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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.
URL of Sandwich’s
Tom, Dan, Paddy and I are out in York on a drinking session. As you can probably imagine, the pedantry is rampant. This error-strewn menu is probably not the last post of the day.
Pub Talk
Britain's public houses are hotbeds of grammar misuse. Errors can be found in signage, menus, blackboards and my personal favourite, the hastily produced promotional poster. Have a look at these beauties for starters.
The choise is yours
Sent in by my girlfriend, Natalie. After despairing of my pedantry for so long, she now seems to be taking the if-you-can't-beat-them approach. Anyone for MIX salad? ...
Grammar Abuse in signage: part 15
You've probably seen this as everyone in the world reads The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks. If you don't, you should. I love to hate everything about this sign: the terrible typefaces; the indented first line; the incorrect tense; ...
Confectioners Tea
Today I found this horror on a drinks menu at a four-star hotel:
As I Like’s It
More gastronomic & linguistic innovation from As You Like It.Apologies for the poor quality photo; I must have been shaking with contempt when I noticed that their latest menu referred to "Gateaux's ...
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 ...
Another menu!
This menu was sent to my phone. I love getting texts like this, even if they indicate that my girlfriend is having fun in London's cocktail bars ...
Get Involved
Sometimes our quest to protect grammar requires action, not words. Which is satisfyingly ironic I suppose.Restaurant menus are not massively verbose tomes. Nor – as the food-snobs among you are doubtless aware – should they ever be. Whilst dining recently in the comfortable but contrived surroundings of Newcastle ...
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