August 2009
Vegatble pie
I'm a big, big pie lover (I've eaten some bigger than my own face). But like any upright citizen, I only love them when the filling is spelled correctly. On one hand I'm tempted to revel in this spelling because I consider a ...
The orginal and best
There's nothing that we like more than an engraving gone wrong. The orginal and best, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog. Huge thanks go to Chris Meads of Wigan for sending us this ...
Like Farther, Like Sun
Good old Jeremy Kyle, he's got the best job in the world. He wheels out the most stupid and awful people his researchers can find and then humiliates them so he and his audience can feel superior....
No Job To Small
1.jpg, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog. Thanks for this contribution go to Caroline, who apparently "hearts" Tom GrammarBlog. How sweet.
Prostrate Cancer
It would be terribly insensitive to make fun of this plaque... Prostrate Cancer????, originally uploaded by revnev. I'm going for a lie down. So I'll ...
Eggcorn: Frame of Mine
While reading the BBC's report on the possibility of Mark Ramprakash's return to test cricket, I saw this cracking example of an Eggcorn. If I had known 10 years ago what I know now there's no question I would be in a better frame of mine to approach Test ...
Ross Kemp on Misplaced Apostrophes
I stumbled across this scattergun approach to apostrophes recently while wandering the gangland streets of south London. Feel free to give this barber a call on the number below and explain the difference between a possessive noun and a plural. Please excuse me while I switch to Alan Partridge mode: 'Idea ...
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