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You’re getting married to a horse?
To avoid embarrassment and accidentally insulting the blushing bride to be, it is important to understand the difference between bridal and bridle. He should be careful, I hear she ...
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 ...
Prostrate Cancer
It would be terribly insensitive to make fun of this plaque... Prostrate Cancer????, originally uploaded by revnev. I'm going for a lie down. So I'll ...
Incest repellent
This made me laugh like Prince Philip watching an episode of Takeshi's Castle.
Rationed by someone without a dictionary
No more milk or coffee untill after midday... would refuse to accept the authority of a poorly spelled sign. You can have till, until or, at a push, 'til.
David Mitchell is a man after our own hearts
We're big fans of David Mitchell here at GrammarBlog towers so you can imagine the excitement when he released this podcast ranting about many of the topics that have previously been discussed in our blog. I didn't ...
Vauxhal and I
Adam Wilson, the last of the famous international playboys, made a great spot and submitted this photo which may cause Vauxhall to panic. Vauxhall Spelling?, originally uploaded by adamwilson. Certain people I ...
Sparkel Partys
This was added to our Flickr group by the incomparably vigilant Bob the Bolder. Girls, be glamours!, originally uploaded by bob the bolder. It's a cracking find from ...
Think before you ink
Indelible spelling and grammar errors always make me laugh. We've seen previous examples on headstones and plaques and this got me thinking. What's the worst possible situation for poor spelling and grammar?
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