Spell Check

From a colleague: It bags the question, are malapropisms the heist form of tumor?

Darn those pesky quotation marks

From a colleague: the "blog" of "unnecessary" quotation marks:

http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/

The Importance of Correct Punctuation

From a book by Lynne Truss: A panda walks into a café. The panda eats a sandwich, pulls out a gun, and fires two shots into the air. "What did you do that for?" asks the manager.

Tossing a zoo guide in the manager's general direction, the panda says, "I'm a panda. Look it up." He leaves the café.

The manager opens the book up to the panda section and reads: "Panda. Native to Asia. Black and white. Eats, shoots and leaves."

Mayan Cosmology

From an art history test: "The sarcophagus at Palenque, which shows the heavens, the earth, and the underworld, depicts a complete Mayan cosmetology."

To ensure you are bothered

In the workplace: "I am sorry this was sent to you in error. I have removed you from our project email list to ensure that you are bothered again and I apologize for an incontinence that might have occurred."

Adequate Sunlight

From a student essay on the family Aceraceae: "Maples thrive in habitats that get an adequate amount of sunlight and perspiration..."

From passing joggers, I guess.

Doggy Dog

It's a doggy dog world.

Ghouls in the Po Valley

From a history paper: "Cisalpine Ghouls and Transalpine Ghouls live in the Po Valley." (Have all the Gauls become zombies?)