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I hate that almost as much as hearing someone say, “My bad.”
I assume that the person is not really sorry or remorseful but really upset at being caught. I guess they think it is not really there fault. (oops… my bad!) their fault.
Disgusting. But then what do you expect, now that Tim Gunn is gone? I’m pretty sure he was in charge of proofreading all the promos and other advertising.
.-= JD at I Do Things´s last blog ..I Help the Masses so you don’t have to =-.
Grrrr!!!! If theres one thing that pisses me off, its when people spell “regyular” incorrectly. Jerks! You go get ‘em, girl! When will Bravo stop underestimating it’s audience????
.-= Margaret (Nanny Goats)´s last blog ..NGIP Quips With Quinn Cummings (Author and Academy Award Nominee) =-.
Oh good. I was concerned it may stay in it’s irregular time. That’s a relief. I’m still a little bothered by “food bv Bravo.” Is that code?
.-= RedRaider´s last blog ..Big Butt Sweats On Snow Day! =-.
I wish on screen character generators had spell and grammar check too. Guess how I know they dont?
.-= Condo Blues´s last blog ..How to Make Nontoxic Blowing Bubble Mix =-.
The person who left comment #5 obviously didn’t see the error, and probably isn’t a proof reader
.-= babs – beetle´s last blog ..She’s no Eartha Kitt! =-.
I didn’t get it at first. I thought that maybe you had Photoshopped the typo because of the blue letters, and I was going to ask what did the blue letters say before. Luckily before I typed that, I reread it. It’s should have been its. Duh. I must go to bed now before I embarrass myself even further.
.-= Staci´s last blog ..My Purse is Turning into My Mother’s =-.
Its not just the Bravo Channel. Try watchig the scroll on CNN. Its enough to make a grown middle-aged fat woman crye. It’s misspelings and typoes…well, I thank you gt the point,
.-= MA Fat Woman´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday…What Color Is It? =-.
rattln’ along — I think I used “my bad” for a little while because everyone was saying it, until I realized how dumb I sounded.
JD at I Do Things — Yes, Tim would have surely found that error, the deity he is.
Margaret (Nanny Goats) — I’m thanking my lucky stars I never saw “regular” spelled that way. Whoever does should be hit over the head with a grammar and spelling book.
RedRaider — Yeah, “food by Bravo” sounds a little presumptuous. You can’t co-opt food.
Steve Holt — Yes, it is obvious, but that’s not the point. “It’s” shouldn’t have an apostrophe when used as a possessive. “It’s” means “it is,” which doesn’t make sense in the statement.
SiteInsights — It made you ill, but it made me laugh, so thanks for that. Are you OK now?
JD at I Do Things — Thanks for helping Steve out. Although I’m guessing Steve will never come back because the poor man didn’t find the humor in it. Sorry, Steve.
Mark — If I had a nickel for every post I’ve written about it, I’d have fifteen cents.
ann of the junkdrawerblogfamily — Mmmmm, I just threw out a box of white cheddar Cheez-itz because I was fast finishing it all by myself. My beloved Cheez-itz can misspell it all it wants, for they are delicious.
Condo Blues — Me too! I can almost forgive “breaking news” scrolls on news channels. Not enough time to check for good grammar. But someone made that on-screen logo and no one spotted it during production?!?! My head hurts.
Babs Beetle — I forgive him. For he knows not the error of his ways.
The Wordwire — See my response to Steve.
Staci — I like to be mysterious with my grammar posts. It feels like an exam, doesn’t it?
MA Fat Woman — Sadly, those don’t surprise me. I can cut them a hair more slack than Bravo because they have to be quicker to get it on-air. But still! It’s like people forgot all the rules and they don’t seem to care anymore either.
Bev — Exactly!
Steve — Best snack cracker. Ever. I say you order them online, no matter what you have to pay for shipping. They’re worth it!
MA Fat Woman has nailed it’s. Uh .. it. A friend and I were watching one of those rolling text banners on the news in a bar (here in England) and we were laughing so much the tears were rolling down our faces and we could hardly speak. It was funnier because 1) No-one else watching was laughing, and 2) My OH, who had his back to the screen, kept asking why we were in hysterics, but we couldn’t make him understand. Partly because he’s a bit deaf and the bar was noisy, partly because we were laughing so much.
But rolling text is one thing – it’s done on the fly. Pre-prepared text on an advert? Shameful. It was probbly the 16 year old tea boy wot done it.
It’s a curse to be so persnickety, isn’t it? That’s one reason seeing the kids “texting” drives me absolutely crazy.
.-= Barb – WillThink4Wine´s last blog ..I shall win =-.
My editor has schooled me repeatedly in the proper use of the possessive its. She would rather that I not use the word at all.
However, Top Chef moving to a “regular” time conjures up visions of what eating and regular can also bring about. What is a regular time? daily? Twice a day? three times a day? I am curious. Please enlighten me, I am woefully uninformed. Mrs C however, probably knows all the players on those shows on a first name basis.
.-= Chris Casey´s last blog ..Tribute to John Hughes Movie Music Quiz! =-.
Hi Kathy,
Maybe you should have written your message to them this way:
“Editor for hire. Call me. Well talk.”
How did you get the screen capture of the tv show though? Tivo sent to your computer? If so, I am quite impressed by your technical prowess.
~ Steve
.-= steve, trade show guru´s last blog ..According to Chuck Norris =-.
One of the few instances when being possessive is a good thing! It’s really annoying in its own way.
.-= thesharkguys´s last blog ..Book Recommendation =-.
Grrr…that’s one my biggest Grammar Nazi pet peeves. Proper apostrophe use is not some kind of ninja skill that only a select few can develop. All people need to do is make it a priority to learn the basic rules, and care just a little about how they represent themselves in writing. Grrr.
.-= absepa´s last blog ..Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell =-.
oh that darn little apostrophe! yes, there are many “professional” writers that need a dose of proof reading. many times i wonder if people reread their work before hitting the post button.
i did enjoy all of the comments about “moving and regular”, i love clever people.
thanks!
puglette )
.-= Puglette´s last blog ..Charlie’s Glamour Shot =-.
I must admit that I have made that mistake and had to go back and change it. I’m sure I missed some – apostrophe s indicating possession vs. contraction -
.-= Grace´s last blog ..I need to feel more anxious =-.
Hmmm I think we should have a Grammar Nazi club! My aunt and her friend travel and fix misspelled words on signs and anything else they come along.
.-= Abbey R´s last blog ..Adventures in babysitting =-.
Good catch. I would have done the exact same thing if I was watching that. As soon as it came up I would have paused, rewound and shouted, “sweet… a blog post!”
.-= Jeff´s last blog ..I’m back… and you didn’t even know I was gone =-.
Daisy the Curly Cat — I have to get my paws on that book. Ha! I just read a review where the author was quoted “anyone putting an apostrophe in a possessive “its”-as in “the dog chewed it’s bone”-should be struck by lightning and chopped to bits.” So there, Bravo!
Jay — It’s always funnier if you’re in on the grammar joke. My poor husband always gets nervous when I find these things and ask him if he sees the glaring error. Suddenly, he feels like he’s in school again.
Barb WillThink4Wine — It is, but I pick my battles. I could never read a kid’s text messages. My head would explode.
cardiogirl — I knew you’d hate it.
Chris Casey — Sometimes it’s easier to not use a word than to struggle over its use. You’re forgiven. If it’s three times a day, see a doctor. I’m so happy both Top Chef and Project Runway (formerly on Bravo) are back this season. Mrs. C is probably thrilled, too. Ask her if she saw Proj. Runway All-Stars.
Trade Show Guru Steve — Nope. Couldn’t do it. The picture is a simple point-n-click with my digital camera. I put it on freeze frame and took the shot. No prowess here.
Audrey — Oh, no, don’t tell me that!
Regan — See my comment to Steve (#5). It’s supposed to be “its.”
Jenn Thorson — Well, in their defense, the first installment of Top Chef was airing an hour later than it’ll normally air in coming weeks.
The Mother — Me too. I can’t NOT write about it! Drives me batty.
Jenny — I can forgive lots of things, but not this. In fact, I wonder what would happen if I sent this to Bravo. If I do, and get a response, I’ll write back.
thesharkguys — If they only knew what possessive was!
absepa — Exactly! I hate that no one seems to care anymore. This post is my little protest.
Puglette — The problem is that I bet they thought it was correct and went ahead with production. That’s the sad thing. I can see if someone’s in a hurry and misses it, but it bugs me to no end that lots of people can’t see the error at all.
Grace — I make the mistake too, when I’m in a hurry, like in emails. But I always catch it before sending.
Abbey R — I don’t have the guts to fix what I see. Don’t tempt me.
Jeff — That is exactly what happened. And then Dave just rolled his eyes. Welcome back from vacation! Missed you!
Lisa — I took a picture of a freeze-framed screen with my crappy camera. That’s it. Nothing fancy. I don’t usually watch news scrolls. I’m probably better off for it, considering how often it sounds like they’re messed up.
Alan — I know. “Isn’t” for “is not” sounds weird when you mean “is not it?” No one would say that.
I know it’s not perfect but please forgive me. I am grammatically challenged!:-)
.-= Shinade aka Jackie´s last blog ..Special Awards & Purple Saturday =-.
If you’re looking for work as a Grammar Nazi:
1. You’ll never be unemployed.
2. I’d LOVE to join the Party. *clicks heels*
BTW– You’re BACK! re:Entrecard! Yay! I blitzed you with a bunch of ads. I’ll probably never see prices that low for your ad again!! So it was me who drove up your price.
.-= Crabby Blogging Lady´s last blog ..New York State is Filled With Insane People =-.
If I wasn’t too cheap to pay for the service and I COULD email pictures, you’d get a steady stream of photos of misspelled signage that someone PAID FOR. I never saw so many until I moved here. I’d like to kick the English teachers at the high school in the shins.
.-= Shieldmaiden96´s last blog ..Conversations I Hope You Never Have =-.
Elisha — Thank you! I’ve never seen the bacon soap before. Yes, bacon mints, a bacon wallet and bacon band-aids, but not the soap. Cool.
Shinade — Wait, wait, wait. I should have noted in the post that I don’t care how people spell when they comment. Please tell your sister to lay off your blog. Does she have a blog? No? Well then.
Crabby Blogging Lady — Yeah, but nobody likes a Grammar Nazi. I’m hoping dropping doesn’t take over my day again. My goal is to NOT drop the max. Oh, so it was YOU? I blinked and I went from 2 credits to over a thousand. People probably hate you now.
Shieldmaiden1196 — You could dedicate a whole blog to it and give all of us an opportunity to mock others. Have you seen the blog of Unnecessary Quotation Marks? It’s awesome. And infuriating.
Argh! No one cares enough to copy edit anymore. As far as I’m concerned, you are the only kind of good Nazi there is.
.-= kathcom´s last blog ..Vote for Your Favorite Pole Dancer =-.
Oh how I hate this sort of thing. My favorite one I’ve ever seen was a misspelling on an advertisement for sign-making company.
.-= Wendy´s last blog ..Picking Out a Dog =-.
Elisha — “Even the frying of bacon sounds like applause.” Yes, I’ve seen that bit and another one he did earlier, but that YouTube took down. I love him.
kathcom — I don’t know. Budget cuts?
Wendy — That’s awesome. I’d be writing them a letter about that. I’m still considering writing to Bravo.
Mike Foster — Stop it. You’re giving me a headache.
Crabby Blogging Lady — Were you kickin’ up dust over there? I pretty much stayed quiet. I simply left when it got too crazy. Hope the new management can salvage the system. I do like it. And I’m not killing myself with dropping now.
I saw something similar to this on ESPN recently. On the news scroll at the bottom of the screen, it said something like, “Porcello, Youkilis suspended for their rolls in brawl.” Rolls?! Haha.
.-= Warren´s last blog ..I Fought The Girl And The Girl Won =-.
There is nothing worse than finding these kind of errors being aired on television or in the newspaper!! Thanks for sharing!! I like the comment from Tek Todd. That was my first thought! lol
Warren — I once got a thank you note from a committee leader, thanking me for my roll on the committee. I don’t remember ever handing out bread at our meetings.
Tek Todd — That, or they’ve hired a kid from the text generation where correct spelling doesn’t seem to matter anymore.
Laser John — Somehow I can forgive newspapers a little more than TV, but only because newspaper’s turnaround time to publish is much shorter. Still, it’s inexcusable in either environment.
Stumble it!
August 20th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
I hate that almost as much as hearing someone say, “My bad.”
I assume that the person is not really sorry or remorseful but really upset at being caught. I guess they think it is not really there fault. (oops… my bad!) their fault.
And…Oh I’m first. Woohoo!!
August 20th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Disgusting. But then what do you expect, now that Tim Gunn is gone? I’m pretty sure he was in charge of proofreading all the promos and other advertising.
.-= JD at I Do Things´s last blog ..I Help the Masses so you don’t have to =-.
August 20th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Grrrr!!!! If theres one thing that pisses me off, its when people spell “regyular” incorrectly. Jerks! You go get ‘em, girl! When will Bravo stop underestimating it’s audience????
.-= Margaret (Nanny Goats)´s last blog ..NGIP Quips With Quinn Cummings (Author and Academy Award Nominee) =-.
August 20th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Oh good. I was concerned it may stay in it’s irregular time. That’s a relief. I’m still a little bothered by “food bv Bravo.” Is that code?
.-= RedRaider´s last blog ..Big Butt Sweats On Snow Day! =-.
August 20th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Is it not obvious that Top Chef is moving BACK to it’s regular time? I fail to see the humor here.
August 20th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Irregardless of the error… Still a great show they have their, besides its they’re promo and I’m sure there on top of things.
BTW… It actually made me physically ill to type that.
.-= SiteInsights´s last blog ..What do Michael Jackson’s Death, Swine Flu and Obama’s Presidency Have in Common? =-.
August 20th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Is it not obvious that the clarity of the sentence is not the ISSUE here? I fail to see the point of comment #5.
August 20th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
If I had a nickle for every its/it’s debacle I had to read…
.-= Mark´s last blog ..If you watch carefully at the end, you can see the dog laughing =-.
August 20th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Honestly, how much time would it have taken to double check it’s/its/itz…mmmm cheez itz….
August 20th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
I wish on screen character generators had spell and grammar check too. Guess how I know they dont?
.-= Condo Blues´s last blog ..How to Make Nontoxic Blowing Bubble Mix =-.
August 20th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
The person who left comment #5 obviously didn’t see the error, and probably isn’t a proof reader
.-= babs – beetle´s last blog ..She’s no Eartha Kitt! =-.
August 20th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Haha! at ann of the junkdrawerblogfamily – cheez itz!
.-= babs – beetle´s last blog ..She’s no Eartha Kitt! =-.
August 20th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
It is regular time? What other kind of time is there? Very confusing…
August 20th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
I didn’t get it at first. I thought that maybe you had Photoshopped the typo because of the blue letters, and I was going to ask what did the blue letters say before. Luckily before I typed that, I reread it. It’s should have been its. Duh. I must go to bed now before I embarrass myself even further.
.-= Staci´s last blog ..My Purse is Turning into My Mother’s =-.
August 20th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Its not just the Bravo Channel. Try watchig the scroll on CNN. Its enough to make a grown middle-aged fat woman crye. It’s misspelings and typoes…well, I thank you gt the point,
.-= MA Fat Woman´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday…What Color Is It? =-.
August 20th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Arrrggghhhhh!
.-= Bev´s last blog ..(Different) Brief Encounters =-.
August 20th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
I miss Cheez-its. They’re not in Canada. And Mountain Dew is caffeine-free. Yeah, I snack healthy (not).
Couldn’t Cheez-it’s be valid too? Cheese-it-is.
Good catch grammar nazi!
.-= Steve´s last blog ..August 20 – Fact of the Day =-.
August 21st, 2009 at 4:27 am
rattln’ along — I think I used “my bad” for a little while because everyone was saying it, until I realized how dumb I sounded.
JD at I Do Things — Yes, Tim would have surely found that error, the deity he is.
Margaret (Nanny Goats) — I’m thanking my lucky stars I never saw “regular” spelled that way. Whoever does should be hit over the head with a grammar and spelling book.
RedRaider — Yeah, “food by Bravo” sounds a little presumptuous. You can’t co-opt food.
Steve Holt — Yes, it is obvious, but that’s not the point. “It’s” shouldn’t have an apostrophe when used as a possessive. “It’s” means “it is,” which doesn’t make sense in the statement.
SiteInsights — It made you ill, but it made me laugh, so thanks for that. Are you OK now?
JD at I Do Things — Thanks for helping Steve out. Although I’m guessing Steve will never come back because the poor man didn’t find the humor in it. Sorry, Steve.
Mark — If I had a nickel for every post I’ve written about it, I’d have fifteen cents.
ann of the junkdrawerblogfamily — Mmmmm, I just threw out a box of white cheddar Cheez-itz because I was fast finishing it all by myself. My beloved Cheez-itz can misspell it all it wants, for they are delicious.
Condo Blues — Me too! I can almost forgive “breaking news” scrolls on news channels. Not enough time to check for good grammar. But someone made that on-screen logo and no one spotted it during production?!?! My head hurts.
Babs Beetle — I forgive him. For he knows not the error of his ways.
The Wordwire — See my response to Steve.
Staci — I like to be mysterious with my grammar posts. It feels like an exam, doesn’t it?
MA Fat Woman — Sadly, those don’t surprise me. I can cut them a hair more slack than Bravo because they have to be quicker to get it on-air. But still! It’s like people forgot all the rules and they don’t seem to care anymore either.
Bev — Exactly!
Steve — Best snack cracker. Ever. I say you order them online, no matter what you have to pay for shipping. They’re worth it!
August 21st, 2009 at 4:32 am
Eats, shoots and leaves.
.-= Daisy the Curly Cat´s last blog ..Fashion Friday: More Denim! =-.
August 21st, 2009 at 4:46 am
MA Fat Woman has nailed it’s. Uh .. it. A friend and I were watching one of those rolling text banners on the news in a bar (here in England) and we were laughing so much the tears were rolling down our faces and we could hardly speak. It was funnier because 1) No-one else watching was laughing, and 2) My OH, who had his back to the screen, kept asking why we were in hysterics, but we couldn’t make him understand. Partly because he’s a bit deaf and the bar was noisy, partly because we were laughing so much.
But rolling text is one thing – it’s done on the fly. Pre-prepared text on an advert? Shameful. It was probbly the 16 year old tea boy wot done it.
August 21st, 2009 at 5:22 am
It’s a curse to be so persnickety, isn’t it? That’s one reason seeing the kids “texting” drives me absolutely crazy.
.-= Barb – WillThink4Wine´s last blog ..I shall win =-.
August 21st, 2009 at 7:14 am
Ouch. that’s unforgivable. (Walks away shaking her head)
.-= cardiogirl´s last blog ..The book of questions, Volume 55 =-.
August 21st, 2009 at 7:59 am
My editor has schooled me repeatedly in the proper use of the possessive its. She would rather that I not use the word at all.
However, Top Chef moving to a “regular” time conjures up visions of what eating and regular can also bring about. What is a regular time? daily? Twice a day? three times a day? I am curious. Please enlighten me, I am woefully uninformed. Mrs C however, probably knows all the players on those shows on a first name basis.
.-= Chris Casey´s last blog ..Tribute to John Hughes Movie Music Quiz! =-.
August 21st, 2009 at 8:38 am
Hi Kathy,
Maybe you should have written your message to them this way:
“Editor for hire. Call me. Well talk.”
How did you get the screen capture of the tv show though? Tivo sent to your computer? If so, I am quite impressed by your technical prowess.
~ Steve
.-= steve, trade show guru´s last blog ..According to Chuck Norris =-.
August 21st, 2009 at 8:38 am
somewhere at bravo, an intern is being fired.
August 21st, 2009 at 8:38 am
Wait. I don’t get it. :/
Or I’m just too dumb to notice something…
August 21st, 2009 at 8:40 am
In addition to the “it’s” problem, I am just wondering how something MOVES to its REGULAR time???
I mean, if it’s already its regular time, would the show need to move there?
.-= Jenn Thorson´s last blog ..Cast YOUR Vote for Back-up Girl’s Backup Sidekick! =-.
August 21st, 2009 at 9:54 am
Oh, the horrors of misplaced apostrophes and incorrectly used commas.
Drives me to drink.
.-= The Mother´s last blog ..Whips and Tomb Paintings =-.
August 21st, 2009 at 10:00 am
Holy Moley, you do NOT want to get me started.
That’s what you get for watching BRAVO, LOLOLOL
.-= Jenny´s last blog ..50 Million Cards On The Wall =-.
August 21st, 2009 at 10:42 am
One of the few instances when being possessive is a good thing! It’s really annoying in its own way.
.-= thesharkguys´s last blog ..Book Recommendation =-.
August 21st, 2009 at 10:45 am
Grrr…that’s one my biggest Grammar Nazi pet peeves. Proper apostrophe use is not some kind of ninja skill that only a select few can develop. All people need to do is make it a priority to learn the basic rules, and care just a little about how they represent themselves in writing. Grrr.
.-= absepa´s last blog ..Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell =-.
August 21st, 2009 at 10:58 am
oh that darn little apostrophe! yes, there are many “professional” writers that need a dose of proof reading. many times i wonder if people reread their work before hitting the post button.
i did enjoy all of the comments about “moving and regular”, i love clever people.
)
thanks!
puglette
.-= Puglette´s last blog ..Charlie’s Glamour Shot =-.
August 21st, 2009 at 12:49 pm
I must admit that I have made that mistake and had to go back and change it. I’m sure I missed some – apostrophe s indicating possession vs. contraction -
.-= Grace´s last blog ..I need to feel more anxious =-.
August 21st, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Hmmm I think we should have a Grammar Nazi club! My aunt and her friend travel and fix misspelled words on signs and anything else they come along.
.-= Abbey R´s last blog ..Adventures in babysitting =-.
August 21st, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Good catch. I would have done the exact same thing if I was watching that. As soon as it came up I would have paused, rewound and shouted, “sweet… a blog post!”
.-= Jeff´s last blog ..I’m back… and you didn’t even know I was gone =-.
August 21st, 2009 at 10:20 pm
How did you get a photo of that!? That is so funny! It’s even funnier when CNN does something like that….which I have seen before.
August 22nd, 2009 at 5:07 am
Grammar Ain’t
my thing.
It’s means “it is” easy enough even for me……isn’t it? Oh Oh……..how does “isn’t” it work…???
.-= Twihouse/Alan´s last blog ..Twitter: Is it a Virtual Rat Race ? =-.
August 22nd, 2009 at 5:17 am
Daisy the Curly Cat — I have to get my paws on that book. Ha! I just read a review where the author was quoted “anyone putting an apostrophe in a possessive “its”-as in “the dog chewed it’s bone”-should be struck by lightning and chopped to bits.” So there, Bravo!
Jay — It’s always funnier if you’re in on the grammar joke. My poor husband always gets nervous when I find these things and ask him if he sees the glaring error. Suddenly, he feels like he’s in school again.
Barb WillThink4Wine — It is, but I pick my battles. I could never read a kid’s text messages. My head would explode.
cardiogirl — I knew you’d hate it.
Chris Casey — Sometimes it’s easier to not use a word than to struggle over its use. You’re forgiven. If it’s three times a day, see a doctor. I’m so happy both Top Chef and Project Runway (formerly on Bravo) are back this season. Mrs. C is probably thrilled, too. Ask her if she saw Proj. Runway All-Stars.
Trade Show Guru Steve — Nope. Couldn’t do it. The picture is a simple point-n-click with my digital camera. I put it on freeze frame and took the shot. No prowess here.
Audrey — Oh, no, don’t tell me that!
Regan — See my comment to Steve (#5). It’s supposed to be “its.”
Jenn Thorson — Well, in their defense, the first installment of Top Chef was airing an hour later than it’ll normally air in coming weeks.
The Mother — Me too. I can’t NOT write about it! Drives me batty.
Jenny — I can forgive lots of things, but not this. In fact, I wonder what would happen if I sent this to Bravo. If I do, and get a response, I’ll write back.
thesharkguys — If they only knew what possessive was!
absepa — Exactly! I hate that no one seems to care anymore. This post is my little protest.
Puglette — The problem is that I bet they thought it was correct and went ahead with production. That’s the sad thing. I can see if someone’s in a hurry and misses it, but it bugs me to no end that lots of people can’t see the error at all.
Grace — I make the mistake too, when I’m in a hurry, like in emails. But I always catch it before sending.
Abbey R — I don’t have the guts to fix what I see. Don’t tempt me.
Jeff — That is exactly what happened. And then Dave just rolled his eyes. Welcome back from vacation! Missed you!
Lisa — I took a picture of a freeze-framed screen with my crappy camera. That’s it. Nothing fancy. I don’t usually watch news scrolls. I’m probably better off for it, considering how often it sounds like they’re messed up.
Alan — I know. “Isn’t” for “is not” sounds weird when you mean “is not it?” No one would say that.
August 22nd, 2009 at 10:27 am
As a complete and total side note, I saw this and immediately thought of your blog, here. >^-^<
http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=3843
August 22nd, 2009 at 2:33 pm
I’m nervous Kathy! I will type very carefully and not fast. It’s time I learn to do this to avoid my typical grammatical errors.
I also listen to these type complaints daily from my daughter PickyProf as she is grading her student’s papers.
She is always yelling at me too when I make my infamous and grievous grammar mistakes on my blog.
I know this has to be very irritating for any and all teachers, proof readers and all Grammar Nazis.
I hope you have a great weekend!
Jackie
.-= Shinade aka Jackie´s last blog ..Special Awards & Purple Saturday =-.
August 22nd, 2009 at 2:34 pm
I know it’s not perfect but please forgive me. I am grammatically challenged!:-)
.-= Shinade aka Jackie´s last blog ..Special Awards & Purple Saturday =-.
August 22nd, 2009 at 3:15 pm
If you’re looking for work as a Grammar Nazi:
1. You’ll never be unemployed.
2. I’d LOVE to join the Party. *clicks heels*
BTW– You’re BACK! re:Entrecard! Yay! I blitzed you with a bunch of ads. I’ll probably never see prices that low for your ad again!! So it was me who drove up your price.
.-= Crabby Blogging Lady´s last blog ..New York State is Filled With Insane People =-.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:20 pm
If I wasn’t too cheap to pay for the service and I COULD email pictures, you’d get a steady stream of photos of misspelled signage that someone PAID FOR. I never saw so many until I moved here. I’d like to kick the English teachers at the high school in the shins.
.-= Shieldmaiden96´s last blog ..Conversations I Hope You Never Have =-.
August 23rd, 2009 at 5:55 am
Elisha — Thank you! I’ve never seen the bacon soap before. Yes, bacon mints, a bacon wallet and bacon band-aids, but not the soap. Cool.
Shinade — Wait, wait, wait. I should have noted in the post that I don’t care how people spell when they comment. Please tell your sister to lay off your blog. Does she have a blog? No? Well then.
Crabby Blogging Lady — Yeah, but nobody likes a Grammar Nazi. I’m hoping dropping doesn’t take over my day again. My goal is to NOT drop the max. Oh, so it was YOU? I blinked and I went from 2 credits to over a thousand. People probably hate you now.
Shieldmaiden1196 — You could dedicate a whole blog to it and give all of us an opportunity to mock others. Have you seen the blog of Unnecessary Quotation Marks? It’s awesome. And infuriating.
August 23rd, 2009 at 9:56 am
I live to serve… bacon… apparently. Please tell me you’ve heard Jim Gaffagan’s bit on bacon? Here it is, just in case.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaK9bjLy3v4
.-= Elisha´s last blog ..Helping my friend =-.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Argh! No one cares enough to copy edit anymore. As far as I’m concerned, you are the only kind of good Nazi there is.
.-= kathcom´s last blog ..Vote for Your Favorite Pole Dancer =-.
August 23rd, 2009 at 5:49 pm
Oh how I hate this sort of thing. My favorite one I’ve ever seen was a misspelling on an advertisement for sign-making company.
.-= Wendy´s last blog ..Picking Out a Dog =-.
August 23rd, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Elisha — “Even the frying of bacon sounds like applause.” Yes, I’ve seen that bit and another one he did earlier, but that YouTube took down. I love him.
kathcom — I don’t know. Budget cuts?
Wendy — That’s awesome. I’d be writing them a letter about that. I’m still considering writing to Bravo.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:35 am
Its two bad their to stoopid too no good gramma….
peace,
mike
livelife365
.-= Mike Foster´s last blog ..When in Doubt, Yank ‘Em Out! =-.
August 24th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
RE: Entrecard: Oh they hated me before…
.-= Crabby Blogging Lady´s last blog ..It’s a Great Era to Be a Slut =-.
August 24th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Mike Foster — Stop it. You’re giving me a headache.
Crabby Blogging Lady — Were you kickin’ up dust over there? I pretty much stayed quiet. I simply left when it got too crazy. Hope the new management can salvage the system. I do like it. And I’m not killing myself with dropping now.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:23 am
I saw something similar to this on ESPN recently. On the news scroll at the bottom of the screen, it said something like, “Porcello, Youkilis suspended for their rolls in brawl.” Rolls?! Haha.
.-= Warren´s last blog ..I Fought The Girl And The Girl Won =-.
August 25th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Maybe they laid off the person who normally runs the keygenerator. We are in a recession
.-= Tek Todd´s last blog ..Nuclear Technology On The Moon =-.
October 26th, 2009 at 11:05 am
There is nothing worse than finding these kind of errors being aired on television or in the newspaper!! Thanks for sharing!! I like the comment from Tek Todd. That was my first thought! lol
October 28th, 2009 at 5:12 am
Warren — I once got a thank you note from a committee leader, thanking me for my roll on the committee. I don’t remember ever handing out bread at our meetings.
Tek Todd — That, or they’ve hired a kid from the text generation where correct spelling doesn’t seem to matter anymore.
Laser John — Somehow I can forgive newspapers a little more than TV, but only because newspaper’s turnaround time to publish is much shorter. Still, it’s inexcusable in either environment.