Dr Faustus is puzzled by bus stop signage:
Baughurst Commom
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).
Showing posts with label travel & tourism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel & tourism. Show all posts
Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Saturday, 9 April 2016
Apostrophe catastrophe, # 112
Comparison between the third item below and later entries suggests that apostrophes apply only to children:
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| Link: Brussels Airlines, ‘Hand Luggage — General Rules’ |
Saturday, 5 March 2016
Spellchecking Is Never Enough, # 225
Via Dr Faustus, a sad juxtaposition of vaunting and mangling:
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| Link: Unreal City Audio, ‘About Us’ page |
Saturday, 30 January 2016
Multimangle, # 38
Dr Faustus has found this piece of prose, which mangles grammar, syntax, punctuation and meaning:
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| Link: Generator, ‘More than a hostel’ |
Friday, 11 December 2015
The Wrong Word Entirely, # 92
This was submitted by John Holloway, with the caption ‘Horseplay at Skyscanner?’ It is a companion mangle to one featured last year (12 April, 2014). It may be a typographical error; this time there is certainly no possibility of allowing it as an eggcorn:
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| Link: Skyscanner, ‘Carry on: readers’ opinions on cabin luggage restrictions’ |
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
You Cannot Be Serious, # 61
A hideous grammatical lapse on a page nonsensically headed ‘Security on Eurostar?’:
We […] recommend that all valuables and important documentation is kept
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| Link: Eurostar.com, ‘Security on Eurostar?’ |
Saturday, 3 October 2015
Multimangle, # 27
Friday, 10 October 2014
Monday, 9 December 2013
Problem punctuation, # 8
Some apostrophe-free holidays (the site offers many more):
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| Link: SantaClausTrips, ‘4 Day [sic] Lapland Holidays’ |
and an unpunctuated chance to seek (apparently) a Jewish Father Christmas:
Monday, 1 July 2013
Not Washed or Cooked, # 41
Thinking of going on holiday? Some days may be more difficult for travel than others, especially on flights from Birmingham Airport:
Thursday, 20 December 2012
Spellchecking Is Never Enough, # 9
I wonder what exactly the International Association of Public Transport's 2002 project involved…
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Spellchecking Is Never Enough, # 7
More problematic paradigms to come. Today, a new typo series begins:
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