Grammar that makes you cringe

[Bledlow]

"Overviewed" as a verb.

In a paper on Japanese education policy that I'm proofreading, from the National Institute of Educational Policy Research, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology.


It also has 'Aplil' & 'Februrary' on its home page. Should I say?

[T42]

Whereas here on YACF we make allowances for you in both respects. 

Most gracious, Patron.

[Mr Larrington]

Some goon on the news says that nurses from outside the EU are mostly working in "underpressurised situations".  I do not think he thought this through.

[Nuncio]

One World Cup sticker album. Two Panini.

[hellymedic]

Partner is having a meal in the 'Warwick Castle' hostelry tonight, so I thought I'd look at their website for information.

The Warwick Castle is a lovely local’s haunt set in the heart of Little Venice, welcoming visitors and neighbours to the area since 1867. Although updated the changes have been faithful to the original  décor and charm of the building .The pub was beautifully captured in the painting by Eduardo Arizzone in 1927 and our marble fireplace is mentioned in treasures of Maida Vale.

I'd love to go through this with a red pen!
Edward Ardizzone http://www.edwardardizzone.org.uk has been one of my favourite artists since I was about 10 years old and they can't even get his name right!

[Cudzoziemiec]

Or they deliberately made it sound more Italian for 'atmosphere'.

[Cudzoziemiec]

One World Cup sticker album. Two Panini.

One Match Attax. Two Match Attaxes.

 

[T42]

Partner is having a meal in the 'Warwick Castle' hostelry tonight, so I thought I'd look at their website for information.

The Warwick Castle is a lovely local’s haunt set in the heart of Little Venice, welcoming visitors and neighbours to the area since 1867. Although updated the changes have been faithful to the original  décor and charm of the building .The pub was beautifully captured in the painting by Eduardo Arizzone in 1927 and our marble fireplace is mentioned in treasures of Maida Vale.

I'd love to go through this with a red pen!
Edward Ardizzone http://www.edwardardizzone.org.uk has been one of my favourite artists since I was about 10 years old and they can't even get his name right!

That's because they think nobody else will ever have heard of him and they don't give a shit anyway.

[hellymedic]

Partner is having a meal in the 'Warwick Castle' hostelry tonight, so I thought I'd look at their website for information.

The Warwick Castle is a lovely local’s haunt set in the heart of Little Venice, welcoming visitors and neighbours to the area since 1867. Although updated the changes have been faithful to the original  décor and charm of the building .The pub was beautifully captured in the painting by Eduardo Arizzone in 1927 and our marble fireplace is mentioned in treasures of Maida Vale.

I'd love to go through this with a red pen!
Edward Ardizzone http://www.edwardardizzone.org.uk has been one of my favourite artists since I was about 10 years old and they can't even get his name right!

That's because they think nobody else will ever have heard of him and they don't give a shit anyway.

That's a bit stupid as the Hampstead Intelligentsia are likely to feature in the clientèle of an establishment in Maida Vale.

[Cudzoziemiec]

Caption to a photo:

Born into rural poverty in 1898, Arkady Shaikhet was just 19 years old when the Russian Revolution shook the world. After serving in the war, he honed his technique of ‘artistic reportage’ to document the building of the USSR, and founded the magazine Soviet Photo in 1927

But which war? There were, after all, several happening at much the same time and place.

[T42]

Partner is having a meal in the 'Warwick Castle' hostelry tonight, so I thought I'd look at their website for information.

The Warwick Castle is a lovely local’s haunt set in the heart of Little Venice, welcoming visitors and neighbours to the area since 1867. Although updated the changes have been faithful to the original  décor and charm of the building .The pub was beautifully captured in the painting by Eduardo Arizzone in 1927 and our marble fireplace is mentioned in treasures of Maida Vale.

I'd love to go through this with a red pen!
Edward Ardizzone http://www.edwardardizzone.org.uk has been one of my favourite artists since I was about 10 years old and they can't even get his name right!

That's because they think nobody else will ever have heard of him and they don't give a shit anyway.

That's a bit stupid as the Hampstead Intelligentsia are likely to feature in the clientèle of an establishment in Maida Vale.

Website's Metropolitan Pub C°, data bashed in by low-grade labourer bored to tears.  I wouldn't blame him for putting in Rossini.

A propos of the sins of low-grade labourers, I have a lovely tri-lingual brochure somewhere for an Italian hotel where the word effluvio, meaning scent & referring to the flowers is translated into English as, of course, effluvium.

[Nuncio]

Grammar that makes you smirk:
http://www.dailyedge.ie/grammar-fail-photos-2169136-Jun2015/

[T42]

Grammar that makes you smirk:
http://www.dailyedge.ie/grammar-fail-photos-2169136-Jun2015/

It's funny, though.

[T42]

From this

"Gittoes had been intending to repair the bike but did not have enough money to fix the brakes as his jobseeker's allowance had been sanctioned."

[clarion]

Caption to a photo:

Born into rural poverty in 1898, Arkady Shaikhet was just 19 years old when the Russian Revolution shook the world. After serving in the war, he honed his technique of ‘artistic reportage’ to document the building of the USSR, and founded the magazine Soviet Photo in 1927

But which war? There were, after all, several happening at much the same time and place.

Depending on the context of where it was published, I'd guess the Civil War (1917-22).

[T42]

Caption to a photo:

Born into rural poverty in 1898, Arkady Shaikhet was just 19 years old when the Russian Revolution shook the world. After serving in the war, he honed his technique of ‘artistic reportage’ to document the building of the USSR, and founded the magazine Soviet Photo in 1927

But which war? There were, after all, several happening at much the same time and place.

Depending on the context of where it was published, I'd guess the Civil War (1917-22).

Possibly WW1 & Civil.

[Cudzoziemiec]

Civil War would be my guess too, but it could be WWI – or possibly even one of the wars of independence and secession that were taking place in various parts of the post-Tsarist empire. It's just slightly annoying they don't say. But only slightly, cos the photo's got nothing to do with any war.

[Peter]

Grammar seemed to be fine.

[Cudzoziemiec]

The grammar itself is fine, it's just unclear.

[PhilO]

Woman rescued 'having fell asleep'

 

[Bledlow]

Civil War would be my guess too, but it could be WWI – or possibly even one of the wars of independence and secession that were taking place in various parts of the post-Tsarist empire. It's just slightly annoying they don't say. But only slightly, cos the photo's got nothing to do with any war.

They all merged into each other, didn't they? And I would think it pretty normal to have served in more than one narrowly defined war of that set, without necessarily perceiving them as separate.

[Paul]

To pocket has been around for centuries. Click.

As in "to put money (etc) in one's pocket"? Or some other version of the verb (say, "to pocket the snooker ball")? I can't see that the linked graph distinguishes.

[Mr Larrington]

Rob Collard, you may be a bit miffed about having a qualifying lap disallowed for exceeding track limits, but I don't think you can be "begrieved" about it.  It is little wonder that I always feel the urge to shout "pikey!" whenevr you appear on-screen.

[pcolbeck]

Rob Collard, you may be a bit miffed about having a qualifying lap disallowed for exceeding track limits, but I don't think you can be "begrieved" about it.  It is little wonder that I always feel the urge to shout "pikey!" whenevr you appear on-screen.

Is begrieved to be slightly more annoyed about the decision than aggrieved ?

[Cudzoziemiec]

Civil War would be my guess too, but it could be WWI – or possibly even one of the wars of independence and secession that were taking place in various parts of the post-Tsarist empire. It's just slightly annoying they don't say. But only slightly, cos the photo's got nothing to do with any war.

They all merged into each other, didn't they? And I would think it pretty normal to have served in more than one narrowly defined war of that set, without necessarily perceiving them as separate.

Yes, I guess so. It does depend on your perspective though. From the Bolshevik/Soviet point of view, it must have been one long war against various Enemies of the Revolution. Or even one Enemy in various guises. And that's obviously the Pov he would have taken. It's really the name Civil War that's inappropiate – it's a bit misleading to call something a civil war when it involves invading internationally recognised independent states. However, the History That Makes You Cringe thread is other there! <^>