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).

Friday 5 December 2014

Not Washed or Cooked, # 184

This mangle comes from a blog entry on a website whose title seems to be missing a necessary apostrophe:

Link: The Creators Project [sic], ‘24-Hour Online Cat TV […]’

It’s not clear whether this is a typographical error or a mondegreen. Either way, the writer has not run the text through a spell-checker or consulted a dictionary.

Admist for amidst; Creators Project

Mangling English: an occasional rant

Friday 5 December 2014

Not Washed or Cooked, # 184

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