Monday, August 04, 2008

How "not" to use quotation marks

I have to share one of my new favorite blogs with you.  The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks is dedicated to finding signs where quotation marks are used incorrectly, usually with pretty funny consequences, like the ones below:

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I guess "non-toxic" is used loosely in this case?  And how is someone in "Labor" -- is that for fakers??

This is a personal pet peeve of mine (along with incorrect usage of the apostrophe), so I am eternally grateful to this blogger for her dedication.  It makes me feel better.  Ok, here are a couple more, because I can't help myself:

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You write very well.