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).

Tuesday 18 November 2014

Double-take, # 114

The verb, but not the inadequate punctuation, has been corrected since Des Pond of Slough spotted this last Friday morning:

Link: The Telegraph, ‘Rosetta Mission: What Can They Do to Save Philae?’

The Rosetta mission team is facing a race against time to save the probe, here is the options

Mangling English: an occasional rant

Tuesday 18 November 2014

Double-take, # 114

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