Showing posts with label mismatches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mismatches. Show all posts

Friday, 23 October 2015

Double-take, # 189

Here is a major mismatch between the formulation of a question and the possible answers offered by Yorkshire Bank:

How long have you […]? [n year(s)] ago

Thursday, 4 June 2015

Double-take, # 158

Not strictly a mangle, but a distinctly odd alternative to suggest:

Link: OxfordDictionaries, search for "francocentric"
Frankenstein as substitute for Francocentric

Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Double-take, # 136

Today’s example provides both a verbal mangle and one of those odd mismatches between text and illustration that sometimes occur on Amazon:

Link: Amazon.co.uk, ‘Handles & Ironmongery Double Coat Hook […]’

I can’t definitely tell that the chrome coat hooks aren’t Polish, of course… Perhaps the model is.
Polish chrome; [wrong illustration]