We ticketed 710ESPN's website late this morning for a Fake ID Patrol violation. The following is an exclusive obtained from the Fake ID Patrol's files:
Location of Violation: (censored)
Text of Violation:
"710 ESPN is your headquarters for all things USC Football. From our Trojan Blog to more than 14 hours of game day coverage." (emphasis ours)
Arresting Officer Notes:
Subject was clearly a dependent clause masquerading as a sentence. When subject was asked if it knew why it had been flagged, it replied, "Huh?" Subject is clearly underqualified and/or understaffed.
Drunken Proofreading rating:
Does not qualify as clearly no proofreading occurred.
We exist because the world of professional writing/editing, particularly the online world, is either shamefully understaffed or worse, underqualified. We do not exist to snark on the grammar of amateur individuals. However, if you get paid to write or revise writing for a living, you're fair game. Let the hunting begin!
Showing posts with label Fake ID Patrol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fake ID Patrol. Show all posts
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Introducing: Fake ID Patrol
You'll be ticketed by the Fake ID Patrol if we catch you trying to masquerade as something you're clearly not.
Specific examples of Fake ID violations include the following:
- a dependent clause caught attempting to pass for a full-grown sentence
- an adjective caught attempting to pass for an adverb
- Notre Dame caught attempting to pass for a national title-contending football team
Specific examples of Fake ID violations include the following:
- a dependent clause caught attempting to pass for a full-grown sentence
- an adjective caught attempting to pass for an adverb
- Notre Dame caught attempting to pass for a national title-contending football team
Labels:
Fake ID Patrol,
guidelines,
Introducing
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