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I Regretsy to inform you . . .

mighty red pen wrote 3 weeks ago: If you love online handicraft market Etsy, you’ll also love Regretsy, which chronicles some of … more →

Tags: spellbound, Etsy, misspelling, Regretsy

Thirsting for some proofreading we can believe in1 comment

mighty red pen wrote 2 months ago: Scene: Standing in line at Building 19 with two Inauguration of Barack Obama commemorative water bot … more →

Tags: spellbound, typos, labels, building 19

On the wrong track: personal vs personnel

mighty red pen wrote 2 months ago: While waiting at New York’s Penn Station for the train back to Boston, I spotted this little t … more →

Tags: Grammar goddess, New York, signage, homophones

One hump or two?

mighty red pen wrote 3 months ago: Today’s post is somewhat loosely based around this bonanza of a theme: camels. 1. Hat tip to S … more →

Tags: Apostrophe Catastrophe, Perilous Punctuation, Apostrophes, Branding

Not an option1 comment

mighty red pen wrote 3 months ago: Sign spotted at one of the recent town hall meeting protests, this one in Raleigh, North Carolina, w … more →

Tags: spellbound, misspelling, Protests, Signs

Now or latte2 comments

mighty red pen wrote 3 months ago: Now, it’s true: if you drink your café at night, you might find yourself staying up late. But … more →

Tags: spellbound, Signs, misspelling

No exit2 comments

mighty red pen wrote 3 months ago: Motorists in Wisconsin might find themselves on the road to nowhere if they follow this sign: The to … more →

Tags: spellbound, Signs, typos, Highway, Wisconsin

Inherent meaning2 comments

mighty red pen wrote 4 months ago: Hat tip to David, who writes, “You know, when you write pseudo-legalese you really should make … more →

Tags: spellbound, Signs, typos

A perennial typo

mighty red pen wrote 4 months ago: Who doesn’t enjoy some lovely peonies? Apparently, not the person who created this sign. And, … more →

Tags: spellbound, Signs, misspelling

Out of alignment2 comments

mighty red pen wrote 5 months ago: Spotted along Route 27 in Natick, Mass. Here’s what needs a bit of alignment: the spelling on … more →

Tags: spellbound, Signs, misspelling

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone to Sunshine Foods2 comments

mighty red pen wrote 6 months ago: Hat tip to Z, our correspondent in the Midwest, who spotted this at a friendly neighborhood Sunshine … more →

Tags: signage, Sunshine Foods

What a girl wants2 comments

mighty red pen wrote 6 months ago: Really, all we want is to be princess for a day, am I right? Hat tip to Captain Moondog at Today in … more →

Tags: spellbound, Mug, typos

No, you can't has cheezburger8 comments

mighty red pen wrote 7 months ago: You probably wouldn’t want this one anyway. The other day, a visitor to MRP commented that she … more →

Tags: spellbound, Spogg, Sonic, Burgers

Church signs generated

mighty red pen wrote 7 months ago: Here’s a little tidbit that seems appropriate for Easter Sunday, “What’s Missing i … more →

Tags: Wordsworthy, Signs, Slate, Camilo Jose Vegara, church

Take that, Octomom

mighty red pen wrote 7 months ago: Well, I know what they meant, but here is what the Huffington Post said about Cat Cora, whose wife J … more →

Tags: Grammar goddess, huffington post, cat cora, Pregnancy, Childbirth

It's just all right

mighty red pen wrote 7 months ago: This little tidbit spotted in MRP’s workplace e-mail: FOUND LADIES BLACK GLOVES – THREE … more →

Tags: Apostrophe Catastrophe, gloves, hands, E-mail

Don't invert your apostrophes, girl2 comments

mighty red pen wrote 8 months ago: Spotted on Dontdatehimgirl.com: I don’t know about dating him, but definitely don’t date … more →

Tags: Apostrophe Catastrophe, Apostrophes, Don't Date Him Girl

Corresponding typo1 comment

mighty red pen wrote 8 months ago: This little tidbit spotted on C-SPAN: Lara Logan may be a good chief foreign affairs correspondent f … more →

Tags: spellbound, typos, c-span

When headlines attack: Cloud expansion edition

mighty red pen wrote 8 months ago: Well-documented that MRP loves a headline that is not, at first blush, what it seems. This headline … more →

Tags: Wordsworthy, Headlines, Boston College


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