September 2009
McJobsworths
You can pay for your cardboard junk food any way you like... Admittedly, this removes quite a major option. I love a good 'accept'/'except' catastrophe. This photo was taken by phoebeofthesea in New Jersey over in that America at a ...
Water Lily’s
Water Lily's, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog. This post will be short but sweet.
Interia and exterier
This is quite hard to get your head around. Thanks to bob the bolder who uploaded this picture. Misspellings will happen from time to time, but a bit of consistency should be the least one can expect. Why vary the endings of ...
Permament guest
They say alcohol dulls the senses... The proprietor of this Manchester ale tavern, which is close to my heart so shall not be named and shamed, had clearly had a few too many of those oxymoronic permament guest ales when reaching for the ...
Apostrophe’s and the soap’s
We're used to being baffled by misplaced apostrophes in the wider world by now, but when they crop up in soap operas too it creates a whole new level of intrigue. In a recent episode of seminal prime-time UK television soap Coronation Street, long standing character (won't somebody offer the ...
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