Comment on In the Mouth of Grammarness: Spot the Mistakes… But Keep Your Mouth Shut:) by braven

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braven · 3/18/2026, 7:09:01 PM · permalink

*In the Mouth of Grammarness: Spot the Mistakes… But Keep Your Mouth Shut:)*  
  
Okay:  So what I did was copy your title....and paste it above.  
We can look at it...grammatically....for fun...like this.  
  
In the Mouth of Grammarness - is a prepositional phrase....as such, while it can stand alone as the title of a book proper, it does not stand alone as a complete sentence.  
In the mouth of grammarness - phrase...not complete sentence...still requires a verbal component.  
  
Spot the Mistakes...   - the use of ellipses is the sign of acutely high intelligence at play...fast and loose...so to speak....within a title context....which implies...or rather...it could be implied that Spot the Mistake - could very well be a simple sentence with the verb as 'spot' and the object of that verb is 'the mistakes'.  The subject of this sentence is implied...You.  
Literally...You spot the mistake!    
Command or Assertion constructions often operate with an implied Subject.  
Go to school.   You go to school.   etc...  
   
But Keep Your Mouth Shut:)  
Again, as a title...all good.  Formal grammar - But keep your mouth shut is a complete sentence and as such 'requires' proper punctuation, even if not formal standard, at least common standard....period or exclamation !  
But keep your mouth shut!  :)  
But - is formally used as a coordinator, but in this case, it is being used as a lead conjunction...popular now...say in the past 40 years, but was seriously frowned upon in the Grammarian knows best days of yore.  
  
There are a few other areas we can look at...all good.  
Are We Entertained?😉  
  
And no doubt you have noticed my wicked 'over-reach' in the above with use of...'required'.🤣  
We should get awards for the level of gifted humor getting laid down around here...by everyone involved here, too.  
  
Required?  
*Oh really?  Is that right?  Do tell...please oh great one....enlighten us as to your suspicious call to authority here.🤣*
*Did you just pull that 'requirement' out of your assessment?*

*And here we are.*
*Hoping others will join in as well...all good.*

*Peace😇*

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sonatime · 3/18/2026, 9:48:46 PM · permalink

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