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 16 April 2014

The Wrong Word Entirely, # 41

Another mangled homophone:

Link: ‘Our Town For Teens’, Texas Department of State Health Services

Does it matter? Of course: ‘cite’ isn’t that common a word in everyday life, but no-one will find out what it means by looking ‘site’ up in the dictionary.

sited for cited

Mangling English: an occasional rant

Wednesday 16 April 2014

The Wrong Word Entirely, # 41

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