<p></p><p><p><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;background-color: transparent">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?</span></p> <p>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! </p> <p></p> <p>(Note: A few of them could be considered inappropriate in some work environments ... )</p> <h3><a href="https://offers.hubspot.com/the-internet-marketing-written-style-guide">Download our free writing style guide to learn how to eliminate grammar mistakes from your writing.</a> </h3> <h2>23 Humorous Grammar Jokes & Puns</h2> <h3>1. The streets were oddly desserted that night.</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hub/53/file-2192886267-jpg/desserted-streets.jpg?width=425&name=desserted-streets.jpg" alt="desserted-streets grammar joke" width="425" style="width: 425px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=blog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhub%2F53%2Ffile-2192886267-jpg%2Fdesserted-streets.jpg&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://blog.writeathome.com/index.php/2012/02/wild-party-games-for-english-teachers/">Image from Write At Home</a></span></em></p> <h3>2. The Case of the High Apostrophe Intelligence </h3> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Funny?src=hash">#Funny</a> <a href="http://t.co/uUbW7Kvrp6">pic.twitter.com/uUbW7Kvrp6</a></p> — Grammarly (@Grammarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/Grammarly/status/538770668238544896">November 29, 2014</a> </blockquote> <h3>3. The past, the present, and the future walked into a bar.</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hub/53/file-2192961667-jpg/it-was-tense.jpg?width=600&name=it-was-tense.jpg" alt="it-was-tense grammar joke" width="600" style="width: 600px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=blog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhub%2F53%2Ffile-2192961667-jpg%2Fit-was-tense.jpg&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://weknowmemes.com/2012/08/the-past-the-present-and-the-future-walked-into-a-bar/">Image from WeKnowMemes</a></span></em></p> <h3>4. I'll never date another apostrophe.</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/too-possessive.jpg?width=400&name=too-possessive.jpg" alt="too-possessive grammar joke" title="too-possessive.jpg" width="400" style="width: 400px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhubfs%2F53%2Ftoo-possessive.jpg&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><em><a href="http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/p/punctuation.asp">Image from CartoonStock</a> </em></span></p> <h3>5. Correct grammar makes me sound dry.</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hub/53/file-2193017117-jpeg/makes-me-sound-dry.jpeg?width=556&name=makes-me-sound-dry.jpeg" alt="makes-me-sound-dry grammar joke" width="556" style="width: 556px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=blog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhub%2F53%2Ffile-2193017117-jpeg%2Fmakes-me-sound-dry.jpeg&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://joyreactor.com/post/434204">Image from JoyReactor</a></span></em></p> <h3>6. 10 Items or Fewer</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hub/53/file-2188917488-png/10-items-or-fewer.png?width=280&name=10-items-or-fewer.png" alt="10-items-or-fewer grammar joke" width="280" style="width: 280px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=blog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhub%2F53%2Ffile-2188917488-png%2F10-items-or-fewer.png&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://bakersfieldcollegewritingcenter.weebly.com/rickys-page.html">Image from Bakersfield College Writing Center</a></span></em></p> <h3>7. Knowing Your Sh*t vs. Knowing You're Sh*T</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hub/53/file-2192427351-jpg/the-difference-grammar.jpg?width=600&name=the-difference-grammar.jpg" alt="grammar-the-difference grammar joke" width="600" style="width: 600px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=blog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhub%2F53%2Ffile-2192427351-jpg%2Fthe-difference-grammar.jpg&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.dumpaday.com/random-pictures/funny-pictures/funny-quotes-35-pics/attachment/funny-quotes-grammar-the-difference-between-knowing-your-shit-and-knowing-youre-shit/">Image from Dump a Day</a></span></em></p> <h3>8. Squids, Not Squad</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/squids-squad.jpg?width=600&name=squids-squad.jpg" alt="squids-squad grammar joke" title="squids-squad.jpg" width="600" style="width: 600px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhubfs%2F53%2Fsquids-squad.jpg&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span class="content-post__body" style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.scoopwhoop.com/humor/grammar-nerds-zindabad/">Image from ScoopWhoop</a> </span></em></p> <h3>9. The door is alarmed.</h3> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p>"This door is alarmed!" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/funny?src=hash">#funny</a> <a href="http://t.co/LqP9gJVhos">pic.twitter.com/LqP9gJVhos</a></p> — Grammarly (@Grammarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/Grammarly/status/541498643518218240">December 7, 2014</a> </blockquote> <h3>10. A Tense Situation</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hub/53/file-2190820171-jpg/take-action-in-past.jpg?width=450&name=take-action-in-past.jpg" alt="take-action-in-past grammar joke" width="450" style="width: 450px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=blog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhub%2F53%2Ffile-2190820171-jpg%2Ftake-action-in-past.jpg&description=18%20Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%2C%20from%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://wronghands1.wordpress.com/2013/09/13/a-tense-situation/">Image from Wrong Hands</a></span></em></p> <h3>11. Name two pronouns.</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/name-two-pronouns.jpg?width=600&name=name-two-pronouns.jpg" alt="name-two-pronouns grammar joke" title="name-two-pronouns.jpg" width="600" style="width: 600px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhubfs%2F53%2Fname-two-pronouns.jpg&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><em><a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mccc7xTh9Z1r5j6uso1_1280.jpg">Image from Tumblr</a></em></span></p> <h3>12. Stop clubbing.</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hub/53/file-2192991817-jpeg/baby-seals.jpeg?width=600&name=baby-seals.jpeg" alt="baby-seals grammar joke" width="600" style="width: 600px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=blog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhub%2F53%2Ffile-2192991817-jpeg%2Fbaby-seals.jpeg&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://oddlovescompany.com/2012/09/september-24-2012-national-punctuation-day-bluebird-of-happiness-day-cherries-jubilee-day/february-07-2012-15-43-24-4280303449429622051282512499215744331134484750791913n/">Image from Odd Loves Company</a></span></em></p> <h3>13. We better just stop right now.</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/slow-it-down.jpg?width=600&name=slow-it-down.jpg" alt="slow-it-down grammar joke" title="slow-it-down.jpg" width="600" style="width: 600px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhubfs%2F53%2Fslow-it-down.jpg&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/156711262007349396/">Image from Pinterest</a> </span></em></p> <h3>14. What do you call Santa's elves?</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hub/53/file-2192352190-jpg/subordinate-clauses.jpg?width=500&name=subordinate-clauses.jpg" alt="subordinate-clauses grammar joke" width="500" style="width: 500px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=blog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhub%2F53%2Ffile-2192352190-jpg%2Fsubordinate-clauses.jpg&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.tumblr.com/search/subordinate%20clauses">Image from Tumblr</a></span></em></p> <h3>15. Let's eat Grandma!</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hub/53/file-2192266545-jpg/lets-eat-grandma.jpg?width=358&name=lets-eat-grandma.jpg" alt="lets-eat-grandma grammar joke" width="358" style="width: 358px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=blog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhub%2F53%2Ffile-2192266545-jpg%2Flets-eat-grandma.jpg&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://bilinguish.com/2013/08/03/english-grammar-jokes/">Image from Bilinguish</a></span></em></p> <h3>16. When English Majors Marry</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hub/53/file-2192408594-gif/when-english-majors-marry.gif?width=600&name=when-english-majors-marry.gif" alt="when-english-majors-marry grammar joke" width="600" style="width: 600px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=blog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhub%2F53%2Ffile-2192408594-gif%2Fwhen-english-majors-marry.gif&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://bizarro.com/comics/march-26-2014/">Image from Bizarro</a></span></em></p> <h3>17. When Grammarians Grill</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/when-grammarians-grill.jpg?width=600&name=when-grammarians-grill.jpg" alt="when-grammarians-grill grammar joke" title="when-grammarians-grill.jpg" width="600" style="width: 600px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhubfs%2F53%2Fwhen-grammarians-grill.jpg&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/GrammarFlip/grammar-cartoons/">Image from Pinterest</a></span></em></p> <h3>18. Eye Before Flea</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eye-before-flea.jpg?width=432&name=eye-before-flea.jpg" alt="eye-before-flea grammar joke" title="eye-before-flea.jpg" width="432" style="width: 432px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhubfs%2F53%2Feye-before-flea.jpg&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><em><a href="http://www.grammarly.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/bz-panel-01-09-14.jpg">Image from Grammarly</a> </em></span></p> <h3>19. Blade named Sting</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blade-named-sting.jpg?width=500&name=blade-named-sting.jpg" alt="blade-named-sting grammar joke" title="blade-named-sting.jpg" width="500" style="width: 500px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhubfs%2F53%2Fblade-named-sting.jpg&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/aj8/19-jokes-only-grammar-nerds-will-understand-cfe3#.wrodM05BaE">Image from BuzzFeed</a> </span></em></p> <h3>20. Dork is the preferred nomenclature. </h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hub/53/file-2191091481-jpg/nerd-geek-dork.jpg?width=669&name=nerd-geek-dork.jpg" alt="nerd-geek-dork grammar joke" width="669"></p> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=blog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhub%2F53%2Ffile-2191091481-jpg%2Fnerd-geek-dork.jpg&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=16935">Image from shoebox</a></span></em></p> <h3>21. To Funny</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/to-funny.jpg?width=420&name=to-funny.jpg" alt="to-funny grammar joke" title="to-funny.jpg" width="420" style="width: 420px;margin: 0px auto"></p> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhubfs%2F53%2Fto-funny.jpg&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/87/f5/83/87f583f50d908c71b553f5a8000287bb.jpg">Image from someecards.com</a> </span></em></p> <h3>22. That's a classy owl.</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/classy-owl.gif?width=669&height=223&name=classy-owl.gif" alt="classy-owl grammar joke" title="classy-owl.gif" width="669" height="223"></p> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhubfs%2F53%2Fclassy-owl.gif&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2012/04/05/who-to-follow-is-grammatically-fine/">Image from Sentence First</a> </span></em></p> <h3>23. Ancient Grammar Police</h3> <p style="text-align: center"><img class="alignCenter shadow" src="https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hub/53/file-2192192309-png/ancient-grammar-police.png?width=669&name=ancient-grammar-police.png" alt="ancient-grammar-police grammar joke" width="669"></p> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=blog.hubspot.com%2Fmarketing%2Fgrammar-jokes&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hubspot.net%2Fhub%2F53%2Ffile-2192192309-png%2Fancient-grammar-police.png&description=Funny%20Grammar%20Jokes%20via%20%40HubSpot"><img src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png"></a> <p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2011/10/06">Image from GoComics</a></span></em></p> <p><span class="content-post__body">Want to learn more about grammar mistakes? 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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?

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 … )

Download our free writing style guide to learn how to eliminate grammar mistakes from your writing. 

23 Humorous Grammar Jokes & Puns

1. The streets were oddly desserted that night.

desserted-streets grammar joke

Image from Write At Home

2. The Case of the High Apostrophe Intelligence 

3. The past, the present, and the future walked into a bar.

it-was-tense grammar joke

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4. I’ll never date another apostrophe.

too-possessive grammar joke

Image from CartoonStock 

5. Correct grammar makes me sound dry.

makes-me-sound-dry grammar joke

Image from JoyReactor

6. 10 Items or Fewer

10-items-or-fewer grammar joke

Image from Bakersfield College Writing Center

7. Knowing Your Sh*t vs. Knowing You’re Sh*T

grammar-the-difference grammar joke

Image from Dump a Day

8. Squids, Not Squad

squids-squad grammar joke

Image from ScoopWhoop 

9. The door is alarmed.

10. A Tense Situation

take-action-in-past grammar joke

Image from Wrong Hands

11. Name two pronouns.

name-two-pronouns grammar joke

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12. Stop clubbing.

baby-seals grammar joke

Image from Odd Loves Company

13. We better just stop right now.

slow-it-down grammar joke

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14. What do you call Santa’s elves?

subordinate-clauses grammar joke

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15. Let’s eat Grandma!

lets-eat-grandma grammar joke

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16. When English Majors Marry

when-english-majors-marry grammar joke

Image from Bizarro

17. When Grammarians Grill

when-grammarians-grill grammar joke

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18. Eye Before Flea

eye-before-flea grammar joke

Image from Grammarly 

19. Blade named Sting

blade-named-sting grammar joke

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20. Dork is the preferred nomenclature. 

nerd-geek-dork grammar joke

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21. To Funny

to-funny grammar joke

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22. That’s a classy owl.

classy-owl grammar joke

Image from Sentence First 

23. Ancient Grammar Police

ancient-grammar-police grammar joke

Image from GoComics

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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