Mocking Poor Grammar
Since 2007
A noun that is formed from a verb and which describes an action. In English it ends in -ing, eg 'the baking of bread' and 'Smoking damages your health'.
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 McDonald’s drive-through, or drive-‘thru’ for those fond of unnecessarily bastardised vocabulary.
Incidentally, hats off to whoever did this:
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