Grammar Wall of Shame: Per cent or Percent?

There are several percentages here. But if we follow their pattern, there are several per cent ages. Yikes.

I'm pretty sure the average reader on ZDNet is as fluent in HTML code as I am in English, so I'm going to give them a break on this one. They can stick with computer geekiness and I'll stick with language geekiness.

Note--geekiness is technically not a word but one of my favorite rules of language is that when you know the rules, you can break them for stylistic reasons. Plus, it gets me off the hook when I make mistakes. Always a plus.

Note two--I used the Paint program for the first time for the photo included here. Shazam! Watch out, ZDNet!

8 Miles Every Day (everyday error)

A headline in this video says "Over 34 Years, 8 Miles Everyday."

And then this one: I see this mistake all the time (every day, it seems). Yes, it's an everyday occurrence. So I'll tell you the rule here again:

If you can substitute each day then it should be two words.
--Please use this word correctly every day.

*If it modifies a noun, it should be one word.
Join this campaign of everyday people and use these words correctly.
I know I'm only one woman, but I believe that everyday folks can make a difference.

Scrutiny (skrōōt'n-ē): the act of examining something closely

So I was reading CNN this morning...scutinizing it, you might say, when I came across a story with an ironic grammatical gem: "Drew Peterson found himself under media and police scutiny after..."

Though no definition for scutiny can be found at dictionary.com, one definition for scrutiny is "the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)."

Despite many strongly-worded petitions, there is still not a law on the books against grammatical errors in mainstream news outlets, so we'll let the police off the hook on this one. I do hope, however, that the media scrutiny into this case was a bit more rigorous than the effort that went into spell checking this caption.

"Hash browns" anyone?

I have to agree with Roboto when he expresses his hesitance to "try" the "hash browns."

Roboto submitted this photo in response to "Crazy" Quotations.