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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...
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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 Bob that succeeds in failing at...
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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...
View ArticleDavid 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...
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Rationed by someone without a dictionary
I saw this in Ross Jones’ twitter stream. I feel your pain, Ross. There are three options here: until, till, and the more informal ’til. Some will tell you that “till” is incorrect, a misspelling of...
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Incest repellent
It’s not often I repost enties wholesale from other blogs, but this picture from the always excellent FAIL Blog made me laugh like Prince Philip watching an episode of Takeshi’s Castle. Incest...
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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 leave that with you, shall I?
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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...
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Indefinate 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.
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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 kicks like a mule....
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