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Dr. Dobb’s cover story
Fwd: Dr. Dobb's magazine front page, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog. Thanks to Jacob for this picture of Dr Dobb's Journal. Apart from the whopping it's/its error in the main story ...
One for the ladie’s
One for the ladie's, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog. We don't usually pick on punctuation miscreants in cases where the offender is not a native English speaker. The French are ...
You talkin’ to me?
Do people think it's cute, or funny, or friendly? Well it's not; it's confusing. The fact that this particular sign is all in capitals and has no full-stops makes it appear that this sign, when personified, is shouting a garblednonsensical diatribe. The "homeless-drunk-at-the-bus-stop" persona is galvanized by the not-so-veiled threat ...
Student’s for McCain
I don't know if any of you are aware of this, but there is quite an important election approaching in the US of America. The media are keeping quiet about it but I managed to get the scoop. Apparently there is a guy called Derek Obama who seems to be ...
Electronic’S - R - US
Electronic'S - R - US, originally uploaded by Dan of Future's Past. ...
A single conclusion?
Last week I asked a question: how should those silly folks in the Apprentice have punctuated their card? National Single's Day, National Singles' Day or National Singles Day? We had quite a few responses in line with my first reaction, such ...
Single’s, Singles’ or Singles?
A clip from last night's Apprentice in which the contestants debate the placement of an apostrophe for about 3 hours. Should it be "National Single's Day", "National Singles' Day" or "National Singles Day"? After consulting a couple of style guides ...
Train’s in vain
Following the haphazard selling off of Britain’s railways, stations and rolling stock, it comes as no surprise that Network Rail has now tendered out its use of English to an unidentified Icelandic investment group. So far we have seen the word ‘tracks’ spelt ‘trax’, and buffet car has become ...
Heartbrake not excepted
I have to confess to being a bit of a Valentine's grinch. My girlfriend can drop all the hints in the world and I'll still forget to buy a card or gift. I don't know who decided it was romantic to throw money into Hallmark's bank account and contribute to ...
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