Readers: All of these are wrong! Including our headline.
• The battery lost it’s juice (“Its juice”)
• You know when its time to go. (“it’s time”)
• Do you know where your going? (“where you’re”)
• Everyone loved you’re presentation. (“loved your”)
• Don’t panic. Their coming to save you. (“they’re coming”)
• The players all forgot they’re uniforms. (“their uniforms”)
• I don’t know whose coming, but I know who’s car this is. (“who’s coming,” “whose car”)
• Lets win this for the old man. (Let’s win this”)
• Student’s supporting Mitt Romney should meet in the lounge. (“Students supporting”)
• Student’s grades will be posted Thursday. (“Students’ grades”)
• Holiday greetings from the Miller’s. (“Millers”)
• You cant handle the truth. (“can’t handle”)
Watch this on video! https://youtu.be/Pih1IvLnQJA
Next time: The pesky preposition
Readers: "Something Went Horribly Wrong," features samples of bad writing we see nearly every day. You can participate! Be our duly deputized “grammar police:” Your motto: “To protect and correct.” Send in your photos of store signs, street signs, newspaper headlines, tweets, and so on. It doesn’t have to be a grammatical error. It can be just what we call “cowardly writing.” Include your name and home town so we properly can credit you. You're free to add a comment, although we reserve the right to edit or omit. Now get out there! Send to Eliot@eliotkleinberg.com
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