September 2008
Random Factor (like a tractor)
I've previously documented my dislike of the current trend for misusing the word 'random'. I was pleased, therefore, to hear Matt Forde vent on this topic on the Jon Richardson Podcast....
Gordon Brown: texture like sun
Thanks must go to the spiffing chaps of the Rissington podcast for pointing me in the direction of Speak you're Branes.The premise behind the blog is wonderful in its simplicity. The BBC website allows members of the public to comment on selected stories in a dedicated ...
I do exclaim!
The overuse and misuse of exclamation marks has been previously discussed with enthusiasm and significant literary skill by Dan. When I saw this slice of crazy in our flickr group I just had to share it....
Graffitti
"Graffiti", originally uploaded by Trevor Coultart.As well as the poor spelling, this gets extra hate marks for the rainbow-striped lettering – a sure sign of a psychopath.It's an interesting word, graffiti. It's the plural ...
It’s a poo of two halves
We all love a sniggery typo - especially on the bastion of decency that is the BBC website.GB's own Gez excitedly brought this to my attention (although I would expect that ...
It’s a round-up, round-up, round-up
We frequently receive questions and comments from you, our wonderful readers, so I thought I'd start a regular round-up.Jill Jicha writes:"My husband is a minister and many in his church conference insist on verbizing the word resource. They say they want to resource someone. Or someone or something resources ...
Student’s for McCain
I don't know if any of you are aware of this, but there is quite an important election approaching in the US of America. The media are keeping quiet about it but I managed to get the scoop. Apparently there is a guy called Derek Obama who seems to be ...
Newcastle fans "boycoutt" their club
As is frequently mentioned, Newcastle is a city close to GrammarBlog's heart as it is there that the founding members met. Geordie football fans are a breed unto themselves. The protest's organiser later went on to give an interview ...
Fast food with pizzazz
I've often thought the modern take-away industry lacks an element of flair and flamboyance, so was relieved to stumble upon an establishment in Manchester which seeks to redress the balance.A brief glance at the other side of this sign delivered some more top-notch spelling....
I like her big brains…
In case you haven't seen HotForWords on YouTube, here is a sample. She makes me feel funny, like when we used to climb the rope in gym class.As is mentioned in the video, nincompoop was voted the UK's ...
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