The Guardian's Consumer Champions generally stick to plain headlines, but occasionally attempt wit. They like this pun so much they used it twice in the space of three months in 2010. It seems not to have appeared since, so they may have realized that it's fairly meaningless, and thus not amusing, in both contexts:
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).
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