Have you ever cringed at a "Got Milk?" ad? Feel a strange sense of pride when you find a typo in a reputable book? Did you secretly (or not-so-secretly) love making syntax trees in school?
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Then you might just love these grammar jokes as much as we do. Here are a few of our favorites -- share yours with us in the comment section!
(Note: A few of them could be considered inappropriate in some work environments ... )
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23 Humorous Grammar Jokes & Puns
1. The streets were oddly desserted that night.
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2. The past, the present, and the future walked into a bar.
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3. I'll never date another apostrophe.
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4. Correct grammar makes me sound dry.
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5. 10 Items or Fewer
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6. Knowing Your Sh*t vs. Knowing You're Sh*T
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7. Squids, Not Squad
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8. A Tense Situation
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9. Name two pronouns.
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10. Stop clubbing.
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11. We better just stop right now.
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12. What do you call Santa's elves?
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13. Let's eat Grandma!
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14. When English Majors Marry
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15. When Grammarians Grill
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16. Eye Before Flea
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17. Blade named Sting
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18. Dork is the preferred nomenclature.
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19. To Funny
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20. That's a classy owl.
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21. Ancient Grammar Police
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Want to learn more about grammar mistakes? Check out 20 of the Worst Typos, Grammatical Errors & Spelling Mistakes We've Ever Seen.
Editor's Note: This post was originally published in December 2014 and was updated in November 2019 for accuracy and comprehensiveness.
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