Celebrity tweets aren’t always models of flawless spelling and grammar? Say it ain’t, er, isn’t so!
Some video games. Some old movies… That was a long bus ride. But we here. #sleep
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) April 7, 2013
Educators at Red Balloon, an English language school in Brazil, recruited students to police celebrity grammar on Twitter and the results are adorable.
Hi, @justinbieber! My name is Maria, I'm 9 and I'm a fan from Brazil. Watch out: it's "we're here" not "we here". : ) pic.twitter.com/hJ2b1u8MsS
— Red Balloon (@redballoonBR) April 22, 2013
Uh oh, Maria. That’s the kind of tweet that incurs the wrath of the Beliebers! But even the Bieber Army won’t deter Maria and her classmates from completing their mission.
School is in session for Sylvester Stallone, Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, John Cusack, Ashton Kutcher, Charlie Sheen and other celebs.
A great quarterback is only as strong as his team,Right? The MAN need a stronger line, people!
— Sylvester Stallone (@TheSlyStallone) November 2, 2010
Hi, @TheSlyStallone I'm Theo, I’m 8 and I’m from Brazil. Look, you wrote “need” but it’s “needs”.Love the Expendables pic.twitter.com/2Lqxg0KsyX
— Red Balloon (@redballoonBR) April 12, 2013
Up early getting ready to film Chelsea Lately today with the whole fam! Were taking over tonight!!!
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 8, 2013
@KimKardashian, you're beautiful. I'm Ana Beatriz from Brazil, I'm 8. Look, you wrote Were, but it's "we're". Kisses. pic.twitter.com/warKOfU1FX
— Red Balloon (@redballoonBR) April 12, 2013
https://twitter.com/DanieIRadcIiffe/statuses/160002704310140930
Note: That account is not verified and appears to be fake, but the tweet still makes for a good teachable moment.
@DanieIRadcIiffe Dear Harry Potter, I'm Gabriel, from Brazil. Your tweet has 2 mistakes: "it has been" and "amazing". pic.twitter.com/OqwojktYv7
— Red Balloon (@redballoonBR) April 22, 2013
She's my rock so I hold on to she tight!!! http://t.co/N8PQIwHudE
— Rihanna (@rihanna) April 5, 2013
Hi @rihanna! I love your songs. My name is Carolina. I'm 11 years old. It's not to she, it's to her. bye bye . pic.twitter.com/JR8GtPW156
— Red Balloon (@redballoonBR) April 12, 2013
old max interview i never saw.. http://t.co/d2Q21MjH09
— John Cusack (@johncusack) April 5, 2013
@johncusack hi, I'm Alexia, from Brazil. I'm 10. It isn't "i never saw". It's "I've never seen".
XOXO pic.twitter.com/pdNHwLTn33— Red Balloon (@redballoonBR) April 12, 2013
Finally a tshirt company that's sourced and made in American http://t.co/P7NQlVhH
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) November 8, 2012
@aplusk Ashton, I'm Fabiane, I'm 8 years old, Brazilian. Look, you made 2 mistakes: "T-shirt" and "America". Kisses! pic.twitter.com/DIfh5PBTFm
— Red Balloon (@redballoonBR) April 15, 2013
That phoenix crowed was completely and utterly insane. Just did #4showsin4days in three states. I will be sleeping for the next 24hrs.
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) January 24, 2013
@ladygaga I'm Milena, 10 years old from Brazil. You're great but your tweet has a mistake: crowd doesn't have "e". S2 pic.twitter.com/TDWU1NKV2j
— Red Balloon (@redballoonBR) April 22, 2013
She not a queen if she don't belong to a king
— Soulja Boy (@souljaboy) April 10, 2013
@souljaboy Mayara and Ana from Brazil here. We're 11 and 8 years old. Did you mean "she's not" and "she doesn't"? 🙂 pic.twitter.com/llcnFzZcqj
— Red Balloon (@redballoonBR) April 15, 2013
short break from the kooky part of my brane
check out who I had pleasure of taking to school this morn!
c ♥#LoveDad http://t.co/l9RAsCkC— Charlie Sheen (@charliesheen) February 19, 2013
@charliesheen I'm Rafael from Brazil. Big fan. But man, use your "brain", not your "brane": ) Your show is great! pic.twitter.com/NUMOB29Xnf
— Red Balloon (@redballoonBR) April 15, 2013
Team leader Andrea Baena explains:
We have celebrities that are not really worried about the language. Concerning education, it’s really bad, because when they see their idols speaking like that they come to us and say, “But this is right, he’s American, he’s using it.” And it’s not the case.
The students schooled celebrities in April, but their school is in the media spotlight this week. Here’s a cute video about the program:
“So far no celeb has replied,” according to the video. “Hopefully they’re busy studying English.”
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to explicitly note that the Daniel Radcliffe account is unverified.
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