2008

I like her big brains…: In case you haven’t seen HotForWords on YouTube, here is a...

Builder’s Apostrophes: Cellach has added a photo to the pool: Created with fd’s Flickr...

: K. Bronson has added a photo to the pool: http://tinyurl.com/5dca7f

I like her big brains...

Builder’s Apostrophes: Created with fd’s Flickr...

Goodnight lady's

Goodnight lady’s: When I see children’s clothing adorned with phrases from the world of...

“Old Fashion” Ice Cream: battyward has added a photo to the pool: This irritates me on...

“Old Fashion” Ice Cream: This irritates me on at...

Wall: bob the bolder has added a photo to the pool: Be aware and concern! http://tinyurl.com/6oozkz

Wall: Be aware and concern!

Do Not Block Drive-Way Here: K. Bronson has added a photo to the pool: http://tinyurl.com/5n9lc8

Guest’s

Do Not Block Drive-Way Here

tangled punctuation: the LYS is owned by one of the nicest...

tangled punctuation: khaybe has added a photo to the pool: the LYS is owned by one of the nicest...

No long time Parking: K. Bronson has added a photo to the pool: http://tinyurl.com/5f4qoc

: K. Bronson has added a photo to the pool: http://tinyurl.com/6a7q5w

Good discussion on R4’s The Now Show about use of “Medal” as a verb....

Not A Exit: pdxmac has added a photo to the pool: Should be “an”...

Not A Exit: Should be “an”

Organic food in a hurry: “Expresso”, originally uploaded by kyz. This mistake is...

Organic Food in a hurry

Choice: The coach (above) was parked at the pub, too far...

Choice: bob the bolder has added a photo to the pool: The coach (above) was parked at the pub, but...

Computer Sign: K. Bronson has added a photo to the pool: http://tinyurl.com/5ero5r

Please Break-up Boxes: K. Bronson has added a photo to the pool: http://tinyurl.com/5sl3a3

Computer Sign

Break-up

No Job To Small

No Job To Small: K. Bronson has added a photo to the pool: http://tinyurl.com/5egcf8

STOP: K. Bronson has added a photo to the pool: http://tinyurl.com/5n2tzp

STOP

Think twice before “filling” your tank: It’s not just the astronomical...

Think twice before "filling" your tank

Cat Fish-Wings

Cat Fish-Wings: K. Bronson has added a photo to the pool: http://tinyurl.com/6ajy9d

All Motors: K. Bronson has added a photo to the pool: http://tinyurl.com/55g9sr

All Motors

The Times’ subs respond to Giles Coren’s rant....

“STEPS”: Trevor Coultart has added a photo to the pool: ..and they’re both opening...

“STEPS”: ..and they’re both opening...

Favorite Dishes: markcs12 has added a photo to the pool: I ordered the second from the bottom. MMM...

Village street: bob the bolder has added a photo to the pool: A short stroll to buy a paper …....

Favorite Dishes: I ordered the second from the bottom. MMM...

Village street: From just a short stroll along the shops in...

Golters Gift Set: Yes, this does say ‘Golters Gift...

The revenge of the sub

The holy Coren

BMW slogan: less vs fewer: engineroomblog has added a photo to the pool: BMW’s new slogan,...

BMW slogan: less vs fewer: BMW’s new slogan,...

Loose Weight: jellybelly*jellybrain has added a photo to the pool: Discussed on my...

Lonely Man: jellybelly*jellybrain has added a photo to the pool: Did you know there is only one...

Loose Weight: So if I give up smoking all my weight becomes...

Lonely Man: Did you know there is only one man living in...

Sweet Memory’s (!): Cellach has added a photo to the pool: http://tinyurl.com/5sr5kt

Sweet Memory’s (!): Wrong. Wrong. Very wrong…

Not a trifling matter: Passive Aggressive Notes is one of my favourite blogs. A major reason for...

Not a trifling matter

an S too many: phoebeofthesea has added a photo to the pool: one more example to support my...

an S too many: one more example to support my contention...

cupidity \kyoo-PID-uh-tee, noun: Eager or excessive desire, especially for wealth; greed;...

Ho-made soup sign: devonhaupt has added a photo to the pool: http://tinyurl.com/5peskm

Ho-made soup sign

Gives Good Hedge: MacGBeing has added a photo to the pool: A flyer distrubuted to households in...

Gives Good Hedge: A flyer distrubuted to households in the...

Let me count the ways: smfr123 has added a photo to the pool: Grammatical and typographical...

Let me count the ways: Grammatical and typographical failure...

Instead of work, we mostly played guitar hero and drank lager.

Me (Gez) and Tom planned to do loads of work on the next phase of GrammarBlog evolution

Wow, over 300 followers now. Hello all you new people. What do you think of our blog?

Just fielded a funny sales call. Asked me if our company attended “expeditions”. I asked...

This weekend, Gez and Tom GrammarBlog are meeting (all too infrequent an occurrence) to discuss the...

Waiting for you: bob the bolder has added a photo to the pool: Quality in education — irresist.....

Waiting for you: Quality in education — irresistable!

A Hole New World

A Hole New World: Sometimes spelling errors can initiate fairly sinister thoughts. I don’t...

The lights are on at GrammarBlog towers this weekend - we’re working on the V2 design.

Erroneous Magners apostrophe: engineroomblog has added a photo to the pool: Spot the unnecessary...

Erroneous Magners apostrophe: Spot the unnecessary...

Thought-provoking article in the Guardian blog on language evolution. Thoughts?...

Word of the day: promulgation. Promulgation is defined as the act of formally proclaiming or making...

Cyclist are a better a ride. Apparently…

Being a vegetarian is very fashionable :): Chic peas...

Being a vegetarian is very fashionable :): Cellach has added a photo to the pool: Chic peas...

Cyclist are a better a ride. Apparently…: Cellach has added a photo to the pool:...

See what you say: premisis: I came across this in the car park of a public house on the picturesque...

See what you say: premisis

Had a funny compliment/complement encounter today. FYI: complement means ‘add to in a way that...

Arranging a death of a loved one: engineroomblog has added a photo to the pool: Amusing cutting...

Arranging a death of a loved one: Amusing cutting taken from...

We’re moving to Wordpress. Everyone at GrammarBlog Towers is very excited. More news soon.

Coming soon: www.grammarblog.co.uk

Electronic’S - R - US: Electronic’S - R - US, originally uploaded by Dan of...

Electronic'S - R - US

Happy Father’s Day: pdxmac has added a photo to the pool: http://tinyurl.com/3ocfsq

Happy Father’s Day

‘Do you want salt and crazy grammar on the chips?’: This magnificently insane comma...

'Do you want salt and crazy grammar on the...

I’m adding all the new followers. Hello everyone.

Grammar Abuse in Signage: Part 18: I was out for a quiet coffee with my wife over the weekend and,...

Grammar Abuse in Signage: Part 18

Grammar Abuse in Signage: Part 17

Grammar Abuse in Signage: Part 17: A couple of lovely signage atrocities to brighten up your Sunday...

Lovely pedantic article on the BBC Website: http://tinyurl.com/3vcdoy

Bog basics: Public toilets may well be the sordid stomping ground of sexual predators, but...

Bog basics

We got a mention in today’s Wall Street Journal. Digg users, please digg the article....

Test your vocabulary and save starving children on one website. Marvelous. http://snipr.com/2eofy

We made in into the WSJ! http://tinyurl.com/5wwywu

Reuters says employs bad internet freelance...

Reuters says employs bad internet freelance journalists: There’s a peculiar, mangled use of...

H48PT HELVETICA BOLD HEADING: engineroomblog has added a photo to the pool: A local news website...

H48PT HELVETICA BOLD HEADING: A local news website...

If you liked Paddy’s last post, care to digg it? http://tinyurl.com/659tpq

Unelectable: When people speak of unelectable leaders or political parties, many refer to Michael...

Unelectable

Caution Wet Floor(s.): Dave Kinsella has added a photo to the pool: This sign has been edited by...

Caution Wet Floor(s.): This sign has been edited by hand -...

Gill is marvelously acerbic and worryingly xenophobic this week http://snipr.com/2e3vu.

Wow! Sixteen new followers in quick succession. Hello everyone. What brought this on?

Delicattesen: Sign of failure, originally uploaded by emmastory. Here we have another missing a.....

New photo added to o Coffee’s and Tea’s (363/365): Cellach has added a photo to t.....

Delicattesen

Damn! Technorati authority slipped from 46 to 38 since last checked. We’re in need of some...

Like the corners of my mind.: Thanks go to Gary Pettecrew for sending us this photo, taken in...

Like the corners of my mind.

Caf’e Rio: I’m not sure what to make of this. Haven’t the proprietors done their...

Caf'e Rio

Coffee’s and Tea’s (363/365): But not...

Dearly Beloved: Dan’s Stag, originally uploaded by Gez D. This angry young man is...

Dearly Beloved

Mail box’s: Apostrophe catastrophe, originally uploaded by Clive Murray. Thanks to Clive...

Mail box's

“LANDURY MATT” ???: Example of bad signage...

be careful where you lose them: great grammar blunder number...

iPod’s Available Here: iPod’s what available...

Prize’s and box’s: And what did it say under...

it’s: The usual…

Customer Support: Today Tesco Customer Support provided me with this juicy number:”I’m...

Customer Support

Bappy hirthday: Happy birthday, GrammarBlog. One year old and still indignant....

Bappy hirthday

Sofa’s (340/365): Sofa, so good?!

Grammar Abuse in Signage Part 16: Nothing to add here. Disgusting. http://tinyurl.com/6lhb7a

Grammar Abuse in Signage Part 16

A single conclusion?: Last week I asked a question: how should those silly folks in the Apprentice...

A single conclusion?

Hello to all the new followers I’ve just followed in turn.

Fuelmyblog blog of the day: We’re blog of the day over at fuelmyblog. We even get an award....

Fuelmyblog blog of the day

Brit Blog directory has ceased to be. What a shame. http://tinyurl.com/5v8htm

Love thy neighbour (even if he's a high...

Love thy neighbour (even if he’s a high fullutent): If none of these people is going to...

“Wrist-Band Required” - Maker Faire SF 2008:...

Take a look at our new twitter profile design. The official GrammarBlog crest was kindly designed...

Where to?: Where are the royal ladies heading, I wonder? -...

Cre’me Eggs: Oh. My. God.

Anyone else got an opinion on Single’s/SinglesR