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).

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Saturday, 18 October 2014

Not Washed or Cooked, # 174

The spelling on this notice in the women’s ‘facilities’ at Coventry’s Canley Crematorium had not been checked before posting, and the punctuation would benefit from work too:

recepion + punctuation

Saturday, 5 October 2013

Spellchecking Is Never Enough, # 86

While we’re on the subject of ticket machines in car parks (see yesterday’s mangle):