Mangling English: an occasional rant

Businesses that don't bother checking their websites, journalists who write gibberish and balderdash, professionals who can't take the extra time and effort to spell-check and proofread, newspapers that turn tragedy into farce through solecisms, plus the odd guide to solving common grammatical difficulties… Contributions and suggestions welcome. (… Also corrections if required, obviously!) Send to: manglingenglishATgmxDOTcom, stating your nom de mangle (if desired).

Tuesday 19 February 2013

Handritten, # 1

This notice, complete with a possible parapraxis (Freudian slip), was supplied by Bob Godiva:

I'm guessing that the writer's first language isn't English, in which case kudos for making a notice that's actually perfectly comprehensible despite being badly spelt.

There seems to be less excuse for the spelling in this one, since the writer appears to be home-grown:

Mangling English: an occasional rant

Tuesday 19 February 2013

Handritten, # 1

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