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Go, Gatward, go!
Stefan Gatward is in the news for waging a lone war against the – how shall I put it? – non-use of apostrophes. He does it with a paintbrush, by correcting street signs that are, well,… »
BBC blooper
Ouch, can’t let this slide without having a quick go. Noticed on none other than the BBC, a classic tautological blooper that goes… wait a minute, ‘tautological blooper’ — is that not… »
By Barry’s beard!
And the student said, bold as a first-year: “You don’t know what you are talking about, Chindu. I have done my A-levels. And that’s not what they taught… »