Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Those dang singulars

Can there be more conditions to consider? If so, how many? This sign is quite confusing and this grammatical error could confuse a driver. Again, the last thing signs should do is confuse our drivers! The sign reads: "Road Conditions Varies." "Varies," the verb, shouldn't be in the singular form because "conditions," the subject, is in the plural form. When the subject is singular, one should use “varies.” Yet, when the subject is plural, one should use “vary.” Since the subject is plural, it means that it should be followed by the plural form: "vary." The sign should read: "Road Conditions Vary."

Citation:
 "Sentence Patterns - Vary / Varies from __ to __." Sentence Patterns - Vary / Varies from __ to __. Web. 22 July 2015. 

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I saw this post scrolling through an app, Instagram, recently. This account, "thegoodquote" is an account that posts uplifting quotes and sayings. The account was really encouraging up until now when I noticed this grammar disaster! The quote reads: "Love doesn't come easy but lust do. Some nights, I settle for feeling anything at all. We all do." The first thought that popped into my head was "did I just read 'lust do?'"

The word "do" should be replaced with "does," and the quote should read: "Love doesn't come easy but lust does. Some nights, I settle for feeling anything at all. We all do." The reasoning for using "does" is because "lust" is singular and "does" is singular. "Does" can also be replaced with "it" as the subject which would properly be paired with "does." For example, it does vs. it do.

I think the most worrisome factor is how many people saw and liked this photo! I wonder if everyone noticed the grammar mistake just as I did. Then, I realize probably not everyone did and this is just a good way to spread grammar misuse! This is really concerning.

Citation:
 "What Does vs. What Do." - Grammar & Punctuation. Web. 22 July 2015. <http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/verbs/what-does-or-what-do/>. 

Friday, July 10, 2015

Apostrophe's are hard to use

Currently out of the banana's what? The apostrophe at the end of "bananas" makes me assume that the banana owns something. This causes me to think that this sentence has not been finished. When the apostrophe is used as an "apostrophe 's,'" it would mean possession. This apostrophe doesn't belong here for that very reason. I think this person is only trying to say that they are out of bananas, not the bananas something. You cannot just use an apostrophe to make a regular noun plural.

Citation:
"Apostrophes." Apostrophes. Web. 10 July 2015. <http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp>.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Possible dyslexia?

This sign talks about a possible fine if the rules are broken and proceeds to read "two-away zone." Two-away from what? I am wondering if I am two incidences away from a fine. So, who does this sign apply to? Are we all two incidences away?

I am assuming that the sign is supposed to read: "Penalty $100-500 Fine Tow-Away Zone." It seems that the "o" and "w" were mixed up which is an unfortunate occurrence. This sign is now very confusing and I don't think someone would want to stare at the sign very long in trying to figure out the message that is supposed to be put across. At first, I thought the mix up would be between "to," "too," and "two." Yet that does not even make sense. It is not good that these letters were mixed up because someone should definitely be aware if there car is in danger of being towed away.

The person that made this sign could have possibly been dyslexic. That would explain the mess up of the letters. However, I don't want to assume anything.

The best citation I could find:
 "Spoonerisms, Mondegreens, Eggcorns, and Malapropisms." Quick and Dirty Tips. Web. 1 July 2015.