People Are Getting Sloppy...

...or maybe careless or maybe it's just me...maybe I just respect the art of grammar too much.

I was reading a magazine that I really like -- a fashion glossy -- and they described a product that's name was clearly a French phrase as Spanish. The product was even from a well-known French company.

I know this magazine has a ton of editors. Many eyes see this copy before it goes to print. So how does it slip?

Then...something even worse happened.

I was reading a book by one of my favorite authors, published by a company I hold in high regard, and there it was...a spelling error.

I feel so let down.

I'm not perfect...I've made grammatical errors here and there (never hear and their). But it's usually on something only my eyes saw before publishing...like this blog. But even if I do make a mistake, it pains me.

It's a good thing there is only one way to spell "change."

Deflated

Never order from Virtual Florist dot com. Never!

They were supposed to deliver me balloons for a photo shoot.
I called to stress the importance of on-time delivery.
They were really nice, promised it wouldn't be a problem.
Time came.
No balloons.
I called. They said it was on the truck, "should be there any minute."
Half hour goes by. I call back.
I suggest she calls the truck to see where they are. Time is ticking, I needed to be at the shoot with the balloons.
She calls back twenty minutes later.
No balloons, no trace of order even though I got two confirmations (through email and verbally).
Disappointed, I still understand. Things happen.
So I tell her to credit my card. She assures me it was never charged and apologizes again.
I did my bills last night and there it was $45.90 from Virtual Florist charged to my account!
I called but it was ten at night and the kid answering the phone couldn't do anything for me.
This morning the woman called me. I'm being credited.

This is a dumb rant, I know.
I just needed to let it out.

Annoying

Today is annoying.

So is the use of the phrase "not to mention." Like if you were to say: "I really find Jimmy's habit of smoking in the house annoying, not to mention the fact that he always leaves the toilet seat up."

Why "not to mention" when you are in fact mentioning it?

I also get annoyed when people say "I could care less" as in "Dick and Jane are moving, thank God, because I could care less about those two losers!"

It's "couldn't care less" because if you could care less, well then you wouldn't be caring the least about it and apparently that's the point you are trying to make.

Also in the annoying category are people who smoke outside of a restaurant and then come in when they are done, but exhale that last long puff they took once they get inside. Gross.