Misspelled words. Incorrect capitalization. Worst of all, unnecessary apostrophe(‘)s. A grammar plague has infected our society. Stay strong. I am your Sharpie-wielding, error-correcting documentarian. Come witness a new sin every day—not everyday.Tumblr (3.0; @grammarsins)http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_madjzzg2D51rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 161: Friday nights chez Grammar Sins usually involve lots of grilling, cooking, eating, drinking, and watching scary films.</p> <p>Tonight’s horror: the opening credits of our chosen flick. Seasons do not get initial caps, folks. Don’t ruin movie night!</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: Alphabet City, NYC</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31569485611http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31569485611Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:49:54 -0400unnecessary capitalizationother random weirdnessbad font<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mabne9zRE81rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 160: Who knew “buffalo” had different spelling options?</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: TriBeCa, NYC</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31506755372http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31506755372Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:06:09 -0400misspellingmixed casefoodmenu<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma9qynLXBh1rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 159: Panini-apostrophe-s again? Go away, sin.</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: TriBeCa, NYC</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31443957122http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31443957122Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:27:58 -0400errant apostrophe<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma7ugjYtgQ1rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 158: This bike shop sure is strict!!!</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: Midtown West, NYC</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31378919275http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31378919275Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:48:19 -0400excessive exclamation points<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma6630OHgP1rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 157: We’re back stateside, folks—and back to a rash of NYC sins.</p> <p>A word of advice to local businesses: Save your energy and leave your sign creation to the experts, not the exerts.</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: Midtown East, NYC</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31321565371http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31321565371Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:04:12 -0400misspelling<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma65vts8491rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 156: Wouldn’t life be easier if everyone stopped inserting apostrophes everywhere?</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: Prince Edward Island, Canada</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31321391789http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31321391789Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:59:53 -0400errant apostrophe<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma65u35WWo1rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 155: This is a tragedy on a boat.</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: Prince Edward Island, Canada</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31321352018http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31321352018Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:58:51 -0400chaos<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma65s1vFSZ1rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 154: I love this sign and am intrigued by Scottish chai, but I remain deeply saddened by “latte’s.”</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: Prince Edward Island, Canada</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31321301272http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31321301272Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:57:37 -0400errant apostrophemenu<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma65elq47a1rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 153: You’re welcome, but please fix your sign, kind Canadians!</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: Prince Edward Island, Canada</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31320966160http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31320966160Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:49:00 -0400capitalization errormissing punctuation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma65ambPB31rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 152: Inconsistent capitalization is not… sweet. Or …sweet.</p> <p>Also, as much as I love hyphens, “online” no longer needs one in 2012.</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: Prince Edward Island, Canada</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31320866470http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31320866470Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:47:10 -0400capitalization errormixed caseunnecessary hyphen<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma654wEknF1rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 151: This ad makes me sad. Don’t forget your hyphens, folks!</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: Prince Edward Island, Canada</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31320719644http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31320719644Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:43:44 -0400missing hyphen<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma64uuhmGG1rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 150: As my friends at Grammarly warn:</p> <p><span class="userContent">Misuse of quotation marks only leads to awkwardness. <br/><br/> Quotation marks should *not* be used for indicating emphasis.<br/><br/> For more fun, check out <a href="http://blog.grammarly.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><a href="http://blog.grammarly.com/">http://blog.grammarly.com/</a></a>.</span></p> <p><span class="userContent">SPOTTED IN: Prince Edward Island, Canada<br/></span></p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31320455278http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31320455278Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:37:42 -0400unnecessary quotation marks<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma64lnJXyr1rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 149: Carrotts too? No, no, no!</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: Prince Edward Island, Canada</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31320207477http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31320207477Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:32:00 -0400misspellingfood<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma64k7OvxU1rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 148: Sorry to sound repetitive, but tomatos? Oh noooooooooo.</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: Prince Edward Island, Canada</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31320167219http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31320167219Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:31:00 -0400misspellingfood<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma64ix95ej1rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 147: Chorizoes? Oh nooooooooo.</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: Prince Edward Island, Canada</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31320130512http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31320130512Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:30:00 -0400misspellingfood<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma64g2vqYb1rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 146: I love our neighbors to the north and always have an amazing time in Canada, but I’m sad to report that the Grammar Sins Tumblr was forced to go international on a recent trip there.</p> <p>I blame Canada for messing with bubbly!</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: Prince Edward Island, Canada</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31320050453http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/31320050453Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:28:00 -0400errant apostrophebooze<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9i33p22i31rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 145: Do I want califlower or cauliflower? It’s so hard to decide, especially when they reside in the same dish.</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: East Village, NYC</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/30438055231http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/30438055231Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:29:48 -0400foodmisspelling<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9g5yddrE81rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 144: Don’t order the special-apostrophe-s.</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: Alphabet City, NYC</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/30366706070http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/30366706070Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:03:49 -0400errant apostrophefood<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9ee8lljzD1rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 143: You know that horrible song called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Out_of_Three_Ain%27t_Bad">Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad</a>? It’s fitting: ices, ices, ice’s.</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: Rockaway Beach, NYC</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/30298979419http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/30298979419Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:07:33 -0400errant apostrophefoodinconsistent apostrophe<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9ee15R84b1rr7w32o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DAY 142: It’s always fun to stumble upon a rare case of a missing apostrophe when the world is so rampant with excess.</p> <p>SPOTTED IN: Tribeca, NYC</p>http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/30298753893http://grammarsins.tumblr.com/post/30298753893Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:03:05 -0400missing apostrophe