The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar

An online journal in which members of The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar document their noble efforts.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

A Mug Shot We Love

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Marcia J. sent along this little beauty: a photo of the foam on her latte featuring SPOGG's punctuation action figure.  We lov...
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Distinguished Prose: No Ifs, Ands, or Butts...

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A SPOGG member sends this memo she received at work (emphasis hers): During the afternoon of March 9, 2012, the trash can near the smoking...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

It's Like a Martini ... for the Ears

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It's been a long time since we've posted, but we have good reason. Our first novel comes out in June, and we have been busybusybusy ...
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Thursday, October 20, 2011

It's Never Too Early to Learn to Spell

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It's "whore," you little dummy. WHORE.* *Oh, we're only kidding. They prefer to be called sex workers.** **Just kid...
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Saturday, September 17, 2011

It's the Little Things

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R. sends this photo of a sign hanging somewhere in Arizona. It's so close to being right. Just that missing letter N. People, that ...
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Monday, September 12, 2011

Craiglisterious: We Don't Know What This Means

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SPOGG member Linnea D sent this Craigslist gem.  We suggest you read it out loud to appreciate the full measure of the lunacy. Druck free...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Not Quite Mary Poppins

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From a Craigslist ad written by a prospective nanny: Exp'd, Loving, Conscious [sic]  Nanny Available Unfortunately, we're only i...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

There Is No U in Flowers

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But there are two of them in "bouquets." The spelling teacher probably needs a dozen incentive tulips (which are different fr...
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Friday, August 12, 2011

Oh, Red (Pen) State...

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You know the expression "so wrong it's right?" Yeah, well, that doesn't apply here. All of these errors still add up ...
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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Don't Drink and Dress

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Look, we'd drink margaritas every day if we could. They're delicious! So tangy and salty! But, just as we love our liver, we wo...
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