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 3 June 2015

Double-take, # 157

The University of Warwick has decided that its TeachHigher initiative is not a good idea after all. Here is the opening sentence of its announcement to that effect, published yesterday:

Link: The University of Warwick – Insite, ‘Update on Teach Higher and VAM Payroll Transitional Project’

the subject of the conditions and pay for postgraduates who teach has been the subject of significant debate

Mangling English: an occasional rant

Wednesday 3 June 2015

Double-take, # 157

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