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Grammar Cop: Have It Our Way
Defendant: Accent Fine Custom Homes
Count 1: Failure to employ correct word in the utilization of a common phrase.
Count 2: Rendering grammatical infraction permanent.
Count 3: Displaying grammatical infraction in a residential area.
Report: Officer Pool of the Texas Bureau of Spelling noted the infraction while on routine patrol in a Fort Worth neighborhood. Officer believes the failure of the lot to sell may be directly related to the perception among prospective buyers that construction options are terribly limited.
Fine: $180 in drywall.
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Comments
"utilization" - ugh.
Posted by: MuseinIN | November 27, 2006 2:34 PM
I have to say, this one is debatable. I mean, it is a real estate term, so it could easily just be, and likely is, a bad pun.
Posted by: Paul | November 27, 2006 4:07 PM
omg I live near here. tx is full of idiots that don't know jack crap. :)
Posted by: Jen da Purse Ho | November 28, 2006 1:31 AM
Debatable??? No way! Stop being forgiving to people who don't know what words mean!
Posted by: BobQuixote | November 28, 2006 9:31 AM
"We're Jealous?"
Did you mean "We're envious?"
[ What? -B. ]
Posted by: Tom Kirshbaum | November 28, 2006 7:54 PM