December 2007
92 posts
The Scottish Football Pundit’s Dictionary, Part 3: Another superb effort by Andy Gray on last night’s.. http://tinyurl.com/3dsksy
The Scottish Football Pundit's Dictionary, Part 3 →
Another superb effort by Andy Gray on last night’s The Last Word.
Whilst discussing Blackburn Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz’s talents for off-the-ball movement, Gray deployed the following sentence:
From time to time, he’s always on the move.
Would… you… believe it… Richard.
Bibulous: Yesterday’s word of the day from dictionary.com was a cracker. I also think it’s rather fit.. http://tinyurl.com/2euzbz
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Yesterday’s word of the day from dictionary.com was a cracker. I also think it’s rather fitting for new year’s eve.
bibulous \BIB-yuh-luhs, adjective: 1. Of, pertaining to, marked by, or given to the consumption of alcoholic drink. 2. Readily absorbing fluids or moisture. Have a good one.
New’s Agent: New’s Agent, originally uploaded by adactio. Submitted via a direct Twitter message by J.. http://tinyurl.com/2j2cvr
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I thought you might like this one; by far the worst apostrophe abuse I have ever seen.I think this is made...
Grammar Abuse in Signage – Xmas Special: I don’t know about you but I’m full; I mean really full. And.. http://tinyurl.com/ytqkkt
Grammar Abuse in Signage – Xmas Special →
I don’t know about you but I’m full; I mean really full. And I’m drunk; I mean really drunk. I’ve been this way for two days now and I’m not looking forward to the aftermath. The ancient Romans used to gorge themselves like this every week, can you imagine? Of course they had the added fun of bisexual orgies and recreational bulimia to keep the appetite up and to add...
We have a new facebook page. Please declare yourself a fan to prove we have friends. http://tinyurl.com/2dm6ms
@evolutionlondon Take a picture and send it in. P.S. Merry Christmas.
We’re taking a break from being angry about grammar to donate. Will be angry again soon. http://frozenpeafund.com/
I woder how things like this are allowed to happen: This was taken outside The Cornerhouse, an arts c.. http://tinyurl.com/242gv6
GrammarBlog has a new writer. Say hello to Paddy, everyone. http://tinyurl.com/25rhdt
This was taken outside The Cornerhouse, an arts cinema adjacent to Manchester’s Oxford Road railway station: If it was my job to slot letters on to marquee signs like this one I’d collect all the letters I need before ascending the ladder, and then check I’d used them all before storing the ladder away. Whatever happened to that ‘N’? Perhaps the member of staff pocketed it and sold it as a...
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This was taken outside The Cornerhouse, an arthouse cinema adjacent to Manchester’s Oxford Road railway station: If it was my job to slot letters on to marquee signs like this one I’d collect all the letters I need before ascending the ladder, and then check I’d used them all before storing the ladder away. Whatever happened to that ‘N’? Perhaps the member of staff pocketed it and sold it as a...
Grammar Abuse in signage: part 15: You’ve probably seen this as everyone in the world reads The .. http://tinyurl.com/23cm7v
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You’ve probably seen this as everyone in the world reads The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks. If you don’t, you should. I love to hate everything about this sign: the terrible typefaces; the indented first line; the incorrect tense; the misspelt three letter word; the weird hanging quotation mark; and finally the ambiguity. Am I to built my onw taco, or my onw taco bar? ...
You’ve probably seen this as everyone in the world reads The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks. If you don’t, you should. I love to hate everything about this sign: the terrible typefaces; the indented first line; the incorrect tense; the misspelt three letter word; the weird hanging quotation mark; and finally the ambiguity. Am I to built my onw taco, or my onw taco bar? ...
Easy Ryder: It’s been a while since we picked on theguardian, but I nearly spat out a large piece of .. http://tinyurl.com/2adocg
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It’s been a while since we picked on theguardian, but I nearly spat out a large piece of wensleydale when I read this whilst eating my dinner (that’s the meal around midday). The excerpt comes from an interview with ice hockey-haired one-time benefit-botherer Kym Ryder: The same mistake is, happily, made in the online version . Very good, theguardian, very good.
It’s been a while since we picked on theguardian, but I nearly spat out a large piece of wensleydale when I read this whilst eating my dinner (that’s the meal around midday). The excerpt comes from an interview with ice hockey-haired one-time benefit-botherer Kym Ryder: The same mistake is, happily, made in the online version . Very good, theguardian, very good.
Washington Post gets slated for poor grammar: I happened upon this blog post from the Washington Post.. http://tinyurl.com/2nf5s4
is hoping @ylime and other readers from the US don’t take (too much) offence at the last post http://tinyurl.com/23o5hq
I happened upon this blog post from the Washington Post’s transportation writer, Dr Gridlock. It is part of the paper’s official blog. …if you see an official looking sign at a bus shelter telling you that you can get a free ride if you’re bus is late, it’s a hoax. [omitted text] She wanted to alert riders so they don’t get there hopes up about this. The...
Washington Post gets slated for poor grammar →
I happened upon this blog post from the Washington Post’s transportation writer, Dr Gridlock. It is part of the paper’s official blog. …if you see an official looking sign at a bus shelter telling you that you can get a free ride if you’re bus is late, it’s a hoax. [omitted text] She wanted to alert riders so they don’t get there hopes up about this. The...
I’m FYIing this FYI: As a science graduate I’m not a big fan of creationism. I have nothing against r.. http://tinyurl.com/23o5hq
As a science graduate I’m not a big fan of creationism. I have nothing against religion but I object to creationism being taught as a scientific theory in schools.
This is much more of an issue in the US; especially in the mid-west and southern states where, it would appear, nearly everyone is a raving lunatic. I’ve been following the story of Chris Comer, who was fired as Director...
I'm FYIing this FYI →
As a science graduate I’m not a big fan of creationism. I have nothing against religion but I object to creationism being taught as a scientific theory in schools.
This is much more of an issue in the US; especially in the mid-west and southern states where, it would appear, nearly everyone is a raving lunatic. I’ve been following the story of Chris Comer, who was fired as Director...
File this link under ‘WTF?’. Seriously. http://tinyurl.com/2yo7e2
That’s a sweet ass-hyphen: Because it’s Friday, here is a cartoon for your delight and delectation: F.. http://tinyurl.com/2skfnl
Because it’s Friday, here is a cartoon for your delight and delectation: Facebook | Photos from Good Grammar Is Hot
That's a sweet ass-hyphen →
Because it’s Friday, here is a cartoon for your delight and delectation: Facebook | Photos from Good Grammar Is Hot
Who says punctuation doesn’t matter?: Nice post from The Grammar Vandal demonstrating why punctuation.. http://tinyurl.com/3e3c58
Reading: “No, The Real Crisis Is The State Of Language” (http://tinyurl.com/2u3c9l)
Nice post from The Grammar Vandal demonstrating why punctuation is so important. Dear John Letter #1 Dear John: I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we’re apart. I can be forever happy —...
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Nice post from The Grammar Vandal demonstrating why punctuation is so important. Dear John Letter #1 Dear John: I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we’re apart. I can be forever happy —...
‘Tis the season to make new enemies: Ever wondered what it would look like if you filled a blunderbus.. http://tinyurl.com/2ffsyg
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Ever wondered what it would look like if you filled a blunderbuss with apostrophes and fired it at a web page? Take a look at MarloDee Design’s and wonder no more. Related post : When tortoise owners go bad
Ever wondered what it would look like if you filled a blunderbuss with apostrophes and fired it at a web page? Take a look at MarloDee Design’s and wonder no more. Related post : When tortoise owners go bad
Reading: “Brave new words « Mighty Red Pen” (http://tinyurl.com/3yudhd)
Calling all grammar nerds. Get your red pens out and save this NYT paragraph: http://tinyurl.com/25fot2
W00t is word of the year. Fair enough, but check out this great rant http://techn0tic.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!EE3F32903A054B00!344.entry
All the GrammarBlog boys are a little bit in love with MRP. Here is one reason why: http://tinyurl.com/2dl8dk
Can This Paragraph Be Saved?: NPR writer Laura Conaway wants to know if the following paragraph, from.. http://tinyurl.com/2ut8y7
NPR writer Laura Conaway wants to know if the following paragraph, from the New York Times, can be rescued. Yet deep down in his soul, the transplant will hold on to the notion that umbrellas are to be used only as protection against the rain, which is wet and, when it drenches the clothes and skin, makes one uncomfortable. What do you think, gang? I’ll give you all a day to offer your...
Can This Paragraph Be Saved? →
NPR writer Laura Conaway wants to know if the following paragraph, from the New York Times, can be rescued. Yet deep down in his soul, the transplant will hold on to the notion that umbrellas are to be used only as protection against the rain, which is wet and, when it drenches the clothes and skin, makes one uncomfortable. What do you think, gang? I’ll give you all a day to offer your...
@GrammarGirl Regarding the phrase, “I couldn’t care less” you might find this post interesting. http://tinyurl.com/2xayg4
@evolutionlondon Thanks for the link. http://tinyurl.com/22spz2
@GrammarGirl You’re welcome. Well done on the iTunes award.
What an epitaph →
We’ve seen engraved apostrophe abuse before but this is something else. A tip of my hat goes to Apostrophe Abuse for such a startling find. I really like these more permanent errors. As funny as it is to see illiterate, amateur scrawling on cardboard, there’s something unsettling about knowing prolonged effort and significant expense has been poured into an error-strewn...