Oh, those leftovers!

The turkey was as dry as a dessert!

We suspect they meant “record-breaking.” But we do love our breading! Especially during the most wonderful time of the year.

We’ve covered this before. It might be Eliot’s number one repeat offense. There’s not a manhunt for a suspect. There’s a manhunt for a shooter. When they arrest John Doe, he’ll be the man suspected of being the shooter. The suspect. And by the way, should we outlaw “manhunt” as not gender-neutral? Discuss.

Same media outlet. Same week. Same incidents. And same mistake! Lots of robberies but one wave and one plague. A wave of robberies “plagues stores.” A string “leads California investigators to…”

Iconic is an absolute! Like pregnant. You can’t be more iconic.

How could a discovery be anything but accidental?

An obituary is the last thing that will be written about someone. You don’t want to see grammar or spelling errors.

We always give cops a break, since they don’t have to be great writers. But this one's a doozy. Under what circumstances would someone consent to being run over?

A longtime associate of the Horribly Wrong Team suggested that every once in a while we show where someone got it right! “Electric-car” and “long-simmering” are used correctly, as are “Morgan’s,” “bank’s,” and “Tesla’s.” And it’s not “CEO’s!”

And we go to the video archives for Segment 6: Lightning Bugs. https://youtu.be/JGjKpRcB6aU

Whoops: During the video portion of the Nov. 21 segment, on geography, Eliot made the mistake of extemporizing, and made a history goof! He said England was America’s oldest ally. Even if you don’t know nothin’ bout history (next week’s segment), you probably, by now, have seen Hamilton, so you know our oldest ally! Nous nous excusons auprès de nos amis français.

Readers: "Something Went Horribly Wrong" features samples of bad writing we see nearly every day. You can participate! Be our duly deputized “grammar police.” Your motto: “To protect and correct.” Send in your photos of store signs, street signs, newspaper headlines, tweets, and so on. It doesn’t have to be a grammatical error. It can be just what we call “cowardly writing.” Include your name and home town so we properly can credit you. You're free to add a comment, although we reserve the right to edit or omit. Now get out there! Send to Eliot@eliotkleinberg.com

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