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…
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Saturday 25 October 2014
Apostrophe catastrophe, # 57
Another mangled recruitment email, courtesy of Dr Faustus:
In addition to the apostrophe catastrophe, the email has mangled the town’s name which — a quick check on Google confirms — should read Stratford-upon-Avon.
distributor’s for distributors; Stratford Upon Avon
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