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This is wrong, right? But why?

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01/06/2008 21:41

Burnt/Burned?

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01/06/2008 16:57

Less/fewer

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01/06/2008 00:21

"I want...." vs " I would like..."

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31/05/2008 22:07

Cillit BANG - Bang and the ability to spell is gone

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31/05/2008 21:20

Off Of grrr

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30/05/2008 19:34

Am I being unreasonable to expect marketing/PR people to be able to spell/use grammar properly?

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30/05/2008 19:24

Birthing. To birth. blerg

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30/05/2008 19:08

Gah, my ebay searches are proving pointless....

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30/05/2008 17:11

MindGenuis

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30/05/2008 14:08

Weetos box - mistake on 500g box, but not on 375g box. What's that all about?

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30/05/2008 13:40

That and which

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29/05/2008 22:55

There's a sign on the way to work where they have misspelt EGGS

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29/05/2008 21:16

CBeebies is called Cbeebies not Beebies.

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29/05/2008 21:13

I have only just spotted this....

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28/05/2008 16:41

Pedants, which of these is correct?

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28/05/2008 15:37

Saint Thomas' ???

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28/05/2008 14:54

Tea? Supper? Dinner?

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28/05/2008 13:19

how hard can it be........

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27/05/2008 22:30

So, since there are a lot of pedants around this morning, please explain to me why you say kil-OM-etre, but not kil-OG-ram

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27/05/2008 13:26

Pedants' Joke

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27/05/2008 10:58

the council is or the council are

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27/05/2008 10:42

Was it a 'lit' candle or a 'lighted' candle?

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27/05/2008 10:40

I saw a notice that you pendants might like!

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26/05/2008 19:21

Ooh never thought id need this topic (-: Is it learnt or learned?

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26/05/2008 19:19

am I right to be annoyed so much by mince?

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25/05/2008 15:21

Somebody, someone, anybody, anyone

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24/05/2008 17:11

Surely this can't be deliberate in a tongue-in-cheek, ironic kind of way?

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24/05/2008 12:12

that is

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24/05/2008 09:52

Saint Thomas' ???

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23/05/2008 18:12

Notice in Sheffield - punctuation

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23/05/2008 13:29

is this wrong?

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23/05/2008 13:24

do yoy think peopel who can onyl do tigers are reallyhorrible

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23/05/2008 10:08

Affects or Effects?

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23/05/2008 09:02

Am i beign pednatci ot wihs poeple woldu tyr ot splel prpoerly ro ues a splellhceckr fi htey knwo htey cnat splle?

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22/05/2008 17:05

Do you credit someone "with" or "for"

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22/05/2008 17:04

Never darken my door again!

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22/05/2008 14:28

Contented or happy?

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22/05/2008 08:40

A classic...

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21/05/2008 19:12

California Dreaming

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21/05/2008 18:52

I am contemplating giving up pedantry...

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21/05/2008 11:42

BlackBerrys/BlackBerries

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21/05/2008 10:19

As sure as eggs is eggs

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20/05/2008 13:19

I found this written in dd's reading diary today ...

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20/05/2008 09:45

policywonk, are you around to reassure me about something?

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19/05/2008 23:58

apparently school are having a NONE UNIFORM DAY on Friday.

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19/05/2008 22:24

family's welcome to dine before 6pm

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19/05/2008 08:47

"A Week's notice"

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18/05/2008 23:45

Free Sat Nav's

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18/05/2008 22:46

The Bepanthen advert (on MN)

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18/05/2008 22:39

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