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 March 2014

Double-take, # 59

This mistyped Ancient Egyptian god is not the first mangle Dr Faustus has spotted on the BBC’s Only Connect:

Source: Only Connect, Sport Relief: Scribblers v. Terriers, BBC4, 17 March 2014. Link: iPlayer

Hours for Horus

Mangling English: an occasional rant

Friday 28 March 2014

Double-take, # 59

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