If your content was rejected with "Image contains spelling or grammar errors," it is most likely because of one of the following issues:
Text in the image contains an unintentional spelling error.
The word “Avocado” is unintentionally misspelled as “Avucado” in the image above.
Text in the image contains one or more grammatical errors (tenses, conjugations, possessive etc.) that comprises the meaning of the text.
The image above contains a grammatical error. The word “growed” is written in the incorrect tense. The phrase should read “Every flower must grow through dirt.”
Here are some examples of images that contain text without spelling or grammatical errors:
Photo with correct spelling/grammar
Photo by BUNDITINAY
Puns
Spelling or Grammatical errors used to make a pun are acceptable.
Slang
By berry2046
Popular slang words such as “Holla” are acceptable.
Acronyms
By InnaPoka
Commonly used acronyms such a “YOLO” can be accepted.
Word Contractions
By Volkova Anna
Word contractions, such as “y’all” may be accepted.
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Always run your text through spelling and grammar check before adding it to your image.
If your image contains a lesser known or localized slang, provide a brief explanation in the image title field.
Remember that Shutterstock only accepts text in English. Small amounts of foreign language text may be accepted so long as a translation is provided in the title field.
Here are some additional resources you may find helpful:
Support Center articles
Contributor Blog articles
If you don’t understand the reason for the rejection of your images or if you need additional clarification, you can always contact contributor support.