Wordsplosion!

We’re rebels. We don’t believe in warranties. “As is”—take it or leave it! Shopping with us is like playing the lottery. But uh… yes, as you can see we actually do have a warranty.

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• “IF IT DON’T WORK” should be “IF IT DOESN’T WORK”
• There seems to be a contradiction—it is being sold “as is” with no warranty, but the text that follows actually describes the terms of a warranty

Be sure to attend this Sunday and hear Pastor Gollum’s sermon on tricksy hobbitses.

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• “OUR CHURCHES WELCOMES YOU” should be either “CHURCH” or “WELCOME”

I didn’t know he left.

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• “IS” should be “ARE”

Bucky wants subject-verb agreement.

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• “Each year there is numerous” should be “Each year there are numerous”
• “one campus” should be “on campus”

Write your own quip. I’m at a loss for words. Usually I can see the thought process and imagine where it went wrong. No idea what happened here.

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• “availables” should be “available”
• “on all locations” should be “in all locations”

Forget the accidental plural. We have a clear violation of the First Amendment’s establishment clause with their observance of praying mantises.

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• “students” should be “student”

Silly Kroger. They misspelled “Two.”

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• “are valued customers” should say “our valued customers”
• “cell phone” should be “cell phones”
• “coperation” should be “cooperation”
• “prohibted” should be “prohibited”

When you read this, you must mentally lower your mind’s voice for “SUB.” I imagine the late Don LaFontaine (a.k.a. “The Movie Trailer Guy”) speaking it.  ”In a world of high sub prices… danger lurks. Coming this summer: Low Prices on All SUB. Rated ‘R.’”

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• “NEW” and “ALL” should not be quoted
• “SUB” should be plural