Copyeditor T-Shirts
Description: A dictionary entry defines "[sic] and tired" as the weariness of quoting someone else's mistake exactly as written. Again. Dry, weary and built for anyone who has quoted one too many mistakes exactly as written. A fun pick for editors, copyeditors, proofreaders, journalists and English teachers.
Sic And Tired Funny Editor Copyeditor Proofreader Grammar Joke Dictionary Definition T-Shirt
by Fisheyed Graphics
$24
Description: A retro drink-mix label treats nitpicking like a powdered product: "DEHYDRATED PEDANTRY · JUST ADD BLACK COFFEE & A RED PEN," with the fine print "NET WT. 1 LAST NERVE." Dry and deadpan and built for anyone who spots the typo before they spot the person. A fun pick for editors, proofreaders, and word nerds, and part of the Dehydrated Emotions series, with more on Dashery.
Description: A parchment scroll headed "Santa's List" shows three checkboxes labeled "Naughty," "Nice" and "Passive Voice," with a red check mark in the box beside "Passive Voice" and a sprig of holly in the corner. Dry, festive and built for anyone who would rather be on the naughty list than commit a grammar crime. A fun pick for editors, writers, English teachers and grammar nerds at Christmastime.
Description: Chunky speckled cream letters spell out "WHOM" over a stack of 70s rainbow stripes in yellow, orange, red, hot pink, purple, deep blue and teal. Bold, retro and built for anyone who knows exactly when to use whom and isn't afraid to correct you about it. A fun pick for grammar nerds, editors, proofreaders, English teachers and word lovers.
Description: A caped typewriter robot raises a glowing em dash like a sword and zaps a vintage tin-toy robot on a red alien cliff, beneath the battle cry "IT WAS OURS FIRST." Retro and cheeky and built for anyone who thinks machines should keep their hands off human punctuation. A fun pick for writers, editors, typewriter fans, and retro sci-fi lovers.
Description: A vintage farm badge shows three em dashes resting in a golden nest of hay beneath a rising sun and a red barn, with the banner "Hand-raised by an actual human." Wry and nostalgic and built for anyone who has ever defended their favorite punctuation mark. A fun pick for writers, editors, grammar nerds, and English teachers.
Description: A dramatic opossum plays dead on its back, clutching a glowing em dash to its chest, under the words "From My Cold—Dead—Paws." Dark-humored and defiant and built for anyone who will never give up their favorite punctuation mark. A fun pick for writers, editors, grammar nerds, and possum fans.
