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By Eliot Kleinberg

With Lou Ann Frala

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From the Grammar Police

May is bad apostrophe’s month!

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Here are the answers to our half-baked “Steak Night” menu (it’s real) which featured a fricassee of bad grammar topped with a coulis of misspellings (See image below.)

  • Comma after “goat cheese.”

  • “Chopped Caesar salad.”

  • “Bibb”

  • “Tomatoes.”

  • “Onion rings.”

  • Comma after “onion rings.”

  • “Brushed with black truffle and green…”

  • Comma after “mango salsa.”

  • “Mushrooms.”

  • “Loaded baked potato.”

  • “Steamed broccoli.”

  • “Brussels.”

  • “Sun-dried tomatoes.”

Thanks for participating!

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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