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).

Friday 28 February 2014

Double-take, # 52

Someone on the database team seems very confused over this author’s name (and gender):

Link: Amazon, Stephane Audoin-Rouzeau, Men at War 1914—1918 […]

The shortcomings of optical character recognition explain (but do not excuse) Sta(c)Phane and St Phane, but Stephanie remains a puzzle.Stephanie Audoin-Rouzeau; Sta(c)Phane Audoin-Rouzeau; St Phane Audoin-Rouzeau for Stephane Audoin-Rouzeau

Mangling English: an occasional rant

Friday 28 February 2014

Double-take, # 52

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