Author Topic: Spelling that makes you cringe (Read 176190 times)

T42 · « **Reply #375 on:** 02 July, 2015, 03:48:51 pm »

Haven't seen anything on that, but then Radio 3 is over our horizon, as is the rest of the live Beeb since R4 quit long wave. TBH, we don't miss it.

hellymedic · « **Reply #376 on:** 09 July, 2015, 02:39:46 pm »

Looking at Google Maps for the area round our patch, I see a little flag

Private Tutions
Now@Low Prices

This is a 'language school'.
Allegedly.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #377 on:** 09 July, 2015, 03:41:14 pm »

What language – French? Do they also do voustions?

hellymedic · « **Reply #378 on:** 10 July, 2015, 01:28:57 am »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 09 July, 2015, 03:41:14 pm

What language – French? Do they also do voustions?

Not a clue. They have no website. I fear a cottage industry trying to help immigrants with their English.

L CC · « **Reply #379 on:** 20 July, 2015, 12:54:47 pm »

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hellymedic · « **Reply #380 on:** 23 July, 2015, 12:16:29 am »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-33619442

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #381 on:** 23 July, 2015, 12:56:16 am »

I see they're hedging their bets over the -ising/-izing business too.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #382 on:** 23 July, 2015, 02:39:01 pm »

I rather like the word "commerical". I'll have to invent a meaning for it and start using it.

hellymedic · « **Reply #383 on:** 23 July, 2015, 08:06:07 pm »

Profitable but weak jokes, maybe?

Ham · « **Reply #384 on:** 25 July, 2015, 10:14:34 am »

Dunno if it really belongs here, NSFW audio, btw. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KiLyCqgT7Q

hellymedic · « **Reply #385 on:** 25 July, 2015, 06:13:01 pm »

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lorry-driver-kills-father-two-6131624

'stationery car' and 'break' lights.

COULD DO BETTER!

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #386 on:** 07 August, 2015, 06:12:26 pm »

According to a placard being waved by a protestor in That London today "Kid's Company Is Are Family".

Whatever they spent the money on, it wasn't spelling lessons.

hellymedic · « **Reply #387 on:** 14 August, 2015, 01:32:16 am »

Auntie Could Do Better!
"Lord Armstrong was principle private secretary at Number 10 during Sir Edward's..."
from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33917063

Andrij · « **Reply #388 on:** 25 August, 2015, 07:45:10 pm »

Bute Council belatedly corrects missing Gaelic accent cock-up

hubner · « **Reply #389 on:** 26 August, 2015, 09:53:52 pm »

I'm just fed up with seeing the mixing up of advice and advise, and also licence and license.

Feanor · « **Reply #390 on:** 26 August, 2015, 10:06:14 pm »

Churchy place along the road has a big banner outside, advertising nursery places for smalls.

"...Pre-School and Anti Pre-School places available."

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #391 on:** 27 August, 2015, 12:00:25 am »

Hopefully not in such close proximity that there is any danger of contact.

clarion · « **Reply #392 on:** 27 August, 2015, 10:44:30 am »

Quote

...provides a variety of free fruit including apples, clementine’s, grapes and bananas every fortnight

Come on! You got three out of four right! Why on earth is the second one different?

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #393 on:** 27 August, 2015, 10:50:07 am »

Clementine's: fruit belonging to or named after Clementine. <sings>In an orchard, in a field, plucking fruit off a tree, ...

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #394 on:** 27 August, 2015, 11:41:13 am »

Given standard's among the greengrocering siblinghood surely it would be:

Plucking fruit off of a tree

?

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #395 on:** 27 August, 2015, 11:47:01 am »

Ahem, ahurrrrrrr: I did want to write 'plucking fruit off of a tree' because it scans better, but thought someone would send me straight to the Grammar Cringe thread. $:-\$

Wowbagger · « **Reply #396 on:** 27 August, 2015, 03:13:21 pm »

Our local park has a licence for the carrying out of nuptial solemnities. Today someone had taken the time and effort to rebadge one of the disables person's parking bays as "Registra's parking".

T42 · « **Reply #397 on:** 27 August, 2015, 04:50:21 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 27 August, 2015, 11:41:13 am

Given standard's among the greengrocering siblinghood surely it would be:

Plucking fruit off of a tree

?

Shakespearean greengrocer's then.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #398 on:** 31 August, 2015, 10:37:44 pm »

Needing some new socks prior to my holibobs, I noted that they can be bought from Mr Sainsbury's House Of Toothy Comestibles. Styles available include ones with "verticle" stripes.

clarion · « **Reply #399 on:** 07 September, 2015, 08:17:49 pm »

I prefer horizontle ones.