February 2008
Howay the lasse’s
Hen Night Apostrophe Catastrophe, originally uploaded by *Huw*. Following on ...
Mr Chrisma
Thanks for this mess go to Autumn Faulkner, who says "I saw this sign outside a gas station near Gadsden, Alabama. In Gadsden, it appears, people celebrate the advent of some guy named Chris. A local deity, perhaps?"...
Be There Now
I've lived in the North East of England for nearly eight years, and at some point in the last four or five, I began to notice what I assumed to be a quaint dialectical turn of phrase. Let me give you an example:Tom: "Two sausage rolls and a steak ...
Egregious Signage
this, originally uploaded by *ade. Old GrammarBlog friend Ade ...
Wet your appetite
malaproprism, originally uploaded by livhouse, the paronomeister™. I can't decide ...
Fancy a couple of half’s?
Bad Sign No. 2 : Sydenham High Street, originally uploaded by pomphorhynchus. ...
Pubic Relations
Some good advice when writing an online resume: proofread, proofread, proofread. We bring essential business experience from many areas including: advisory, systems, research, ...
I don’t want e-mail anymore
SPOGG is reporting on the associated press' standpoint on the hyphen in 'e-mail'. David Minthorn, spokesman for the AP stylebook has the following to say on the matter: Call us stubborn, or sticklers for clarity, but AP sees no compelling reason to replace e-mail ...
Good tidings
This little beauty appeared in the God-awful Scotsman newspaper recently: Apart from the gorgeous spelling errors, I enjoyed the sentence beginning 'Clothes, shoes...' The way the list suddenly recommences, seemingly apropos ...
Heartbrake not excepted
I have to confess to being a bit of a Valentine's grinch. My girlfriend can drop all the hints in the world and I'll still forget to buy a card or gift. I don't know who decided it was romantic to throw money into Hallmark's bank account and contribute to ...
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