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).

Wednesday 30 October 2013

Not Washed or Cooked, # 70

Dr Faustus spotted this error on the map of Milestones Museum of Living History in Basingstoke:

Link: Milestones Museum of Living History, map

As I was putting this entry together, a sentence came to me, complete with erroneous spelling. I couldn’t think where it came from, but an online search found a familiar item, the duplicate of a mug my father was given one Christmas:

Link: eBay Australia, ‘JAPAN MUG’

Mangling English: an occasional rant

Wednesday 30 October 2013

Not Washed or Cooked, # 70

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