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[PEDANT ALERT] MNHQ - on the home page, can you please correct your glaring error?

36 replies

MamaG · 02/07/2007 12:17

Thank you.

(wonders how may MNers are clicking on "home" to see if they can spot it)

OP posts:
MamaG · 02/07/2007 12:21

(concludes: not many)

OP posts:
purplemonkeydishwasher · 02/07/2007 12:25

i'm gonna need s'more clues...

saggarmakersbottomknocker · 02/07/2007 12:27

Is it a test?

The bit about teachers doesn't read very well.

purplemonkeydishwasher · 02/07/2007 12:27

i was thinking that too

southeastastra · 02/07/2007 12:28

was it the kids' teeth thing. though i haven't a clue if that's right or not. good tip though, funny.

Tentiebug · 02/07/2007 12:28

that makes 3 of us thinking the same

fanella · 02/07/2007 12:30

is it 'unfinishable'? doesn't look quite right to me....

Is it not even a word?

chopster · 02/07/2007 12:30

I read the teeth bit, I thought that was right, because she was referring to kids in the plural, so all of your childrens' teeth. rather than one kid's teeth.

Or is it the extra speech mark at the end of the quote on the mumsnet in the news section.

clutteredup · 02/07/2007 12:30

Is it 'unfinishable'? I don't think it's a real word but it's an appropriate title, I guess.

MegaLegs · 02/07/2007 12:31

The word 'teacher' is missing from the teacher present bit - is that it?

belgo · 02/07/2007 12:32

is it "natural" being in speech marks when it should be in apstrophes?

chopster · 02/07/2007 12:32

ooh megalegs, I think you may be right. That doesn't read right at all.

I still think the extra speech mark needs deleting too though.

MollyCoddle · 02/07/2007 12:33

Should it be "Bring out the Branston"?

chopster · 02/07/2007 12:33

they use loads of speech marks instead of apostrophes, I hate that, it's one of my pet peeves, but seems to be in common usage.

AbbyMumsnet · 02/07/2007 12:33

I really don't have the time to search for my colleagues' glaring mistakes... can you just tell me what it is and I'll fix it? Ta v much

MegaLegs · 02/07/2007 12:33

Also should India be a Sunday Times' columnist? I never get apostrophes on words ending with s right though.

fanella · 02/07/2007 12:35

should it be - mum's net?

MegaLegs · 02/07/2007 12:35

Tell me, tell me, I need a wee before I pick up DS3 from pre school

chopster · 02/07/2007 12:37

megalegs, you are right re the times.

Wisteria · 02/07/2007 12:37

It's child's teacher anything

MollyCoddle · 02/07/2007 12:38

Oooh - is it "'till"?

JJMumsnet · 02/07/2007 12:42

Ok, please put me out of my misery. It was late and I was tired and I'm sorry and have no clue what's wrong.

AbbyMumsnet · 02/07/2007 12:43

The India Knight one is just being picky Run it past Google and see how many times you see someone referred to as a Sunday Times' columnist. For some reason you don't.

AbbyMumsnet · 02/07/2007 12:43

I've added teacher, btw, even though it reads like an Ant and Bee book now.

MegaLegs · 02/07/2007 12:44

Picky yes - but then isn't that what being pedantic is all about

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