Sports writer looking for Grammar help

Shutout v. shut out is one of the ones I see most in error in the sports pages.

And I don't know how many people in the central states region say, "I seen."

In fact, way too many "for sale" posts begin either, "I am saleing ..." or "For sell ... ."

 

But "should of took" is acceptable, right?

 

At my shop, I see so many examples of what Harley listed. Most of them bug the crap out of me but I don't always know the proper way to fix them.

Also, that's the first time I've seen the 3 for 4 vs. 3-for-4 actually explained, and that makes it easy to remember.

 

Great stuff, Harley.

If I may add one, a transgression of SIDs from Rhode Island to San Diego, it is NOT "second-straight victory." It is "second straight victory."

 

I think the correct phrase would be "should have taken."

 

Like, like, like! My college guy uses hyphens where they don't belong, and omits them where they do.

That also made me remember this one:

There is no first annual anything. You can't have an annual something until you've had a second one.

"The inaugural Podunk 10K race..."

 

• My 10 CENTS WORTH — Most common misspelled word among journalists: under way

 

Yes, of course. As well as would of and could of.

 

Your 10 cents are wrong

underway One word in all uses. (Associated Press Stylebook)

 

Sorry, Gremlin, under way is two words. The AP is wrong.

Remember, these are the same guys who write present tense in parts of stories and past tense in other parts of the same story.

"John Smith dies Wednesday night at Podunk Valley Memorial Hospital ..."

Um, unless he is STILL in the process of dying, he fucking DIED. It happened, it ended.

The AP sucks.

That is all. #rant

 

Implies.

 

Ouch. Got me.