Bad day for grammar and punctuation

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>Erwin meanwhile is documenting that a lot of the schools are built on bad land, water being a particular problem. <



Possessive before your stupid gerunds, Vinegertits.



Erwin meanwhile is documenting that a lot of the schools are built on bad land, water's being a particular problem.



>I talked to Sam shortly before he died to find out about a guy whom ROSSAC had crucified, who had won his case, but then saw ROSSAC not restore him to his job but put him to teaching prisoners.<



"Who had won his case" is restrictive: no comma.





>That’s the kind of background that the Hillsborough County School Board counts as superintendent material, turning down Columbia PH.D.s with wide experience, considerable publishing, and fluent in three languages. <



With ... fluent in three languages? No. Parallel construction dictates "and fluency in three languages".



>The board covered its ass in a sham “nation-wide” search and billed the taxpayers $35,000 to cover their dishonest tracks. Entering ROSSAC just infects people.<



The board starts off singular and ends up plural. Covers its dishonest tracks. "Just" is a superfluous valley girl adverb against which Strunk &White inveighs. Innit, Vinegartits?



>In fact Ms. Elia created and the board signed off on a boutique job for him the last few months of his employment so that he could dither in comfort until he decided to exit. <



Do you know the truth? State it. Strunk & White suggests you do. Ditch this crap.



>He mistook the difference between “your” and “you’re” to give you some idea of his level of linguistic sophistication.<



No, he didn't. But it does. Comma needed.