About Mighty Red Pen
Grammar goddess. Word nerd. Grammartarian. Wordsmith. Call me what you will, I’m an editor and writer with more than a dozen years of professional experience, and this is my blog for exploring issues of grammar and language.
Here’s the deal: you can try to take the red pen away from the girl, but you might end up with ink on your face.
Submissions welcome. Contact me at mightyredpen AT gmail DOT com.
This is a website for an online class in English grammar. Note the misspelling of the word “enroll.”
http://www.teachertom.com/english_grammar.php
Comment by Monique — December 24, 2007 @ 7:24 pm
So, what is the difference between a typo and a grammar goof?
Comment by Laura — January 26, 2008 @ 9:34 pm
I think a typo is a misspelled word while incorrect word usage is a grammar goof.
(ie. “it was the efect” is an example of a typo; “it was the affect” is an example of incorrect word usage
Comment by Gina — March 17, 2008 @ 4:18 pm
Hi, I’m doing a little story on the Kenton Sutfflebeam.
Can you tell me your name and how you heard about him?
Thanks,
Bobbe
Freelance Writer
Kalamazoo Gazette
Comment by Bobbe Taber — June 19, 2008 @ 8:56 pm
Hi Bobbe, I learned about Kenton Stufflebeam online. — Mighty Red Pen
Comment by mighty red pen — June 20, 2008 @ 9:40 am
I’m already over an hour late for a trip from Montana to Colorado because I found your site and couldn’t stop reading. How fun! I’ll be back often.
Mondegreen. What a treat. I’ll treasure it. In my youth I heard The Four Seasons’ “Big Girls Don’t Cry.” Franky Valli, in his falsetto voice, sings “My girl said goodbye (eye-eye). My, oh my.” I always thought he sang “My girl is six-foot ni (eye) nine.” A big girl, indeed.
I am normally obsessive about double checking my spelling, punctuation and grammar. But here I am, about to hit “submit” (to a grammarian of all people) with nary a check. But I gotta hit the road.
Thanks, Steve
Comment by Steve Warren — July 11, 2008 @ 6:52 am