Muppet grammar grinch creeps into class

[Crankin]

I know this is not really important in the total scheme of things.

Words that end in "s" do not necessarily require an apostrophe.

I am an English teacher, so please, allow me this one complaint.

[OakLeaf]

One thing that was forcefully driven home to me, when I put myself through college typing other people's papers, is that the ability vel non to spell is not correlated with the writer's intelligence or with the cogency of her arguments. Not in the slightest. sentence fragment

So I read what people say and ignore how they spell (or punctuate) it. Just as in conversation, I listen to what people say and disregard variations in accent or grammar.

A perfectly spelled, rude and intolerant post is far more offensive to me than a post that's thoughtful and helpful, but riddled with spelling and punctuation errors.

I'm just sayin'. slang

[spotlightmama]

lack of commas and incorrect capitalization of the word "I"

Thanks CC, that was a funny joke! Made my evening (just spent some looooong minutes talking to the phone company, so your joke really cheered me up!)
Gimme a hint, what other grammar and spelling boo-boos did you put in there?

Edit to add: oooh! I found another one! No apostrophe in the contraction " 'tis" (short for "it is") Cool! Don't give me any hints after all, this is more fun!

Edit again to add: Oh, oh, and no apostrophe for " 'round" (short for "around"). this is awesome! Thanks, I needed this!

Edit again again to add: are the ampersands considered a grammar no-no?

Edit again again again to add: no infinitive with "check". ("to spell and to check grammar") That one was subtle, good one!

Leafs instead of leaves (unless you are planning on becoming a pro hockey player, in which case Maple Leafs should be capitalized to indicate a proper noun).

I’m also not sure about the use of plus in “plus a spelling witch,” as plus indicates an asset or a sum. Existentially, I suppose you are the sum of both things, but I’m not sure that was the intention.

There is a missing comma between “please please” and also before please in “check grammar please.”

Okay, I think that’s all I can find. And I absolutely have to agree with the PPs that there are some smart ladies on here! I was just commenting to DH yesterday about what a smart group cyclists must be because of the great posts on this board!

Also, I wholeheartedly agree with you, OakLeaf!

[crazycanuck]

It's a good thing you're paying attention! I'm also happy I can provide entertainment for the masses

[Duck on Wheels]

“plus a spelling witch”?

There are spelling witches? Do witches also have other specialisations? Or is it only witch doctors that have those (e.g. witch pediatricians, witch gerontologists, witch radiologists etc.)?