
u/Humble_Counter_3661

Um, Saving Souls Was The Point, I Thought?
I am no expert but I know enough to affirm that a core tenet of Abrahamic faiths is to save souls.
In this case, is the establishment performative?
When Is A Verbal Contraction An Adjective?
Per grammarmentors.com, in English grammar, verbal expansion refers to the process of adding details, modifiers, or additional clauses to a sentence to make it richer, more descriptive, or more complex.
What is this?
Let's Abstain From Gratuitous....
After being taken 1st overall in the 2026 NFL draft, what more must a collegiate champion and Heisman laureate do to evade victimization of needless apostrophes?
I genuinely would like to know!
Cartage Company Slogan: "We Refuse No Refuse" – Here, It Is Flat Wrong
Low Worker Morale, Lower Punctuation
This required the once-over twice.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/GrammarPolice/comments/1oorpgr/an_actual_text_i_got_today/
Arborists Crave 'The Big O', Too?
Alfred is one lucky lumberjack! [pun intended]
A Slough Of Slews? No, That Must Be A Slew Of Sloughs
Neither jousting nor swordplay entered the equation.
Source http://reddit.com/r/GrammarPolice/comments/1ocv4j5/saw_this_in_a_facebook_group_for_my_city/
Important When Printed Telephone Directories Existed
Those of us old enough to remember public telephones with printed telephone directories (fondly) will recall that commercial listings once employed grammatically questionable techniques in order to add the letter 'A' to the beginning of their name.
Even so, this is superfluous gore!
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/signs/comments/1t0122l/miracle_cars/
The British Call It "Summer Time", Versus DST In The States
Yes, you may need to read it twice for the seasonal alert to stick.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/GrammarPolice/comments/1omo6c0/so_we_can_turn_back_our_chickens_an_hour/
When Is Apposition Not?
Either the message is aimed at motorists or pachyderms, not both.
Source https://www.reddit.com/r/GrammarPolice/comments/1rjuve9/amazingly_another_species_is_able_to_drive/
Wrong In The King's English, Too
Along the Welsh seaside lies Llandudno Pier, jutting 2,295 feet into the Irish Sea.
The monstrosity pictured here was approved and printed at license payer expense.
I felt strangely compelled to add editorial annotations.
If only an equerry had been engaged to proofread!
My Brothers's And My?
The title of the post needs a coat of polish, along with an apostrophe and comma.
My Community Launderette Called It "Horseplay"
ATTENTION, PROPRIETORS!
Um, how would you spell illiteracy? Would you, like me, remember how past generations taught their children to read?
There Are How Many Bailey Co-Owners?
Must I go out on a limb and conclude that graphic design of the logo included proofreading but typesetting for the neon did not?
[Asking for a friend]
Yes, I further would adduce that the apothecary side of the house is more learned than the equipment sales team, quod erat demostrandum in the purchase of the signboard.
u/Borsti17 gave us "Candy's and Toys" with https://www.reddit.com/r/apostrophegore/comments/1t829zd/a_lot_to_unpack_here/ (thanks for that) and I had to pile on.
Failure To Communicate/Punctuate
For the record, I am on the woman's side regarding the emotional availability and presuppositions of her beau.
As for the punctuation, where to start?
Sweeping Generalizations And Geography
For starters, all sweeping generalizations are intellectually lazy. ;-)
Even in the accurate singular, this video thumbnail would be garbage.
To be clear, cant is short for cantilever, which relates to hardware configurations, such as television cameras. Consider the instant classic fight sequences of "Boof" in the 1960s live-action incarnation of Batman, starring Adam West.