From the Grammar Police

More more repeat repeat offenses…

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There’s that dollars dollars thing again again!

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This is a chronic goof. “Fuel” refers to the mob. Not the fools. So it would be “Mob of fools fuels the...”

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We know ad space is expensive, but it looks like you could have fixed this without spending another penny. Just add one letter: “If you have trouble standing and walking distances...”

And we go to the video archives for our introduction to “Horribly Wrong:” https://youtu.be/Ctgr272Bymk

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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