Here’s one for the somebody needs an editor files. Freddie Mercury has been voted the ideal frontman in a dream rock band. In a survey carried out by GigWise.com, the late singer of legendary rock band Queen beat off Mick Jagger and Kurt Cobain for the title. Well, you gotta win ’em how you can …
Category Archives: wording and grammar
Headlines
Things have been kind of slow around here lately, so to give you all something to do until we come up with more ideas,here’s a fine collection of newspaper and advertising stupidity. I love the comments on each item. Whoever did this is pretty funny, even if a lot of the source material was lifted …
That’s Hot!
Great tit finds home in ashtray I’m starting to think that the BBC is writing these headlines just to get juvenile folks like me to mention them. Well…mission accomplished.
Both Sides Of Your Mouth Need A Dictionary
This gets quote of the day honours without question. Members of Toronto’s Chinese Canadian National Council are upset about a new booklet produced by local government that is intended to help small business owners in the area better understand Chinese employees they may interview or hire. I haven’t seen enough of what’s gotten them upset …
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Calling All Grammarians
For some reason, one sentence inthis little news storyhas been driving me nuts since Sunday. Why no, I do not have a life, why do you ask? Anyway, read this and see if anything strikes you as odd. The cyclist was ejected from the bike and suffered injuries to his lower left leg, scrapes and …
omg ur wrong lol rotflmao
A new study released by 2 researchers from the University of Toronto claims that rather than hurting the English language,the use of instant messaging is actually making it stronger and making people more articulate. I don’t know what data they’re looking at and really, who am I to call bullshit on scientists, but I feel …
That’ll Teach The Little Bastards
Kids Who Skip School In Balt. Likely To Be Shot The story is actually about the results of a study that found that kids who have bad school records are more likely to be killed or injured in shootings, but I post it mainly for the headline in the faint hope that it might finally …
Glad To Hear That
Great tits cope well with warming I think this story is about birds or something, but I was too busy giggling like a moron to tell for sure.
Typo Or Editorializing? You Be The Judge.
Ok, it was weird enough that a guy was dared to punch a camel and did so, but this fine phrase made me giggle: He accepted the dare and was detained afterward by security personnel, but he soon escaped and tried to run from the park with his fiends, police said. Oh, those fiends. Those …
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