Eliot Kleinberg

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From the Grammar Police

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign!

Submitted by Becky Peeling

Glad this hotel cleared up the difference between weekday and weekend hours!

Only ninety-nine hundredths of a penny? What a deal!

How close are you? Or maybe you’re closed for the day.

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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