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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Friday, 20 May 2016

You Cannot Be Serious, # 71

Dr Faustus spots some problematic programming in an automated email from KCL’s IT Services. The syntax is not most logically ordered either:

We informed you that we believe your issued to be resolved on the [insert date]

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

You Cannot Be Serious, # 40

Today, Warwick Conferences being less than edifying in an online booking confirmation. To be fair, it might be because no bed and breakfast booking was made as part of the conference registration — but then, why show the confirmation at all?

please contact xxxxxxxxxxxx; cancelled before x:xxxxxxx; cancelled after xxxxxxxx