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Digg alerted me to this post from the frequently amusing Graphjam blog. It made me chuckle anyway.
Under Neat that
This is a couple of months old now. I had intended to post this in October but... well I just forgot. The background story is as follows. A man orders a cake for his departing colleague. ...
You have no soul
Found on my current favourite blog, Passive Aggressive Notes, this example of a comma splice altering the meaning of a sentence is a lesson to all who use commas like confetti....
Spell Checker Poem
Via Digg I found a funny poem by a guy called Dean Hunt about the dangers of relying too much on one's spell checker.Eye halve a spelling chequerIt came with my pea seaIt plainly marques four my revueMiss steaks eye kin knot ...
It’s not easy being a grammar wizard.
I was recently reminded of this cartoon from the hilarious but ever-so-wrong Perry Bible Fellowship (safe for work but avoid if you are easily offended)....
It’s not easy being a grammar wizard.
I was recently reminded of this cartoon from the hilarious but ever-so-wrong Perry Bible Fellowship (safe for work but avoid if you are easily offended)....
Soviet virgin lands short of goal again
I have a love/hate relationship with crappy ambiguous marketing copy. I love it because it's useful for duping the masses; I hate it because it's used for duping the masses. I love it when you read a snappy phrase that sounds great; I hate it because it doesn't mean anything. ...
Smug is good.
This clip was sent into us by Nigel in London.Obviously we're big fans of Stephen Fry here at GrammarBlog and in this sketch I love the way Fry revels in the smugness of ...
Warning: bad grammar may cause increased levels of honesty
Words are important. Words are powerful. Choose the wrong words and although you are trying to convey one particular meaning, you may inadvertently convey another. This is especially true and damaging when considering a sales pitch. With a sales pitch you are trying to persuade people to part with ...
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