Part of the “furniture”
If it’s quality but low price furniture you’re looking for, steer well clear of this establishment in Nottingham. Thanks to Samantha Moran for resisting the temptation to do ironic “air quotes” with...
View ArticleAll four one
I eight it when people think they are three two spell things incorrectly: Thank you to vitch for adding this to our Flickr group.
View ArticleDrinking in the old fashion days
On a recent visit to Bristol, I was enthralled to stumble across an ‘old fashion pub’ for the first time. You would be forgiven for thinking an establishment called Seamus O’donnells (lower case ‘d’,...
View ArticleIndefinate Delay
Indefinate, originally uploaded by Codename Geoff. I posted a while back about my tendency to misspell definitely if I’m in a careless sort of mood. So I almost feel for this guy. Almost.
View ArticleUndeniably indelible
Seen on the ever brilliant Failblog. My finding of this picture (yep, that was a gerund correctly preceded by the genitive pronoun, thanks for noticing)… my finding of this picture coincided with the...
View ArticleAll part of the servis
It’s always a delight when an establishment is unswervingly dedicated to getting things wrong. Further to a previous post about rampant quotation mark abuse at a Nottingham furniture shop,...
View ArticleThe Daily Mail is corrupting our children!
What would Diana say? Daily Mail: Apostrophe Fail, originally uploaded by Clive Andrews. Do they not know that the misuse of apostrophes may lead to cancer? While I’m bashing that horrid rag, I’d like...
View ArticleYou’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 kicks like a mule....
View ArticleBrimful of Error’s
Here’s a cracker sent in by Kat Harbourne. Actual plurals are often tricky to get right, so why bother? Just stick to the single form and use an apostrophe – that’ll be fine. However, in this example,...
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