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 18 August 2014

Right word, wrong form, # 3

Someone at The Huffington Post needs to revise irregular verbs:

Link: The Huffington Post UK, ‘Iain Duncan Smith Knows He Is A “Hate Figure”’

For reference, Reverso is a useful online source for checking the correct conjugation of verbs in several languages, including English.

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Mangling English: an occasional rant

Monday 18 August 2014

Right word, wrong form, # 3

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