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What's wrong with the pictures below?
All of the examples below illustrate that grammar, spelling, and usage mistakes happen all too often!!! Enjoy other people's mistakes!!!
Just another reason why spell check isn't all that.
In the writer's defense, "M" and "N" are beside each other on the keyboard.
YOU are invited to learn the difference between contractions and possessive pronouns.
Not proofreading is "no so funny" too!!!
This actually appeared in an educational journal, but to its credit, a corrected version ran a couple of issues later.
He's going on the "NAUGHTY" list!!!
When writing a standard about clear and coherent writing, it helps to use clear and coherent writing.
Before putting a homemade decoration in your front yard, proofread. You never know when an AP photographer will be in the neighborhood.
A planet so small it didn't have room for an "e."
How exactly does one "racket" up the tension?
Cowboys are tough guys, but they still need to know their contractions.
Get rid of an apostrophe, and that'll free up some space.
I don't think I would trust these people with my money.
I'm not sure what a "hypen" is. Perhaps it's a misspelled punctuation mark?
The third "e" in cheese was added in more modern times.
The person who typed this was taking the word's definition a little too literally.
I bet this was one interesting wedding!!!