Mocking Poor Grammar
Since 2007
A noun that is formed from a verb and which describes an action. In English it ends in -ing, eg 'the baking of bread' and 'Smoking damages your health'.
Martin has been in touch by email to submit this wonderful example of a shop getting it completely wrong.
Martin writes,
Even a major national chain can get it wrong, the attached is in the window of the local W. H. Smith store.
My maths isn’t great but I know that buying something at more than half price isn’t necessarily a good deal.
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