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).

Sunday 13 April 2014

Spellchecking Is Never Enough, # 120

Dr Faustus has been watching television, or at least he’s been consulting a television guide. This programme summary had successfully negotiated two apostrophes, but then it all went wrong…

4OD, Channel 4’s online On Demand service, varies the summary, but creates some new confusion:

Link: 4OD, Come Dine with Me, Series 30 Episode 124, ‘Woking and Weybridge: Sara’

Will Sara managed to exceed her guests low expectations? to host, for what

Mangling English: an occasional rant

Sunday 13 April 2014

Spellchecking Is Never Enough, # 120

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