Good Grammar isn't everything.

Good Grammar isn't everything. For example, it never ought to replace clear, simple language.

Dangling Participles

Man: "Driving down the street today, a spotted dog barked at me..."

Woman: "Oh, Mumford, there you go again with those dangling participles!"

A little grammatical knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A little grammatical knowledge is a dangerous thing. Sometimes you may have to choose between being correct and sounding like one of the guys.

Most misspellings confuse, but a few amuse.

Most misspellings confuse, but a few amuse. "The burglar was apparently frightened away by a barfing dog." Tacoma News Tribune.

Punctuation, even perfect punctuation, can do only so much.

Punctuation, even perfect punctuation, can do only so much. It can't, for example, hold together endless sentences.

Subject-verb disagreements

Subject-verb disagreements are the most common writing problem. Like many others, they occur far more often when sentences are long and the verbs are weak.