Des Pond of Slough sent this in with the comment: ‘Thought you might like this unusual example…’ It’s so unusual, in fact, that it’s difficult to decide how to categorize it. Is the bizarre apostrophe the key element? Or the strange choice of preposition? Or the superfluous ‘and’ after team, where a comma is needed so the syntax works?
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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