Photos, Spelling, signs
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 ...
A day at the race’s
A day at the race's, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog. I'm on a stag do in sunny Bournemouth but I couldn't let this one slide. Also note the random capitalisation throughout. This gem ...
Rationed by someone without a dictionary
No more milk or coffee untill after midday... would refuse to accept the authority of a poorly spelled sign. You can have till, until or, at a push, 'til.
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 ...
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?
Think before you ink
Indelible spelling and grammar errors always make me laugh. We've seen previous examples on headstones and plaques and this got me thinking. What's the worst possible situation for poor spelling and grammar?
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 ...
Goodnight lady’s
When I see children's clothing adorned with phrases from the world of adults, I always feel slightly sick. Especially when the spelling and grammar are bad.But I'm in two minds about this one. ...
Organic food in a hurry
"Expresso", originally uploaded by kyz. This mistake is worryingly common ...
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