February 2009
bitz’n'pizza’s
This makes me angry. Irrationally, compulsively and pathologically angry. Lucky old Pizza..., originally uploaded by jweisfeldadams. It's not even the extra apostrophe that bothers me; it's the whole thing. The zany use ...
Vauxhal and I
Adam Wilson, the last of the famous international playboys, made a great spot and submitted this photo which may cause Vauxhall to panic. Vauxhall Spelling?, originally uploaded by adamwilson. Certain people I ...
Cuddly loin costume
Do you ever find yourself writing the wrong word when you overhear an unconnected conversation or find yourself drifting off and daydreaming while writing? Or maybe this girl just has a cuddly loin?
One for the ladie’s
One for the ladie's, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog. We don't usually pick on punctuation miscreants in cases where the offender is not a native English speaker. The French are ...
Who do you think you are kidding, Mr. Hitler?
Thanks to Oliver Mather for sending in this gem.
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