Comments on Nitpicking: the blog: Putting a bad face on your business

Today, while posting a new entry, I realized that ...

2008-04-24T18:27:00.000-04:00

Today, while posting a new entry, I realized that my real criticism should have been of the sign maker for the day spa. If anyone should have caught the typos, it was him/her.

Well, for my part, sorry about the limited replies...

2008-04-21T23:12:00.000-04:00

Well, for my part, sorry about the limited replies. I admit to skipping almost all of my March blog reading because I was in India.

So, I post on politics, science, and even about my...

2008-04-17T23:20:00.000-04:00

So, I post on politics, science, and even about my first TV appearance and no comments, but make fun of a typo and I get two ...

The incorrect apostrophe is by far the most common...

2008-04-14T13:40:00.000-04:00

The incorrect apostrophe is by far the most common sign error I see here in Michigan. I am boggled by the number of people who seem to think that the plural form of most nouns requires an apostrophe.

Also, I frequently hear radio ads that have glaring subject-verb number disagreement. One in particular drives me nuts because I hear it multiple times every day. It's an ad for a guy who does vision correction surgery and features the actual doctor saying "I, Dr So-and-so, and the So-and-so Institute for Eye Surgery wants to make you stay a comfortable one." I have no idea if the guy is any good at his job or not, but there's absolutely no way someone who thinks that "wants" is the appropriate verb in that sentence is going to operate on me.

What's worse, of course, is there's a "Haupauge Pl...

2008-04-14T01:54:00.000-04:00

What's worse, of course, is there's a "Haupauge Plaza" right near 111 and 347.

HUGE friggin sign.