December 2008
53 posts
‘Subway’ or ‘underpass’?: engineroomblog has added a photo to the pool: Never mind the spelling mistakes, this.. http://tinyurl.com/9m5fuf
Gold, Frankincense and ‘Myrhh’: engineroomblog has added a photo to the pool: Three special Christmas menus of.. http://tinyurl.com/868b3s
‘Paris Hilton in Jewl Heist’: engineroomblog has added a photo to the pool: Spelling mistake spotted on Mail.c.. http://tinyurl.com/82nkjo
Come again?: otterphoto has added a photo to the pool: This sign was posted at the Lowe’s store in Rocky River.. http://tinyurl.com/8d5hlw
Grown Ups’: Live from Old York, it’s Sunday night and this is the second blog post brought to you via the .. http://tinyurl.com/9479u5
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Live from Old York, it’s Sunday night and this is the second blog post brought to you via the wonders of mobile technology.
We are on the train back to Newcastle now, following an enthusiastic…
URL of Sandwich’s: Tom, Dan Paddy and I are out in York on a drinking session. As you can probably imagine, the .. http://tinyurl.com/9r6mu2
URL of Sandwich’s →
Tom, Dan, Paddy and I are out in York on a drinking session. As you can probably imagine, the pedantry is rampant. This error-strewn menu is probably not the last post of the day.
Sparkel Partys →
This was added to our Flickr group by the incomparably vigilant Bob the Bolder.
Girls, be glamours!, originally uploaded by bob the bolder.
It’s a cracking find from Bob…
Sparkel Partys: Girls, be glamours!, originally uploaded by bob the bolder. This was added to our Flickr gr.. http://tinyurl.com/4hxyct
Girls, be glamours!: bob the bolder has added a photo to the pool: Visit the website and sign up for Party Ext.. http://tinyurl.com/3p5yo5
Well, have you called the police?: Pixie Factory has added a photo to the pool: Plastered all over M&S in .. http://tinyurl.com/4uhgk8
Think before you ink →
Indelible spelling and grammar errors always make me laugh. We’ve seen previous examples on headstones and plaques and this got me thinking.
What’s the worst possible situation for poor…
Think before you ink: Indelible spelling and grammar errors always make me laugh. We’ve seen previous examples o.. http://tinyurl.com/449qh3
31st november: Keith 838 has added a photo to the pool: http://tinyurl.com/5665kl
Root 66: Caveman 92223 has added a photo to the pool: Root 66 RV Park
7625 Quartzsite Street Sun Valley, Arizo.. http://tinyurl.com/6k9dvg
Revel revel, your copy’s a mess.: New reader Luke has dropped us an email.
“I’ve spotted at least three errors .. http://tinyurl.com/5wqxe2
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New reader Luke has dropped us an email.
I only discovered your blog today, but I must say it’s wonderful.
Why thank you. Do go on, Luke.
I’ve spotted at least three errors on the new…
Ingersoll Rand: hyphenated or not?: engineroomblog has added a photo to the pool: A screenrab from the Ingerso.. http://tinyurl.com/5zv23k
Editing error on BBC News story: engineroomblog has added a photo to the pool: A screengrab of a BBC News stor.. http://tinyurl.com/68umwd
Candian ham: Browsing Newcastle’s reliably frowzy Evening Chronicle website, I was amused and appalled to .. http://tinyurl.com/638n7w
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Browsing Newcastle’s reliably frowzy Evening Chronicle website, I was amused and appalled to find this absolute horror show.
Not only is the story offensively tenuous (offenuous, if…
¡Eye Exam!: Caveman 92223 has added a photo to the pool: ¡This sign had Spanish punctuation around an English .. http://tinyurl.com/6lkxq6
Room With A Few: The words ‘one’ and ‘none’ often cause grammatical chaos. Geoff from Se.. http://tinyurl.com/5zr88d
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The words ‘one’ and ‘none’ often cause grammatical chaos. Geoff from Seattle writes:
I wonder how to phrase this: ‘by doing this chore before you go to bed you will have one fewer things to worry…
‘Ceramic views across London’: engineroomblog has added a photo to the pool: This advert is for a flat with &q.. http://tinyurl.com/6gdqd5
Setting the adjenda: Setting the adjenda, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog. Thanks to Allison .. http://tinyurl.com/6ybjzx
Setting the adjenda →
Setting the adjenda, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog.
Thanks to Allison who sent in this screengrab of an email she received
from Staples stationers.
Maybe the ‘adjenda’ for…
your your and ladie’s: Keith 838 has added a photo to the pool: http://tinyurl.com/5k95n9
Career Opportunities: Digg alerted me to this post from the frequently amusing Graphjam blog. It m.. http://tinyurl.com/68wo2v
Awfullest English ever: We’ve had a number of complaints about Apple’s recent ‘funn.. http://tinyurl.com/5puynj
Career Opportunities →
Digg alerted me to this post from the frequently amusing Graphjam blog.
It made me chuckle anyway.
Awfullest English ever →
We’ve had a number of complaints about Apple’s recent ‘funnest’ campaign.
GrammarGirl has, with characteristic generosity of spirit, posted quite comprehensively on how it can be acceptable….
Not quite BBC iPlayer pink but certainly a lot brighter…
BBC iPlayer site has changed its heading and link colours to a paler pink. Maybe we should do the same for GBv2 http://tinyurl.com/5thdgn
Pub Talk: There are probably some who think that those who care about apostrophes and prepositions en.. http://tinyurl.com/5r73n6