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).

Thursday, 2 June 2016

Double-take, # 238

Someone at this publishing house is clearly trying to follow a pattern, but not all cases fit:

Link: W. W. Norton & Company, ‘Norton Critical Editions’

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Mangling English: an occasional rant

Thursday, 2 June 2016

Double-take, # 238

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