A day at the race’s

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Posted by GrammarBlog on 19th June, 2009


A day at the race’s, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog.

I’m on a stag do in sunny Bournemouth but I couldn’t let this one slide.

Also note the random capitalisation throughout. This gem was seen at
the Punch and Judy pub.

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Flash! Aaaaahhhhh!

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Posted by GrammarBlog on 17th June, 2009


Flash! Aaaaahhhhh!, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog.

Look closely at this message from Adobe advising me to download the
newest flash player.

"We have detected that your missing or need to upgrade your flash
player"

Awful.

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Weather permitted

lamination, signs, wrong word
Posted by Paddy on 15th June, 2009

I love the idea that this pub has the power to control meteorology.

Honestly, you put on a bouncy castle at the weekend and suddenly you think you’re playing God.

This all-round wonderfully amateurish effort is laminated, which obviously makes it all the more terrifying. Lamination renders a grammatical or lexicographical cock-up final and irreversible. And unfortunately, much like guns, laser pens and children, laminators are all too often falling into the wrong hands. I’m sure we’re all in agreement  it’s time for some kind of government policy.

Another thing I loved about this sign when I discovered it in a pub in Sale, Manchester, is the way it accidentally suggests there is a ‘pub sale’.  And it’s an inflatable pub you can bounce around on like a big loon. I’d buy it.

SOLD to the smug pedant in the far corner!

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12th June, 2009

Cartoon Friday!

It's been a while since we've posted a friday cartoon. I was starting to miss them. I found this on a politics blog and it tickled me.  As did the thought that the action figure ...

Politics, grammar
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6th June, 2009

How Soon Is “Now”?

I discovered this inexplicably daft instance of quotation mark abuse whilst queuing with fellow GrammarBlog stalwart Dan in a Middlesbrough bakery. I am the son and the heir of punctuation that is criminally vulgar.

Abuse in Signage
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4th June, 2009

All major cards excepted

All major cards excepted, originally uploaded by alanfrombangor. ...accept for Solo and American Express.

Advertisments, wrong word
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20th May, 2009

Incest repellent

This made me laugh like Prince Philip watching an episode of Takeshi's Castle.

Spelling, Typos, wrong word
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