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The revenge of the sub
While I was adding my no-doubt unwanted and ill-advised editorial notes to Dan's last post I got carried away. I thought I'd continue in a new post to reduce the wrath.This isn't the first time Coren has done this type of thing. His previous victim ...
Easy Ryder
It's been a while since we picked on theguardian, but I nearly spat out a large piece of wensleydale when I read this whilst eating my dinner (that's the meal around midday).The excerpt comes from an interview with ice hockey-haired one-time benefit-botherer Kym Ryder:...
Pinker on language
Steven Pinker has given a great interview to Guardian Unlimited in which he talks about, among other things, language as a measure of human development and swearing syntaxes (again).As interesting as the interview is, whenever I hear intellectual discussion about language I can't help but think of ...
What the f—?
I was recently surprised to discover that GrammarBlog lost 38 subscribers following the publishing of 'Thanx' (which contains a naughty word meaning poo). I wouldn't have thought our ...
An Blog Entry by a Irritated Man
There are certain grammatical errors which are so enjoyable that they can become in-jokes between friends. This can be dangerous when outsiders are present, as they may believe you are making genuine mistakes.Inspired by a trip to a local restaurant, my good lady wife and I now ...
You really do bring it on yourself, Guardian
This is getting a bit ridiculous now. I am not picking on the Guardian (sorry, theguardian) on purpose, and I do feel like someone who slows down to look at a road accident.Below is a picture of the top-half of today’s front page:...
"Middlesborough’s" Guardian Angels
A few years ago, I wrote an article in a football fanzine about the media’s infuriating practice of inserting a second ‘o’ in the word ‘Middlesbrough’, making ‘Middlesborough’.In their ‘irreverent’ ‘Football Diary’ section the next week, The Guardian newspaper made satirical mention of the piece. This was ...
"Middlesborough’s" Guardian Angels
A few years ago, I wrote an article in a football fanzine about the media’s infuriating practice of inserting a second ‘o’ in the word ‘Middlesbrough’, making ‘Middlesborough’.In their ‘irreverent’ ‘Football Diary’ section the next week, The Guardian newspaper made satirical mention of the piece. This was ...
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