Job, readiness?

Actually, the following Craig’s List job posting headline may need a colon instead of a comma:

“Part-Time Job Readiness Class Instructors Needed”

(click here to see the real job posting)

Unless this is to say that job readiness is to be part-time (we’d think not), it needs treatment:

As is: “Part-Time Job Readiness Class Instructors Needed”

With Colon Clout: “Part-Time: Job Readiness Class Instructors Needed”

Even better: “Part-Time Instructors Needed: Job Readiness Class”

Mommie, Dearest?

Not to make light of a serious subject; however, we believe this headline needs some comma consideration.

A wikiHow article has this title:

“How to Deal With a Genuinely Stupid, Mean Mother As a Teen”

 

(click here to see the real Web site)

It is not clear, from the title, who’s the teen.

As is: “How to Deal With a Genuinely Stupid, Mean Mother As a Teen”

With Comma Clout: “How to Deal With a Genuinely Stupid, Mean Mother, As a Teen”

Even better: “How to, As a Teen, Deal With a Genuinely Stupid, Mean Mother”

Cause, of death?

We saw this headline on the People’s Pharmacy Web site:

“Generic Drug Recall Linked to Deaths”

(click here to see the real Web site)

We believe that a comma could clear up any confusion about whether the drug or the recall was linked to deaths.

As is: “Generic Drug Recall Linked to Deaths”

With Comma Clout: “Generic Drug Recall(ed), Linked to Deaths”

Oh, Oprah!

Oh dear. This Oprah.com headline is in desperate need of a comma!

“How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex with Dr. Laura Berman”

(click here to see the real Web site)

As is: “How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex with Dr. Laura Berman”

With Comma Clout: “How to talk to Your Kids About Sex, with Dr. Laura Berman”

Schooling, at home?

We think this omission was a product of Ads by Google …

“Learn how to read and write English at-home with Penn Foster”

(the Web site does not seem to sport this error)

(click here to see the real Web site)

As is: “Learn how to read and write English at-home with Penn Foster” (At this time, we have no comment about the misused hyphen in this ad.)

With Comma Clout: “Learn how to read and write English at home, with Penn Foster”