Members of the medical profession prove that years of higher education at great expense can still turn out grammatically handicapped people who cannot write a meaningful sentence for love or money...but, my, they are funny, aren't they?

Masked doctor's head There's a reason why they wear a mask...shame for their grammatical errors, perhaps?

GRAMMATICALLY INFIRM MEDICAL RECORDS

Laugh at MORE EXAMPLES OF BAD WRITING


William Safire's Guide to Writing
Reasons to Hate the English Language.
President George W. Bush mangles speech.

Learn HOW TO WRITE ALMOST READABLE FAN FICTION with MS. NITPICKER (including hideous examples of bad writing)


GENERALITIES
DIALOGUE
CHARACTER THOUGHTS
PUNCTUATION (NOT JUST IN DIALOGUE
VOCABULARY
REDUNDANCY & REPETITION
MS. NITPICKER'S CONTINUING HALL OF SHAME
CHEAT SHEET INDEX
MS. NITPICKER'S FANFIC GLOSSARY

I'm thoroughly chastened, and want to return to the main page and perhaps yell at Ms. Nitpicker.

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