my old drunken proofreading ratings

grammarsnark's tweet image. Maybe it’s time to revive my old drunken proofreading ratings

This is a huge loss for DC—@WaPoExpress is a wonderful paper—but if you’re hiring an editor it can be your gain! @SerenaEGolden is as good as they get.

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Ugh, the nirvana of some people...

grammarsnark's tweet image. Ugh, the nirvana of some people...

One of these pieces of information is going to come as quite a shock to somebody.

grammarsnark's tweet image. One of these pieces of information is going to come as quite a shock to somebody.

I doesn’t even begin to know.

grammarsnark's tweet image. I doesn’t even begin to know.

A) holy what and b) I’d like to make a spelling joke but c) holy what

grammarsnark's tweet image. A) holy what and b) I’d like to make a spelling joke but c) holy what

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redundancy AND duplication, OH SHIT IT'S ON

.@realDonaldTrump stands next to a stack of papers after announcing “We will get rid of the redundancy and duplication that wastes your time and your money.” #regulations

dougmillsnyt's tweet image. .@realDonaldTrump stands next to a stack of papers after announcing “We will get rid of the redundancy and duplication that wastes your time and your money.” #regulations


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Was just dictating and I said the word hyphen and Siri made the punctuation a dash. This is the maddest I’ve ever been at Siri.


Bicycle, thou art loosed

grammarsnark's tweet image. Bicycle, thou art loosed

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At the desk. Scalpel. Check. Machete. Check. Chainsaw. Check. Ready.


None of them are green :(

grammarsnark's tweet image. None of them are green :(

In this week's Sunday Observor (thanks to eagle-eyed reader @LaraSee )

grammarsnark's tweet image. In this week's Sunday Observor (thanks to eagle-eyed reader @LaraSee )

Hoarding fans seems awfully selfish.

grammarsnark's tweet image. Hoarding fans seems awfully selfish.

I just I refuse to send out a document that describes itself as an "informal memorandum."


When spell-check won't help: "instruction in the most basic tents of the faith." Is that a side ministry for St. Paul? #amediting


We would fully support this franchise.

.@realDonaldTrump stands next to a stack of papers after announcing “We will get rid of the redundancy and duplication that wastes your time and your money.” #regulations

dougmillsnyt's tweet image. .@realDonaldTrump stands next to a stack of papers after announcing “We will get rid of the redundancy and duplication that wastes your time and your money.” #regulations


The school of unnecessary commas

You haven't conquered parenthood, until you've conquered the stains. Tweet @TideLaundryLine.

TideLaundryLine's tweet image. You haven't conquered parenthood, until you've conquered the stains. Tweet @TideLaundryLine.


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People keep 1) saying they don't know what 'genderqueer' means then 2) asking why we added it to the dictionary

MerriamWebster's tweet image. People keep
1) saying they don't know what 'genderqueer' means

then

2) asking why we added it to the dictionary

Switching out red ink for purple.


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