Author Topic: Grammar that makes you cringe (Read 856828 times)

L CC · « **Reply #2475 on:** 18 October, 2012, 08:46:37 pm »

Nah. 'Tis Criminal: Apostrophe Crime. To be pounced on by the Grammar Police.

(Of which I am a Special Constable: think I'm God, actually know nothing and have no power

)

Peter · « **Reply #2476 on:** 18 October, 2012, 08:55:05 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 17 October, 2012, 04:26:19 pm

While we're on apostrofail, I noticed a Tattoo parlour with "Tattoo's" on the sign the other day. Now, I'm not really one for non-accidental body art, but I'd probably rate proofreading skills just below a rigorous approach to hygiene when choosing one...

When we had one set up in our village (we're over-provided with charity shops, bookies and skin-cancer parlours), I notices the same as you, Kim. I pointed the error out to the owner and he just smiled as if I was touched or something. All perfectly amicable but you can't tell some people anything!

HTFB · « **Reply #2477 on:** 22 October, 2012, 08:52:08 am »

Quote from: Chris S on 10 October, 2012, 01:52:49 pm

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less chores by Pelotonhound, on Flickr

Having a Roomba doesn't make for fewer chores: the hoovering still has to be done. It just makes it less of a chore.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #2478 on:** 29 October, 2012, 06:54:13 pm »

Feanor · « **Reply #2479 on:** 29 October, 2012, 09:34:07 pm »

This morning, I was behind an HGV with professional spray-painted signage which claimed to be a "Hualage Contractor'.

L CC · « **Reply #2480 on:** 30 October, 2012, 09:19:37 am »

A pub that thinks it is a greengrocer.

My folks had just been sharing their enjoyment at a wedding they'd been to on Saturday, where the menu had offered them Deserts, when the waitress came over and asked if we wanted to look at the desert menu. We had already started laughing when we realised she wasn't joking.

andrew_s · « **Reply #2481 on:** 31 October, 2012, 01:17:37 am »

Quote

If working as freelance news/sports photographer, the winner is the person who's photo first hits the picture desk.

"who's" == "who is", or "who has". Should be "whose".

andrew_s · « **Reply #2482 on:** 31 October, 2012, 01:20:14 am »

Quote from: road-runner on 29 October, 2012, 09:30:11 pm

This phenomenon.

These phenomena is probably better.

Bledlow · « **Reply #2483 on:** 31 October, 2012, 10:33:40 am »

Quote from: andrew_s on 31 October, 2012, 01:20:14 am

These phenomena is are probably better.

FTFY

Pickled Onion · « **Reply #2484 on:** 31 October, 2012, 12:08:38 pm »

Quote from: Bledlow on 31 October, 2012, 10:33:40 am

Quote from: andrew_s on 31 October, 2012, 01:20:14 am
These phenomena is are probably better.
FTFY

"These phenomena" is probably better.

It's not the phenomena that are better, it's the phrase!

Bledlow · « **Reply #2485 on:** 31 October, 2012, 02:00:56 pm »

Why do you think I edited out the post that was being replied to? It's called humour.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2486 on:** 01 November, 2012, 12:36:43 pm »

A handful of puggle. Bo, a 55-day-old baby Echidna, or a puggle as they are often known, rests in the hands of a vet nurse at Taronga zoo in Sydney, Australia. The puggle was bought to the zoo after being found by itself on a walking track north of Sydney and will be fed by hand until it is weaned at about six months.

From Yacfers' fave. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2012/nov/01/picture-desk-live-the-best-news-pictures-of-the-day

mattc · « **Reply #2487 on:** 01 November, 2012, 01:32:10 pm »

And I suppose you're going to claim 2 errors in the one article, are you?!? Greedy!

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2488 on:** 01 November, 2012, 05:21:16 pm »

I'm not clever enough to spot two errors in there.

I did see a nice notice in a local shop window though. It was advertising "fall wears". I like it, in so many ways, but I'll avoid that shop just to be safe.

Andrij · « **Reply #2489 on:** 01 November, 2012, 05:37:59 pm »

I've been reading a consultation document which repeatedly refers to forums rather than fora. Aargh! I know that is the common modern usage, but every time I see forums I have an overwhelming desire to take a ruler to the knuckles of the author. If this is allowed to continue people will start referring to stadiums rather than stadia!

Where will it end?

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2490 on:** 01 November, 2012, 05:39:23 pm »

I think it will pervade all mediums.

Andrij · « **Reply #2491 on:** 01 November, 2012, 05:43:45 pm »

I should have seen that one coming.

clarion · « **Reply #2492 on:** 01 November, 2012, 06:32:41 pm »

Stick it up your ba!

SteveC · « **Reply #2493 on:** 01 November, 2012, 09:09:29 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 01 November, 2012, 06:32:41 pm

Stick it up your ba!

He has more than one?!

drossall · « **Reply #2494 on:** 03 November, 2012, 09:00:57 am »

Though curiously, in the case of media, it is the plural that is surviving the singular, as in "a storage media".

citoyen · « **Reply #2495 on:** 04 November, 2012, 10:00:14 pm »

Quote from: Andrij on 01 November, 2012, 05:43:45 pm

I should of seen that one coming.

ftfy

d.

Jaded · « **Reply #2496 on:** 04 November, 2012, 10:29:04 pm »

Quote from: Peter on 18 October, 2012, 08:55:05 pm

Quote from: Kim on 17 October, 2012, 04:26:19 pm
While we're on apostrofail, I noticed a Tattoo parlour with "Tattoo's" on the sign the other day. Now, I'm not really one for non-accidental body art, but I'd probably rate proofreading skills just below a rigorous approach to hygiene when choosing one...

When we had one set up in our village (we're over-provided with charity shops, bookies and skin-cancer parlours), I notices the same as you, Kim. I pointed the error out to the owner and he just smiled as if I was touched or something. All perfectly amicable but you can't tell some people anything!

Tense issue there.

Dave_C · « **Reply #2497 on:** 04 November, 2012, 11:43:35 pm »

I appologise if this has been said before but I'm not going to reveiw over 250 (taptalk) pages....

'I aven't done nuffink wrong'...

Ah so you HAVE done SOMETHING wrong?

citoyen · « **Reply #2498 on:** 05 November, 2012, 02:25:43 pm »

Litotes?

Ham · « **Reply #2499 on:** 06 November, 2012, 10:34:23 am »