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Read more about the article The $5,000,000 Apostrophe: When Grammar Mistakes Cost Real Money

The $5,000,000 Apostrophe: When Grammar Mistakes Cost Real Money

  • Post author:keene.christine@gmail.com
  • Post published:June 20, 2025
  • Post category:Proofreading
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In 2018, a missing comma cost a Maine dairy company $5 million in overtime payments. One tiny punctuation mark. Five. Million. American. Dollars. The court case hinged on this sentence…

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Read more about the article Why Your “Farm-to-Table” Menu Reads Like an IRS Form (and How to Fix It)

Why Your “Farm-to-Table” Menu Reads Like an IRS Form (and How to Fix It)

  • Post author:keene.christine@gmail.com
  • Post published:May 19, 2025
  • Post category:Proofreading
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Scene Setter You spent months sourcing heirloom tomatoes and local goat cheese, yet your menu reads: “Tomatoes with Goat Cheese.” That’s like calling the Mona Lisa “portrait of lady.” Let’s…

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Read more about the article Proofreading vs. Spell-Check: The Cage Match Your Menu Deserves

Proofreading vs. Spell-Check: The Cage Match Your Menu Deserves

  • Post author:keene.christine@gmail.com
  • Post published:May 5, 2025
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Opening Rant Spell-check is that lazy line cook who disappears when the health department shows up. Helpful? Sometimes. Reliable? LOL, no. If you’re trusting a squiggly red line to police…

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Read more about the article 10 Menu Typos That Cost You More Than the Entrée

10 Menu Typos That Cost You More Than the Entrée

  • Post author:keene.christine@gmail.com
  • Post published:April 26, 2025
  • Post category:Proofreading
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Picture this: A table of four Instagram-obsessed foodies is about to post your brand-new truffle-something-or-other. Then they see “truffle desert.” Boom—phones down, eyes rolling, free PR gone. Typos aren’t “cute,”…

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