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).

Monday 24 March 2014

The Wrong Word Entirely, # 36

Not the only example around of this glorious howler:

Source: Isa-Lee Wolf, Aunty Ida’s Full-Service Mental Institution (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011), p. 138. Link: Amazon.co.uk

corporal for corporeal

Mangling English: an occasional rant

Monday 24 March 2014

The Wrong Word Entirely, # 36

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