Abuse in Signage, Typos, wrong word
Hugh selection
Hugh selection, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog. A great spot here, sent in by Caroline. I imagine there are a few lorries in the Dreams Plc fleet with this error. Perhaps ...
Death and Tayes
As Mel and Kim so profoundly put it, "Tay-tay, tay-tay t-t-t-t-t tay-tay." Quite what they meant is anyone's guess but it must have struck a chord with the Sky news vidi printer operator who made this typo. Thanks to @gill_Edwards for ...
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 ...
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 ...
Flash! Aaaaahhhhh!
Flash! Aaaaahhhhh!, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog. Look closely at this message from Adobe advising me to download the newest flash player. "We have detected that your missing or need ...
Incest repellent
This made me laugh like Prince Philip watching an episode of Takeshi's Castle.
Student digggs
You can't hide from Google Maps. [caption id="attachment_603" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Student Acccomodation at Northumbria Uni"][/caption] Is this snap of a student letting ad near Northumbria University a pithy answer to the old Poly vs Uni debate? I'll let you ...
The only thing that really worried me was the ether
There's no meal quite as English as afternoon tea. The owner of this establishment clearly thought the traditional tea and cake would be complimented by the addition of Ether.
Who sayse?
Who sayse?, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog. I know this is probably just a simple typo but it really tickled me. Thanks must go to Jon (@guidedbyVOIP) who submitted this ...
The Definete Article
If you have ever worked in the design industry, whether with or as a designer, you may have noticed that designers have a tendency to look at text rather than read it. For someone who works in the design industry and also happens to be an irksome, smug grammar pedant (ie. ...
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