The Pedant's Revolt

Because language matters
 
 

Just the one?

• December 7, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in All, Grammar
Tags: fish, sign


Correct grammar too much of a problem?

• November 30, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in All, Grammar
Tags: sign


Loose spelling

• November 30, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in All, Spelling
Tags: horses, sign


What’s ours is yours

• November 27, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in All, Grammar
Tags: hands, sign, toilet, wash


The signwriter is special too

• November 20, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in All, Apostrophe abuse, Spelling
Tags: coke, cola, IGA, shop, sign, special


Dumb America

• November 19, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in All, Spelling
Tags: enterance, mall, shopping centre, sign


With improper spelling

• November 18, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in All, Spelling
Tags: delays, sign, traffic


What if you don’t belong to the Association of Nigerian Cooperative Exporters?

• November 17, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in All, Spelling
Tags: ANCE, enterance, sign


Beware: falling standards of English

• November 16, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in All, Apostrophe abuse, Spelling
Tags: building site, hard hats, sign


A quarter-assed job

• November 16, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in All, Spelling
Tags: captain's quarters, cocktails, ramada, sign


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  • Spelling (186)
  • There/Their/They're (4)
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  • Who's/Whose (1)
  • Your/You're (20)

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