blogging sample platter

Have I mentioned how much I love my Google Reader? I've been following some pretty fun blogs recently, all about this lovely language of ours. Now, I've said before that I don't like English and that this is the reason I'm majoring in foreign languages, but these are just too funny. So I thought I'd pass them along. Just be warned, most of these are written by adults for adults. They aren't explicitly dirty, but it wouldn't hurt to check before having young kids log on.

First, The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks. Lot's of good fun and a few posts a day. I like this one because of the commentary the blogger puts into it. It's amazing how bad some of these abuses are, and how awkwardly they can be misconstrued.

The next blog is not grammar-related, but it's still quite funny. http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com features reader-submitted notes that have been left by room-mates, co-workers, neighbors, cleaning staff... There is often language in these notes, as they reflect pent-up anger. But they are usually all kinds of funny.

Next, we have Apostrophe Abuse. The lack of commentary makes this one a little less fun, and the abuses are often redundant, but it's still good and amusing for the moderate-to-hardcore grammar geek.

And finally, one I found just today. Say What? is a relatively new blog, but very funny. It basically features a collection of signs that make little or no sense.

Most of these blogs link to others. There is a general grammar abuse blog, but it's a bit nit-picky not my taste. It's easy to quickly gather a collection of English blogs that fits your personal pet peeve. Ignore or enjoy.

And thanks to Uncle Steve for getting me hooked on these in the first place. It was his comment to this post that helped me find all these wonderful goodies.

And be sure to vote in the poll! Not that the answers matter to any great extent, I was just curious.

God bless,
-Rebekah