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''"Well, let's just see here... Zero capitalization... Misspelling... Lack of punctuation... Looks like a winner to me!"''


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[[Strong Bad]] regularly receives '''[[Strong Bad Email|emails]] with poor grammar and spelling''', which he rarely hesitates to point out. He even released an entertaining/informational CD on the subject in an Easter egg in [[local news]] called "[[local news|Strong Bad's Rhythm 'n' Grammar]]."
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[[Strong Bad]] regularly receives '''[[Strong Bad Email|emails]] with poor grammar and spelling''', which he rarely hesitates to point out. He even released an entertaining/informational CD on the subject in an Easter egg in [[local news]] called &quot;[[local news|Strong Bad's Rhythm 'n' Grammar]].&quot;


While many emails do contain these sort of errors, this list only contains errors that are either famous in their own right or have affected how Strong Bad read the email.
While many emails do contain these sort of errors, this list only contains errors that are either famous in their own right or have affected how Strong Bad read the email.
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In contrast to the many criticisms of poor spelling and grammar, Strong Bad occasionally receives [[Emails That Meet Strong Bad's Approval|emails that meet his approval]].
In contrast to the many criticisms of poor spelling and grammar, Strong Bad occasionally receives [[Emails That Meet Strong Bad's Approval|emails that meet his approval]].


{| id="toc" class="wikitable toc" summary="Contents"
== List of Poorly Written Emails ==
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== Contents ==
 
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* [#List_of_Poorly_Written_Emails 1 List of Poorly Written Emails]
* [#Other_Poorly_Written_Emails 2 Other Poorly Written Emails]
* [#Emails_that_spell_Strong_Bad.2FStrong_Badia_as_one_word 3 Emails that spell Strong Bad/Strong Badia as one word]
* [#See_Also 4 See Also]
 
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== <span class="mw-headline">List of Poorly Written Emails</span> ==


These are the list of emails starting from oldest to newest, containing any and all errors.
These are the list of emails starting from oldest to newest, containing any and all errors.


{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|-
! Email
! Email
! Poor Grammar and Punctuation
! Poor Grammar and Punctuation
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| [[homsar]]
| [[homsar]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| Vinnie C. misspells &quot;Homestar&quot; as &quot;[[Homsar]]&quot;
| Vinnie C. misspells "Homestar" as "[[Homsar|Ho'''ms'''ar]]"
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[depressio]]
| [[depressio]]
| &quot;'''guy ,'''&quot; should be &quot;'''guy.'''&quot;
| "'''guy ,'''" should be "'''guy.'''"
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
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|-
|-
| [[trevor the vampire]]
| [[trevor the vampire]]
| No comma after &quot;Hampden&quot;; email ends abruptly
| No comma after "Hampden"; email ends abruptly
| ''None''
| ''None''
| Trevor does not capitalize '''s'''trong '''b'''ad
| Trevor does not capitalize '''s'''trong '''b'''ad
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| [[i she be]]
| [[i she be]]
| Tenuous grasp on English language; lack of punctuation
| Tenuous grasp on English language; lack of punctuation
| Misspells &quot;should&quot; as &quot;sh'''e'''&quot;
| Misspells "should" as "sh'''e'''"
| no capitalization
| no capitalization
|-
|-
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|-
|-
| [[the basics]]
| [[the basics]]
| &quot;How do you do '''it .'''&quot; should be &quot;How do you do '''it?'''&quot;; unnecessary apostrophe in &quot;trick'''’'''s&quot;
| "How do you do '''it .'''" should be "How do you do '''it?'''"; unnecessary apostrophe in "trick'''’'''s"
| ''None''
| ''None''
| no capitalization
| no capitalization
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| [[stand-up]]
| [[stand-up]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| Joe p. uses internet shorthand; misspells &quot;funny&quot; as &quot;fu'''n'''y&quot; and &quot;comedic&quot; as &quot;com'''i'''dic&quot;
| Joe p. uses internet shorthand; misspells "funny" as "fu'''n'''y" and "comedic" as "com'''i'''dic"
| no capitalization
| no capitalization
|-
|-
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| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| no capitalization (except for &quot;Dear&quot; and &quot;Nicolas&quot;)
| no capitalization (except for "Dear" and "Nicolas")
|-
|-
| [[spring cleaning]]
| [[spring cleaning]]
| Steve writes &quot;crush '''with''' Marzipan&quot; instead of &quot;crush '''on''' Marzipan&quot;. Mike has no comma after &quot;Bend&quot;
| Steve writes "crush '''with''' Marzipan" instead of "crush '''on''' Marzipan". Mike has no comma after "Bend"
| Sue misspells surprised as &quot;s'''up'''rised&quot;
| Sue misspells surprised as "s'''up'''rised"
| Steve does not capitalize his city, name or &quot;'''m'''arzipan&quot;
| Steve does not capitalize his city, name or "'''m'''arzipan"
|-
|-
| [[cartoon]]
| [[cartoon]]
| &quot;[[Mr.|mr]]&quot; does not have a period at the end of it; the email's greeting does not have a comma at the end of it
| "[[Mr.|'''m'''r]]" does not have a period at the end of it; the email's greeting does not have a comma at the end of it
| Geroge uses internet shorthand; quite possibly misspells his own name as &quot;'''g'''e'''ro'''ge&quot;
| Geroge uses internet shorthand; quite possibly misspells his own name as "'''g'''e'''ro'''ge"
| no capitalization
| no capitalization
|-
|-
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| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| &quot;'''d'''ear '''s'''trong '''b'''ad&quot;, both &quot;'''i'''&quot;s and &quot;'''t'''hank&quot; are not capitalized
| "'''d'''ear '''s'''trong '''b'''ad", both "'''i'''"s and "'''t'''hank" are not capitalized
|-
|-
| [[1 step ahead]]
| [[1 step ahead]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| Entire email, except &quot;I&quot;, is not capitalized
| Entire email, except "I", is not capitalized
|-
|-
| [[12:00]]
| [[12:00]]
| &quot;Than'''ky'''ou&quot; does not have a space in between
| "Than'''ky'''ou" does not have a space in between
| ''None''
| ''None''
| &quot;'''vcr'''&quot; is not capitalized
| "'''vcr'''" is not capitalized
|-
|-
| [[sugarbob]]
| [[sugarbob]]
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|-
|-
| [[sisters]]
| [[sisters]]
| Ali says &quot;My sister and '''me'''&quot; instead of &quot;My sister and '''I''',&quot; and &quot;There '''is''' two of us,&quot; not &quot;There '''are''' two of us.&quot; The anonymous author of the second email has awful grammar, and Strong Bad believes they're &quot;not even literate.&quot;
| Ali says "My sister and '''me'''" instead of "My sister and '''I'''," and "There '''is''' two of us," not "There '''are''' two of us." The anonymous author of the second email has awful grammar, and Strong Bad believes they're "not even literate."
| ''None''
| ''None''
| The greeting &quot;'''h'''ello&quot; in the second email is not capitalized
| The greeting "'''h'''ello" in the second email is not capitalized
|-
|-
| [[guitar]]
| [[guitar]]
| &quot;Wha'''ts'''&quot; does not have an apostrophe, and a comma is missing in the first sentence.
| "Wha'''ts'''" does not have an apostrophe, and a comma is missing in the first sentence.
| ''None''
| ''None''
| '''G'''uitar is unnecessarily capitalized
| '''G'''uitar is unnecessarily capitalized
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| [[invisibility]]
| [[invisibility]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| &quot;Invisible&quot; misspelled as &quot;invis'''a'''ble&quot;
| "Invisible" misspelled as "invis'''a'''ble"
| no capitalization
| no capitalization
|-
|-
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| [[lures and jigs]]
| [[lures and jigs]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| Misspells &quot;fish&quot; as &quot;fish'''s'''&quot;
| Misspells "fish" as "fish'''s'''"
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
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| [[50 emails]]
| [[50 emails]]
| Mike ends his question with an exclamation mark
| Mike ends his question with an exclamation mark
| Matt misspells &quot;Strong&quot; as &quot;[[Stong Bad|Stong]]&quot;
| Matt misspells "Strong" as "[[Stong Bad|Stong]]"
| Mike does not capitalize '''s'''trong '''b'''ad; Matt does not capitalize &quot;'''w'''hat&quot;, &quot;'''e'''xample&quot; and his name on his email
| Mike does not capitalize '''s'''trong '''b'''ad; Matt does not capitalize "'''w'''hat", "'''e'''xample" and his name on his email
|-
|-
| [[website]]
| [[website]]
| The word &quot;website&quot; is used too often
| The word "website" is used too often
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[island]]
| [[island]]
| &quot;A'''n'''&quot; is supposed to be &quot;a&quot; for &quot;desert&quot;
| "A'''n'''" is supposed to be "a" for "desert"
| &quot;W'''h'''ere&quot; is supposed to be &quot;were&quot;
| "W'''h'''ere" is supposed to be "were"
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[comic]]
| [[comic]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| Brittany misspells &quot;appreciate&quot; to &quot;appr'''i'''ciate&quot;; &quot;they&quot; is misspelled as &quot;'''Te'''y&quot;
| Brittany misspells "appreciate" to "appr'''i'''ciate"; "they" is misspelled as "'''Te'''y"
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[morning routine]]
| [[morning routine]]
| &quot;Wha'''ts'''&quot; does not have an apostrophe
| "Wha'''ts'''" does not have an apostrophe
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
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| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| '''J'''ames's name is not capitalized along with &quot;'''w'''hat&quot; and &quot;'''j'''apanese&quot;
| '''J'''ames's name is not capitalized along with "'''w'''hat" and "'''j'''apanese"
|-
|-
| [[dragon]]
| [[dragon]]
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|-
|-
| [[huttah!]]
| [[huttah!]]
| Nobuyoshi types &quot;th'''e'''n&quot; instead of &quot;than&quot;; Holmes types, &quot;DEAR STRONG BAD'''!'''&quot; and &quot;WHERE THE HECK IS YO'''U''' SHIRT???&quot;
| Nobuyoshi types "th'''e'''n" instead of "than"; Holmes types, "DEAR STRONG BAD'''!'''" and "WHERE THE HECK IS YO'''U''' SHIRT???"
| ''None''
| ''None''
| Nobuyoshi does not capitalize any &quot;'''i'''&quot;s and the beginning of the sentences; HOLMES' ENTIRE EMAIL IS CAPITALIZED (except &quot;California&quot;); '''d'''erek does not capitalize (except &quot;Dear '''s'''trong '''b'''ad&quot;, the last two words blocked by the shred of paper)
| Nobuyoshi does not capitalize any "'''i'''"s and the beginning of the sentences; HOLMES' ENTIRE EMAIL IS CAPITALIZED (except "California"); '''d'''erek does not capitalize (except "Dear '''s'''trong '''b'''ad", the last two words blocked by the shred of paper)
|-
|-
| [[fingers]]
| [[fingers]]
| Brandon uses &quot;you'''r'''&quot; instead of &quot;you're&quot;
| Brandon uses "you'''r'''" instead of "you're"
| ''None''
| ''None''
| aaron's email has no capitalization; FRANKDOG'S ENTIRE EMAIL IS CAPITALIZED
| aaron's email has no capitalization; FRANKDOG'S ENTIRE EMAIL IS CAPITALIZED
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| [[english paper]]
| [[english paper]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| Kyle Smith misspells &quot;English&quot; as &quot;Engli'''l'''sh&quot;
| Kyle Smith misspells "English" as "Engli'''l'''sh"
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[unused emails]]
| [[unused emails]]
| Dan says &quot;don't get showed&quot; instead of &quot;don't get shown&quot;. The first and second anonymous sender's emails make no sense; Evan, Andrew and Stephanie all have tenuous grasps on the English language; Stephanie does not put punctuation in her sentences; The third anonymous sender's comma in &quot;dear''',''' Strong Bad&quot; is in the wrong place
| Dan says "don't get showed" instead of "don't get shown". The first and second anonymous sender's emails make no sense; Evan, Andrew and Stephanie all have tenuous grasps on the English language; Stephanie does not put punctuation in her sentences; The third anonymous sender's comma in "dear''',''' Strong Bad" is in the wrong place
| The third anonymous sender misspells &quot;enjoy reading&quot; as &quot;en'''l'''oy rea'''s'''ing&quot;; Andrew misspells Homestar Runner's name to &quot;h'''a'''mest'''urr'''unner&quot;
| The third anonymous sender misspells "enjoy reading" as "en'''l'''oy rea'''s'''ing"; Andrew misspells Homestar Runner's name to "h'''a'''mest'''urr'''unner"
| EVAN'S ENTIRE EMAIL IS CAPITALIZED; the second anonymous sender does not capitalize their question; Stephanie's email is not capitalized
| EVAN'S ENTIRE EMAIL IS CAPITALIZED; the second anonymous sender does not capitalize their question; Stephanie's email is not capitalized
|-
|-
| [[the show]]
| [[the show]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| Tori misspells &quot;tournament&quot; as &quot;to'''un'''ament&quot;
| Tori misspells "tournament" as "to'''un'''ament"
| '''H'''omestar is not capitalized
| '''H'''omestar is not capitalized
|-
|-
| [[personal favorites]]
| [[personal favorites]]
| HockeymanJ05 has no comma after &quot;e-mails&quot; and uses a period instead of a question mark. Pred types &quot;a'''re'''&quot; instead of &quot;a&quot;, and &quot;I'''’m'''&quot; instead of &quot;I&quot;. Zebbadee's second &quot;d'''o'''&quot; should be &quot;did&quot;.
| HockeymanJ05 has no comma after "e-mails" and uses a period instead of a question mark. Pred types "a'''re'''" instead of "a", and "I'''’m'''" instead of "I". Zebbadee's second "d'''o'''" should be "did".
| Pred uses internet shorthand &quot;'''u r'''&quot;.
| Pred uses internet shorthand "'''u r'''".
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[privileges]]
| [[privileges]]
| Question ends with a period instead of a question mark
| Question ends with a period instead of a question mark
| Crazyclemens misspells &quot;privileges&quot; as &quot;priv'''a'''leges&quot;
| Crazyclemens misspells "privileges" as "priv'''a'''leges"
| no capitalization (except for &quot;Dear&quot;)
| no capitalization (except for "Dear")
|-
|-
| [[sibbie]]
| [[sibbie]]
| Question says &quot;'''your''' are&quot; instead of &quot;you are&quot; and says that Strong Bad is the most &quot;awesome'''st'''&quot; thing ever
| Question says "'''your''' are" instead of "you are" and says that Strong Bad is the most "awesome'''st'''" thing ever
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
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| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| &quot;'''h'''i&quot;, &quot;'''h'''ave&quot; and &quot;'''b'''ye&quot; are not capitalized
| "'''h'''i", "'''h'''ave" and "'''b'''ye" are not capitalized
|-
|-
| [[the process]]
| [[the process]]
| The question was &quot;How long does '''it to''' answer an e-mail?&quot;
| The question was "How long does '''it to''' answer an e-mail?"
| &quot;process&quot; is spelled &quot;pro'''s'''ess&quot;
| "process" is spelled "pro'''s'''ess"
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[kids' book]]
| [[kids' book]]
| The sender asks Strong Bad if he had ever ''thought of'' a children's book, and subsequently asks &quot;what kind of words '''did you''' try to teach the kids&quot;, rather than &quot;you would&quot;.
| The sender asks Strong Bad if he had ever ''thought of'' a children's book, and subsequently asks "what kind of words '''did you''' try to teach the kids", rather than "you would".
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
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| [[couch patch]]
| [[couch patch]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| &quot;Behind&quot; is misspelled as &quot;behi'''e'''nd&quot;; &quot;from&quot; is misspelled as &quot;f'''or'''m&quot;
| "Behind" is misspelled as "behi'''e'''nd"; "from" is misspelled as "f'''or'''m"
| no capitalization
| no capitalization
|-
|-
| [[local news]]
| [[local news]]
| Ends question with &quot;even&quot;. Email types &quot;its'''’'''&quot; instead of &quot;its&quot;, causing Strong Bad to sing one of his Rhythm 'n' Grammar songs
| Ends question with "even". Email types "its'''’'''" instead of "its", causing Strong Bad to sing one of his Rhythm 'n' Grammar songs
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
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| [[kind of cool]]
| [[kind of cool]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| &quot;Thinki'''n'''&quot; and &quot;wonderi'''n'''&quot; are missing their G's
| "Thinki'''n'''" and "wonderi'''n'''" are missing their G's
| '''S'''trong '''B'''ad is not capitalized
| '''S'''trong '''B'''ad is not capitalized
|-
|-
| [[different town]]
| [[different town]]
| &quot;'''I just''' wondering&quot; is missing &quot;was&quot;
| "'''I just''' wondering" is missing "was"
| &quot;Sincerely&quot; is misspelled as &quot;sincer'''le'''y&quot;
| "Sincerely" is misspelled as "sincer'''le'''y"
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[car]]
| [[car]]
| &quot;Do you '''H'''ave a '''car If''' you do what '''K'''ind of car is '''it.'''&quot; is supposed to be two questions instead of one long sentence; both should end with question marks
| "Do you '''H'''ave a '''car If''' you do what '''K'''ind of car is '''it.'''" is supposed to be two questions instead of one long sentence; both should end with question marks
| ''None''
| ''None''
| Use of random capitalization
| Use of random capitalization
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| [[lunch special]]
| [[lunch special]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| &quot;Lun'''cc'''h&quot; is misspelled with a second c; &quot;sincerely&quot; is misspelled as &quot;since'''rl'''y&quot;
| "Lun'''cc'''h" is misspelled with a second c; "sincerely" is misspelled as "since'''rl'''y"
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[theme park]]
| [[theme park]]
| Two sentences are separated by a comma
| Two sentences are separated by a comma
| &quot;bu'''is'''ness&quot; is misspelled
| "bu'''is'''ness" is misspelled
| The sentences do not have capitals in the beginning
| The sentences do not have capitals in the beginning
|-
|-
| [[dangeresque 3]]
| [[dangeresque 3]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| &quot;Coming&quot; is misspelled as &quot;com'''e'''ing&quot;
| "Coming" is misspelled as "com'''e'''ing"
| no capitalization
| no capitalization
|-
|-
| [[cheatday]]
| [[cheatday]]
| &quot;Mike Control&quot; omits a question mark at the end of the sentence. Ryan's email has no punctuation (except for the question mark), Bridget writes &quot;your&quot; as &quot;you'''’re'''&quot;, and the second anonymous email has no punctuation.
| "Mike Control" omits a question mark at the end of the sentence. Ryan's email has no punctuation (except for the question mark), Bridget writes "your" as "you'''’re'''", and the second anonymous email has no punctuation.
| Ryan misspells &quot;better&quot; as &quot;be'''t'''er&quot;
| Ryan misspells "better" as "be'''t'''er"
| &quot;Mike Control&quot;'s second sentence is not capitalized (except Cheat). None of the three emails The Cheat answers have any capitalization.
| "Mike Control"'s second sentence is not capitalized (except Cheat). None of the three emails The Cheat answers have any capitalization.
|-
|-
| [[crying]]
| [[crying]]
| There are two greetings in the email which Strong Bad points out; there's no punctuation before &quot;I was wondering&quot;
| There are two greetings in the email which Strong Bad points out; there's no punctuation before "I was wondering"
| ''None''
| ''None''
| &quot;'''H'''omestar&quot; is not capitalized
| "'''H'''omestar" is not capitalized
|-
|-
| [[for kids]]
| [[for kids]]
| The opening sentence should end in a period, but Allison puts a question mark at the end. Also, Strong Bad points out the unnecessary comma in &quot;would love you''',''' and your awesomeness&quot;.
| The opening sentence should end in a period, but Allison puts a question mark at the end. Also, Strong Bad points out the unnecessary comma in "would love you''',''' and your awesomeness".
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[other days]]
| [[other days]]
| Janus has a tenuous grasp on the English language, starting the running gag &quot;[[Please to be]]&quot;
| Janus has a tenuous grasp on the English language, starting the running gag "[[Please to be]]"
| Janus misspells &quot;untying&quot; as &quot;unt'''ie'''ing&quot;
| Janus misspells "untying" as "unt'''ie'''ing"
| brian has no capitalization in his email (except for &quot;CA&quot;)
| brian has no capitalization in his email (except for "CA")
|-
|-
| [[old comics]]
| [[old comics]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| no capitalization (except for &quot;SB&quot; and &quot;NY&quot;)
| no capitalization (except for "SB" and "NY")
|-
|-
| [[pizzaz]]
| [[pizzaz|pizza'''z''']]
| The valediction does not have any punctuation and makes little sense
| The valediction does not have any punctuation and makes little sense
| &quot;pizza'''z'''&quot; is misspelled and carried out through the whole email by Strong Bad.
| "pizza'''z'''" is misspelled and carried out through the whole email by Strong Bad.
| The ending of the email is not capitalized
| The ending of the email is not capitalized
|-
|-
| [[time capsule]]
| [[time capsule]]
| Sam uses a period at the end of last sentence instead of a question mark
| Sam uses a period at the end of last sentence instead of a question mark
| Misspells &quot;you’re&quot; as &quot;you’'''rr'''e&quot;
| Misspells "you’re" as "you’'''rr'''e"
| No captalization (except &quot;S'''TRONG'''&quot; and &quot;X0&quot;)
| No captalization (except "S'''TRONG'''" and "X0")
|-
|-
| [[montage]]
| [[montage]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| &quot;Create&quot; is misspelled as &quot;crea'''t'''&quot;
| "Create" is misspelled as "crea'''t'''"
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[animal]]
| [[animal]]
| The question, &quot;What would you '''like as if you were''' your own made up '''animal'''&quot; needs to be rewritten; the question does not have a question mark in the end
| The question, "What would you '''like as if you were''' your own made up '''animal'''" needs to be rewritten; the question does not have a question mark in the end
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[dreamail]]
| [[dreamail]]
| &quot;'''Another''' words&quot; is supposed to be &quot;In other words&quot;
| "'''Another''' words" is supposed to be "In other words"
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[long pants]]
| [[long pants]]
| The email uses the word &quot;pants&quot; too much; the email gets off-topic
| The email uses the word "pants" too much; the email gets off-topic
| ''None''
| ''None''
| '''H'''omestar is not capitalized
| '''H'''omestar is not capitalized
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| [[rampage]]
| [[rampage]]
| There is an unnecessary comma after Peter's name
| There is an unnecessary comma after Peter's name
| &quot;Dear&quot; is misspelled as &quot;D'''er'''&quot;; &quot;I think'''s'''&quot; is supposed to be &quot;I think&quot;
| "Dear" is misspelled as "D'''er'''"; "I think'''s'''" is supposed to be "I think"
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[garage sale]]
| [[garage sale]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| &quot;Da&quot; is supposed to be &quot;the&quot;
| "Da" is supposed to be "the"
| no capitalization (except the I's)
| no capitalization (except the I's)
|-
|-
| [[modeling]]
| [[modeling]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| There is an extra &quot;u&quot; in &quot;tr'''uu'''ly&quot;
| There is an extra "u" in "tr'''uu'''ly"
| &quot;'''d'''ear&quot; and &quot;'''i'''&quot; not capitalized, types &quot;S'''TRONG''' B'''AD!!!!!'''&quot; instead of &quot;Strong Bad,&quot;.
| "'''d'''ear" and "'''i'''" not capitalized, types "S'''TRONG''' B'''AD!!!!!'''" instead of "Strong Bad,".
|-
|-
| [[record book]]
| [[record book]]
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| Types a period instead of a question mark after question.
| Types a period instead of a question mark after question.
| ''None''
| ''None''
| &quot;Friends&quot; and &quot;Ever&quot; are unnecessarily capitalized.
| "Friends" and "Ever" are unnecessarily capitalized.
|-
|-
| [[geddup noise]]
| [[geddup noise]]
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|-
|-
| [[bedtime story]]
| [[bedtime story]]
| &quot;Bed-time&quot; story is not supposed to be hyphenated and &quot;Good Night&quot; is supposed to have a comma in the end, not a period
| "Bed-time" story is not supposed to be hyphenated and "Good Night" is supposed to have a comma in the end, not a period
| &quot;lately&quot; is misspelled as &quot;lat'''le'''y&quot;
| "lately" is misspelled as "lat'''le'''y"
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
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|-
|-
| [[disconnected]]
| [[disconnected]]
| &quot;...'''were''' your body '''is or your head''',&quot; is supposed to be &quot;'''where''' your body '''was''',&quot;
| "...'''were''' your body '''is or your head'''," is supposed to be "'''where''' your body '''was''',"
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[candy product]]
| [[candy product]]
| No comma after the greeting. The email overuses ellipses, a comma missing after &quot;chick-magnet&quot;, and &quot;do'''nt'''&quot; and &quot;tha'''ts'''&quot; are missing apostrophes. &quot;Chick-magnet&quot; does not need to be hyphenated.
| No comma after the greeting. The email overuses ellipses, a comma missing after "chick-magnet", and "do'''nt'''" and "tha'''ts'''" are missing apostrophes. "Chick-magnet" does not need to be hyphenated.
| &quot;someone&quot; is misspelled as &quot;so'''mo'''ne&quot;, &quot;homestarru'''nnn'''er&quot; has three N's.
| "someone" is misspelled as "so'''mo'''ne", "homestarru'''nnn'''er" has three N's.
| &quot;'''h'''omesta'''rr'''u'''nnn'''er&quot; should be &quot;Homestar Runner&quot;
| "'''h'''omesta'''rr'''u'''nnn'''er" should be "Homestar Runner"
|-
|-
| [[senior prom]]
| [[senior prom]]
| &quot;...'''did''' you ever '''have''' a senior prom,&quot; is supposed to be &quot;if you ever had a senior prom&quot;
| "...'''did''' you ever '''have''' a senior prom," is supposed to be "if you ever had a senior prom"
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
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| [[trading cards]]
| [[trading cards]]
| First sentence strangely includes an ellipsis
| First sentence strangely includes an ellipsis
| The subject reads, &quot;Trading [[Stong Bad|Stong]]-gum&quot;
| The subject reads, "Trading [[Stong Bad|Stong]]-gum"
| The word &quot;With&quot; should not be capitalized
| The word "With" should not be capitalized
|-
|-
| [[retirement]]
| [[retirement]]
| Josh lacks punctuation in his email
| Josh lacks punctuation in his email
| Josh misspells &quot;sincerely&quot; as &quot;since'''rl'''y&quot;
| Josh misspells "sincerely" as "since'''rl'''y"
| josh has no capitalization
| josh has no capitalization
|-
|-
| [[coloring]]
| [[coloring]]
| There are question marks after the ellipsis
| There are question marks after the ellipsis
| &quot;Ridiculous&quot; is misspelled as &quot;r'''e'''diculous&quot;; &quot;tha'''ts'''&quot; does not have an apostrophe
| "Ridiculous" is misspelled as "r'''e'''diculous"; "tha'''ts'''" does not have an apostrophe
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[4 branches]]
| [[4 branches]]
| the email lacks two commas: one after &quot;Hey Strong Bad&quot; and another after &quot;'''ur''' biggest fan&quot;
| the email lacks two commas: one after "Hey Strong Bad" and another after "'''ur''' biggest fan"
| Spanky uses internet shorthand
| Spanky uses internet shorthand
| &quot;'''e'''lgrondo&quot; is supposed to be capitalized
| "'''e'''lgrondo" is supposed to be capitalized
|-
|-
| [[the chair]]
| [[the chair]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| &quot;Does'''nt'''&quot; is missing an apostrophe; &quot;truly&quot; is misspelled as &quot;tru'''e'''ly&quot;
| "Does'''nt'''" is missing an apostrophe; "truly" is misspelled as "tru'''e'''ly"
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
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| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| &quot;'''B'''ad&quot;, &quot;'''I'''’ve&quot;, &quot;'''T'''he '''C'''heat&quot; and &quot;'''H'''omestar&quot; are all not capitalized
| "'''B'''ad", "'''I'''’ve", "'''T'''he '''C'''heat" and "'''H'''omestar" are all not capitalized
|-
|-
| [[the movies]]
| [[the movies]]
| There is an unnecessary period at the end of &quot;TN&quot;
| There is an unnecessary period at the end of "TN"
| ''None''
| ''None''
| &quot;'''h'''as&quot; is not capitalized
| "'''h'''as" is not capitalized
|-
|-
| [[rough copy]]
| [[rough copy]]
| Malinko says &quot;I hope '''you''' interested&quot;
| Malinko says "I hope '''you''' interested"
| Misspells &quot;problems&quot; as &quot;pro'''m'''blems&quot;
| Misspells "problems" as "pro'''m'''blems"
| Unnecessarily capitalizes &quot;'''D'''raw&quot;, forgets to capitalize &quot;'''I'''&quot; and &quot;'''T'''he '''C'''heat&quot; several times
| Unnecessarily capitalizes "'''D'''raw", forgets to capitalize "'''I'''" and "'''T'''he '''C'''heat" several times
|-
|-
| [[more armies]]
| [[more armies]]
| Paul uses a period instead of a question mark. His question does not have an &quot;or&quot; before the third listed item. He also uses &quot;that&quot; instead of &quot;who&quot;.
| Paul uses a period instead of a question mark. His question does not have an "or" before the third listed item. He also uses "that" instead of "who".
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[mini-golf]]
| [[mini-golf]]
| The phrase &quot;miniature golf course&quot; is used too often.
| The phrase "miniature golf course" is used too often.
| &quot;N'''oo'''ne&quot; is spelled as one word.
| "N'''oo'''ne" is spelled as one word.
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[pizza joint]]
| [[pizza joint]]
| Daphne types &quot;'''me''' and '''my girls'''&quot; instead of &quot;'''my girls''' and '''I'''&quot;
| Daphne types "'''me''' and '''my girls'''" instead of "'''my girls''' and '''I'''"
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[web comics]]
| [[web comics]]
| Gunkiller types &quot;'''Me''' and '''some of my friends'''&quot; instead of &quot;'''Some of my friends''' and '''I'''&quot; and has no punctuation after &quot;Thanks a lot&quot;.
| Gunkiller types "'''Me''' and '''some of my friends'''" instead of "'''Some of my friends''' and '''I'''" and has no punctuation after "Thanks a lot".
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
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| [[business trip]]
| [[business trip]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| Roxy misspells &quot;sbemail&quot; as &quot;s'''bm'''ail.&quot;
| Roxy misspells "sbemail" as "s'''bm'''ail."
| &quot;'''t'''hink about it&quot; is missing capitalization.
| "'''t'''hink about it" is missing capitalization.
|-
|-
| [[yes, wrestling]]
| [[yes, wrestling]]
| Gardenboy types a period in place of a comma and in place of a question mark. There's also no punctuation after his name or &quot;Bfn.&quot;
| Gardenboy types a period in place of a comma and in place of a question mark. There's also no punctuation after his name or "Bfn."
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
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| [[nightlife]]
| [[nightlife]]
| Josh ends his first sentence with a question mark in place of a period.
| Josh ends his first sentence with a question mark in place of a period.
| &quot;Mr.&quot; is misspelled as &quot;'''mr'''&quot;.
| "Mr." is misspelled as "'''mr'''".
| &quot;'''m'''r&quot; should be capitalized.
| "'''m'''r" should be capitalized.
|-
|-
| [[fan club]]
| [[fan club]]
| David uses two apostrophes in the word &quot;it'''’’'''s&quot; which shouldn't have any, and uses the word &quot;who'''se'''&quot; when he should have used the word &quot;who’s&quot;.
| David uses two apostrophes in the word "it'''’’'''s" which shouldn't have any, and uses the word "who'''se'''" when he should have used the word "who’s".
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
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| [[pet show]]
| [[pet show]]
| The email's greeting does not have a comma at the end of it.
| The email's greeting does not have a comma at the end of it.
| The term &quot;Haihai&quot; is written in [[lolcat|lolspeak]].
| The term "Haihai" is written in [[lolcat|lolspeak]].
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
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| No commas where needed.
| No commas where needed.
| Pimple is misspelled as Pilmple.
| Pimple is misspelled as Pilmple.
| Did not capitalize &quot;'''t'''he Cheat&quot;, &quot;'''s'''trong Bad&quot; and &quot;'''r'''eceiving&quot;.
| Did not capitalize "'''t'''he Cheat", "'''s'''trong Bad" and "'''r'''eceiving".
|-
|-
| [[shapeshifter]]
| [[shapeshifter]]
| Paxton Westergard did not separate his name and the town where he is from by using either a line break or a comma.
| Paxton Westergard did not separate his name and the town where he is from by using either a line break or a comma.
| &quot;What&quot; is misspelled as &quot;w'''ah'''t&quot;.
| "What" is misspelled as "w'''ah'''t".
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]]
| [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]]
| &quot;To&quot; should be in the phrase &quot;You '''need make'''&quot;.
| "To" should be in the phrase "You '''need make'''".
| &quot;Best&quot; is misspelled as &quot;b'''r'''st&quot;.
| "Best" is misspelled as "b'''r'''st".
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[specially marked]]
| [[specially marked]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| Misspells &quot;cereal&quot; as &quot;cer'''i'''al&quot;.
| Misspells "cereal" as "cer'''i'''al".
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[love poems]]
| [[love poems]]
| There are unnecessary square brackets around the word &quot;Bad&quot;, and &quot;my words which I speak&quot; is unusually phrased (though probably intended for comic effect).
| There are unnecessary square brackets around the word "Bad", and "my words which I speak" is unusually phrased (though probably intended for comic effect).
| The words &quot;absotively&quot; (a portmanteau of &quot;absolutely&quot; and &quot;positively&quot;) and &quot;blunderous&quot; are not generally regarded as correct English (though again, this may have been intended for comic effect).
| The words "absotively" (a portmanteau of "absolutely" and "positively") and "blunderous" are not generally regarded as correct English (though again, this may have been intended for comic effect).
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[hiding]]
| [[hiding]]
| The first sentence omits a question mark. There are three cases for the second sentence: &quot;'''you right.'''&quot; is missing a comma and a question mark, the sentence ends with an unnecessary &quot;right&quot;, or there is a word missing at the end of the sentence.
| The first sentence omits a question mark. There are three cases for the second sentence: "'''you right.'''" is missing a comma and a question mark, the sentence ends with an unnecessary "right", or there is a word missing at the end of the sentence.
| &quot;N'''oo'''ne&quot; is spelled as one word.
| "N'''oo'''ne" is spelled as one word.
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[your edge]]
| [[your edge]]
| ''None''
| ''None''
| Misspells &quot;shenanigans&quot; as &quot;she'''nn'''anigans&quot;, and &quot;haven’t&quot; as &quot;h'''e'''ven’t&quot;.
| Misspells "shenanigans" as "she'''nn'''anigans", and "haven’t" as "h'''e'''ven’t".
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
| [[magic trick]]
| [[magic trick]]
| Uses the singular article &quot;a&quot; in &quot;He'''r''' are '''a''' tips&quot;, and the preposition &quot;to&quot; rather than &quot;for&quot;.
| Uses the singular article "a" in "He'''r''' are '''a''' tips", and the preposition "to" rather than "for".
| Misspells &quot;Here&quot; as &quot;He'''r'''&quot;.
| Misspells "Here" as "He'''r'''".
| Fails to capitalize &quot;'''s'''weden&quot; and &quot;'''h'''omestar '''r'''unner&quot;.
| Fails to capitalize "'''s'''weden" and "'''h'''omestar '''r'''unner".
|-
|-
| [[being mean]]
| [[being mean]]
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| [[email thunder]]
| [[email thunder]]
| The sentence in the body is a run-on
| The sentence in the body is a run-on
| Misspells &quot;us&quot; as &quot;us'''e'''&quot;
| Misspells "us" as "us'''e'''"
| ''None''
| ''None''
|-
|-
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| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| &quot;'''M'''y&quot; should be capitalized.
| "'''M'''y" should be capitalized.
|-
|-
| [[dictionary]]
| [[dictionary]]
| Describes Strong Bad as the '''&quot;superest&quot;''', '''&quot;awesomest&quot;''' guy ever
| Describes Strong Bad as the '''"superest"''', '''"awesomest"''' guy ever
| Spells &quot;fo'''r'''&quot; as &quot;fo&quot;
| Spells "fo'''r'''" as "fo"
| ''None''
| ''None''
|}
|}


<span id="other-poorly-written-emails"></span>
== Other Poorly Written Emails ==
== <span class="mw-headline">Other Poorly Written Emails</span> ==


This is the list for bonus emails in the [[strongbad email.exe]] extras.
This is the list for bonus emails in the [[strongbad email.exe]] extras.


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! Email
! Poor Grammar and Punctuation
! Poor Grammar and Punctuation
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| [[E-mail Birds]]
| [[E-mail Birds]]
| Bettina's email is missing punctuation; Jeffrey uses the word &quot;dork&quot; too often; Naomi has a tenuous grasp on the English language
| Bettina's email is missing punctuation; Jeffrey uses the word "dork" too often; Naomi has a tenuous grasp on the English language
| ''None''
| ''None''
| bettina's email has no capitalization
| bettina's email has no capitalization
|-
|-
| [[Videro Games]]
| [[Videro Games]]
| There are two cases for the first sentence: &quot;What is your opinion of the effects &quot;'''of in'''&quot; video games on children?&quot; has an unnecessary &quot;in&quot;, or it is missing a word between &quot;of&quot; and &quot;in&quot;.
| There are two cases for the first sentence: "What is your opinion of the effects "'''of in'''" video games on children?" has an unnecessary "in", or it is missing a word between "of" and "in".
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
| ''None''
|}
|}


<span id="emails-that-spell-strong-badstrong-badia-as-one-word"></span>
== Emails that spell Strong Bad/Strong Badia as one word ==
== <span class="mw-headline"> Emails that spell Strong Bad/Strong Badia as one word </span> ==


Strong Bad and [[Strong Badia]] are often misspelled as one word. This usually goes unnoticed by Strong Bad, and has recently been happening more so than usual.
Strong Bad and [[Strong Badia]] are often misspelled as one word. This usually goes unnoticed by Strong Bad, and has recently been happening more so than usual.


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| width="30%" valign="top"| * [[halloweener]]
|  
* [[sugarbob]]
|  
* One from [[fingers]]
|  
* One from [[2 emails]]
* [[privileges]]
* [[pom pom]]
* [[crying]]
* [[part-time job]]
* [[dreamail]]
** Written as &quot;StrongBad&quot;.
* [[long pants]]
* [[do over]]
* [[boring (really)]]
 
| width="30%" valign="top"| * [[space program]]
* [[secret identity]]
* [[myths & legends]]
** Spells &quot;Strong Badia&quot; correctly.
* [[candy product]]
* [[keep cool]]
* [[trading cards]]
* [[what i want]]
* [[looking old]]
* [[unnatural]]
** Spells &quot;Strong Badia&quot; correctly.
* [[rough copy]]
* [[more armies]]
 
| width="30%" valign="top"| * ** Spells &quot;Strong Badia&quot; correctly in the subject line, but incorrectly in the body of the email.
* [[the paper]]
* [[mini-golf]]
* [[hygiene]]
* [[pizza joint]]
** Spells the name &quot;Strong Bad&quot; correctly.
* [[nightlife]]
* [[shapeshifter]]
* [[specially marked]]
* [[your edge]]
* [[magic trick]]
** Written as &quot;Srongbad&quot;.
 
|}
|}


<span id="see-also"></span>
== See Also ==
== <span class="mw-headline">See Also</span> ==


* [[Strong Bad's Spelling]]
* [[Strong Bad's Spelling]]


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Latest revision as of 14:24, 14 July 2026

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"Well, let's just see here... Zero capitalization... Misspelling... Lack of punctuation... Looks like a winner to me!"

Strong Bad regularly receives emails with poor grammar and spelling, which he rarely hesitates to point out. He even released an entertaining/informational CD on the subject in an Easter egg in local news called "Strong Bad's Rhythm 'n' Grammar."

While many emails do contain these sort of errors, this list only contains errors that are either famous in their own right or have affected how Strong Bad read the email.

Ironically, Strong Bad himself will sometimes make a spelling or grammatical error of similar context when typing.

In contrast to the many criticisms of poor spelling and grammar, Strong Bad occasionally receives emails that meet his approval.

List of Poorly Written Emails

These are the list of emails starting from oldest to newest, containing any and all errors.

Email Poor Grammar and Punctuation Poor Spelling Poor Capitalization
homsar None Vinnie C. misspells "Homestar" as "Homsar" None
depressio "guy ," should be "guy." None None
i love you No punctuation mark at end of sentence fhqwhgadshgnsdhjsdbkhsdabkfabkveybvf uses internet shorthand; uses a gibberish name no capitalization
trevor the vampire No comma after "Hampden"; email ends abruptly None Trevor does not capitalize strong bad
i she be Tenuous grasp on English language; lack of punctuation Misspells "should" as "she" no capitalization
duck pond None None no capitalization
the basics "How do you do it ." should be "How do you do it?"; unnecessary apostrophe in "trick’s" None no capitalization
band names None None no capitalization
stand-up None Joe p. uses internet shorthand; misspells "funny" as "funy" and "comedic" as "comidic" no capitalization
tape-leg None None no capitalization (except for "Dear" and "Nicolas")
spring cleaning Steve writes "crush with Marzipan" instead of "crush on Marzipan". Mike has no comma after "Bend" Sue misspells surprised as "suprised" Steve does not capitalize his city, name or "marzipan"
cartoon "mr" does not have a period at the end of it; the email's greeting does not have a comma at the end of it Geroge uses internet shorthand; quite possibly misspells his own name as "geroge" no capitalization
little animal Question ends with a period instead of a question mark None crapfully is not capitalized
super powers Second question should be a part of the first None None
CGNU None None "dear strong bad", both "i"s and "thank" are not capitalized
1 step ahead None None Entire email, except "I", is not capitalized
12:00 "Thankyou" does not have a space in between None "vcr" is not capitalized
sugarbob None None ENTIRE EMAIL CAPITALIZED
weird dream None None no capitalization
sisters Ali says "My sister and me" instead of "My sister and I," and "There is two of us," not "There are two of us." The anonymous author of the second email has awful grammar, and Strong Bad believes they're "not even literate." None The greeting "hello" in the second email is not capitalized
guitar "Whats" does not have an apostrophe, and a comma is missing in the first sentence. None Guitar is unnecessarily capitalized
invisibility None "Invisible" misspelled as "invisable" no capitalization
little questions Tenuous grasp on English language None None
lures and jigs None Misspells "fish" as "fishs" None
your friends None None ENTIRE EMAIL CAPITALIZED
50 emails Mike ends his question with an exclamation mark Matt misspells "Strong" as "Stong" Mike does not capitalize strong bad; Matt does not capitalize "what", "example" and his name on his email
website The word "website" is used too often None None
island "An" is supposed to be "a" for "desert" "Where" is supposed to be "were" None
comic None Brittany misspells "appreciate" to "appriciate"; "they" is misspelled as "Tey" None
morning routine "Whats" does not have an apostrophe None None
japanese cartoon None None James's name is not capitalized along with "what" and "japanese"
dragon None Kaizer uses internet shorthand Kaizer's name is not capitalized along with well
huttah! Nobuyoshi types "then" instead of "than"; Holmes types, "DEAR STRONG BAD!" and "WHERE THE HECK IS YOU SHIRT???" None Nobuyoshi does not capitalize any "i"s and the beginning of the sentences; HOLMES' ENTIRE EMAIL IS CAPITALIZED (except "California"); derek does not capitalize (except "Dear strong bad", the last two words blocked by the shred of paper)
fingers Brandon uses "your" instead of "you're" None aaron's email has no capitalization; FRANKDOG'S ENTIRE EMAIL IS CAPITALIZED
english paper None Kyle Smith misspells "English" as "Englilsh" None
unused emails Dan says "don't get showed" instead of "don't get shown". The first and second anonymous sender's emails make no sense; Evan, Andrew and Stephanie all have tenuous grasps on the English language; Stephanie does not put punctuation in her sentences; The third anonymous sender's comma in "dear, Strong Bad" is in the wrong place The third anonymous sender misspells "enjoy reading" as "enloy reasing"; Andrew misspells Homestar Runner's name to "hamesturrunner" EVAN'S ENTIRE EMAIL IS CAPITALIZED; the second anonymous sender does not capitalize their question; Stephanie's email is not capitalized
the show None Tori misspells "tournament" as "tounament" Homestar is not capitalized
personal favorites HockeymanJ05 has no comma after "e-mails" and uses a period instead of a question mark. Pred types "are" instead of "a", and "I’m" instead of "I". Zebbadee's second "do" should be "did". Pred uses internet shorthand "u r". None
privileges Question ends with a period instead of a question mark Crazyclemens misspells "privileges" as "privaleges" no capitalization (except for "Dear")
sibbie Question says "your are" instead of "you are" and says that Strong Bad is the most "awesomest" thing ever None None
anything None None "hi", "have" and "bye" are not capitalized
the process The question was "How long does it to answer an e-mail?" "process" is spelled "prosess" None
kids' book The sender asks Strong Bad if he had ever thought of a children's book, and subsequently asks "what kind of words did you try to teach the kids", rather than "you would". None None
couch patch None "Behind" is misspelled as "behiend"; "from" is misspelled as "form" no capitalization
local news Ends question with "even". Email types "its’" instead of "its", causing Strong Bad to sing one of his Rhythm 'n' Grammar songs None None
kind of cool None "Thinkin" and "wonderin" are missing their G's Strong Bad is not capitalized
different town "I just wondering" is missing "was" "Sincerely" is misspelled as "sincerley" None
car "Do you Have a car If you do what Kind of car is it." is supposed to be two questions instead of one long sentence; both should end with question marks None Use of random capitalization
lunch special None "Luncch" is misspelled with a second c; "sincerely" is misspelled as "sincerly" None
theme park Two sentences are separated by a comma "buisness" is misspelled The sentences do not have capitals in the beginning
dangeresque 3 None "Coming" is misspelled as "comeing" no capitalization
cheatday "Mike Control" omits a question mark at the end of the sentence. Ryan's email has no punctuation (except for the question mark), Bridget writes "your" as "you’re", and the second anonymous email has no punctuation. Ryan misspells "better" as "beter" "Mike Control"'s second sentence is not capitalized (except Cheat). None of the three emails The Cheat answers have any capitalization.
crying There are two greetings in the email which Strong Bad points out; there's no punctuation before "I was wondering" None "Homestar" is not capitalized
for kids The opening sentence should end in a period, but Allison puts a question mark at the end. Also, Strong Bad points out the unnecessary comma in "would love you, and your awesomeness". None None
other days Janus has a tenuous grasp on the English language, starting the running gag "Please to be" Janus misspells "untying" as "untieing" brian has no capitalization in his email (except for "CA")
old comics None None no capitalization (except for "SB" and "NY")
pizzaz The valediction does not have any punctuation and makes little sense "pizzaz" is misspelled and carried out through the whole email by Strong Bad. The ending of the email is not capitalized
time capsule Sam uses a period at the end of last sentence instead of a question mark Misspells "you’re" as "you’rre" No captalization (except "STRONG" and "X0")
montage None "Create" is misspelled as "creat" None
animal The question, "What would you like as if you were your own made up animal" needs to be rewritten; the question does not have a question mark in the end None None
dreamail "Another words" is supposed to be "In other words" None None
long pants The email uses the word "pants" too much; the email gets off-topic None Homestar is not capitalized
rampage There is an unnecessary comma after Peter's name "Dear" is misspelled as "Der"; "I thinks" is supposed to be "I think" None
garage sale None "Da" is supposed to be "the" no capitalization (except the I's)
modeling None There is an extra "u" in "truuly" "dear" and "i" not capitalized, types "STRONG BAD!!!!!" instead of "Strong Bad,".
record book None None no capitalization
lady...ing Types a period instead of a question mark after question. None "Friends" and "Ever" are unnecessarily capitalized.
geddup noise None None Marc Baroni's name is not capitalized
bedtime story "Bed-time" story is not supposed to be hyphenated and "Good Night" is supposed to have a comma in the end, not a period "lately" is misspelled as "latley" None
secret identity None None Chris uses random capitalization
disconnected "...were your body is or your head," is supposed to be "where your body was," None None
candy product No comma after the greeting. The email overuses ellipses, a comma missing after "chick-magnet", and "dont" and "thats" are missing apostrophes. "Chick-magnet" does not need to be hyphenated. "someone" is misspelled as "somone", "homestarrunnner" has three N's. "homestarrunnner" should be "Homestar Runner"
senior prom "...did you ever have a senior prom," is supposed to be "if you ever had a senior prom" None None
redesign None None no capitalization
trading cards First sentence strangely includes an ellipsis The subject reads, "Trading Stong-gum" The word "With" should not be capitalized
retirement Josh lacks punctuation in his email Josh misspells "sincerely" as "sincerly" josh has no capitalization
coloring There are question marks after the ellipsis "Ridiculous" is misspelled as "rediculous"; "thats" does not have an apostrophe None
4 branches the email lacks two commas: one after "Hey Strong Bad" and another after "ur biggest fan" Spanky uses internet shorthand "elgrondo" is supposed to be capitalized
the chair None "Doesnt" is missing an apostrophe; "truly" is misspelled as "truely" None
strong badathlon None None "Bad", "I’ve", "The Cheat" and "Homestar" are all not capitalized
the movies There is an unnecessary period at the end of "TN" None "has" is not capitalized
rough copy Malinko says "I hope you interested" Misspells "problems" as "promblems" Unnecessarily capitalizes "Draw", forgets to capitalize "I" and "The Cheat" several times
more armies Paul uses a period instead of a question mark. His question does not have an "or" before the third listed item. He also uses "that" instead of "who". None None
mini-golf The phrase "miniature golf course" is used too often. "Noone" is spelled as one word. None
pizza joint Daphne types "me and my girls" instead of "my girls and I" None None
web comics Gunkiller types "Me and some of my friends" instead of "Some of my friends and I" and has no punctuation after "Thanks a lot". None None
business trip None Roxy misspells "sbemail" as "sbmail." "think about it" is missing capitalization.
yes, wrestling Gardenboy types a period in place of a comma and in place of a question mark. There's also no punctuation after his name or "Bfn." None None
nightlife Josh ends his first sentence with a question mark in place of a period. "Mr." is misspelled as "mr". "mr" should be capitalized.
fan club David uses two apostrophes in the word "it’’s" which shouldn't have any, and uses the word "whose" when he should have used the word "who’s". None None
pet show The email's greeting does not have a comma at the end of it. The term "Haihai" is written in lolspeak. None
licensed No commas where needed. Pimple is misspelled as Pilmple. Did not capitalize "the Cheat", "strong Bad" and "receiving".
shapeshifter Paxton Westergard did not separate his name and the town where he is from by using either a line break or a comma. "What" is misspelled as "waht". None
SBCG4AP Advertisement "To" should be in the phrase "You need make". "Best" is misspelled as "brst". None
specially marked None Misspells "cereal" as "cerial". None
love poems There are unnecessary square brackets around the word "Bad", and "my words which I speak" is unusually phrased (though probably intended for comic effect). The words "absotively" (a portmanteau of "absolutely" and "positively") and "blunderous" are not generally regarded as correct English (though again, this may have been intended for comic effect). None
hiding The first sentence omits a question mark. There are three cases for the second sentence: "you right." is missing a comma and a question mark, the sentence ends with an unnecessary "right", or there is a word missing at the end of the sentence. "Noone" is spelled as one word. None
your edge None Misspells "shenanigans" as "shennanigans", and "haven’t" as "heven’t". None
magic trick Uses the singular article "a" in "Her are a tips", and the preposition "to" rather than "for". Misspells "Here" as "Her". Fails to capitalize "sweden" and "homestar runner".
being mean Types a period instead of a question mark after question None None
email thunder The sentence in the body is a run-on Misspells "us" as "use" None
imaginary None None "My" should be capitalized.
dictionary Describes Strong Bad as the "superest", "awesomest" guy ever Spells "for" as "fo" None

Other Poorly Written Emails

This is the list for bonus emails in the strongbad email.exe extras.

Email Poor Grammar and Punctuation Poor Spelling Poor Capitalization
E-mail Birds Bettina's email is missing punctuation; Jeffrey uses the word "dork" too often; Naomi has a tenuous grasp on the English language None bettina's email has no capitalization
Videro Games There are two cases for the first sentence: "What is your opinion of the effects "of in" video games on children?" has an unnecessary "in", or it is missing a word between "of" and "in". None None

Emails that spell Strong Bad/Strong Badia as one word

Strong Bad and Strong Badia are often misspelled as one word. This usually goes unnoticed by Strong Bad, and has recently been happening more so than usual.

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