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Red Pen, Inc.

Red Pen, Inc.

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The only good thing about bad grammar is that it's really fun to mock. English language aficionados, be prepared to get your snark on at Red Pen, Inc!

Also, if you happen to spy bad grammar, poor punctuation, or a heinous misspelling anywhere, please send it my way: thegrammarphile@yahoo.com! I'll give you credit on Red Pen, Inc for any pictures you send me!

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  • Merry Christmas from Red Pen, Inc.

    Posted on Thursday December 24th, 2009 at 12:35 in wtf grammar, homonym horrors

    Ahhh, Christmas. A time to visit with family and friends, give and receive gifts, wear your ugly holiday sweaters and have fruitcake, and eat, eat, eat. Here are a few places whose Christmas menus feature more than just holiday goodies...they also bo...

  • Need a last-minute holiday gift for a grammarian?

    Posted on Wednesday December 23rd, 2009 at 17:36

    OK, last-minute holiday shoppers, if you're unsure about what to get your favorite grammarian* this year, here's an idea for you. Mark Garvey's Stylized is an excellent gift for language lovers and writers alike. It's a well-written (but of course!),...

  • No, thanks, I don\'t need your stupidity even if it IS free...

    Posted on Wednesday December 23rd, 2009 at 11:50 in engrish, wtf grammar

    Some of the e-mails I get are really just laughable...like the one above. This pretty much reeks of Engrish. At least I hope this is Engrish...if not, it's a new and unprecedented kind of retardedness. (And no, there's no way in hell I'm going to use...

  • Apparently boobyliciousness inspires stupidity...

    Posted on Tuesday December 22nd, 2009 at 10:07 in misspellings

    So I've made a rather startling revelation this morning:The girls look really good today.Ladies, you know what I'm talkin' about. I'm having a seriously boobylicious day. This is unusual for me, as I'm petite and skinny. I don't have a lot of boobyli...

  • MISSPELLING MONDAY for December 21, 2009

    Posted on Monday December 21st, 2009 at 09:00 in misspellings, misspelling monday

    Who takes their cameras into bathrooms? Grammarphiles do, dammit. And that's how this little Grammarphile caught this misspelling for you...A few weeks ago I was at an engagement party (congrats to my friends Robin and Daryl!) and spotted this little...

  • Ugh.

    Posted on Tuesday December 15th, 2009 at 17:34 in baseball

    So I'm sick with an ear infection, it hurts to talk, my favorite Phillie just got traded away to Seattle as part of the deal to get Roy Halladay, and now I have to look at stupid who/whom errors made by stupid writers talking about this stupid trade....

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This blog is currently rated a 4.50 out of a possible 5 based on 2 comments.

engineroomblog

5 stars James Clark

Continue to hold the line – someone needs to!

Posted: February 20th, 2008 | More Reviews From engineroomblog | Report This Comment

4 stars ms magic wand

Ooooh I noticed that too! Doesn't anyone doublecheck their work anymore? Is copyediting a dying art? I'm scared, really.

Good site! I'm anal, too.

Posted: September 2nd, 2007 | Report This Comment

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