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Weak Speak: Queen's English #2
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An instance of poor communication, characterised by laziness rather than ignorance. The term encompasses ambiguity, redundancy, inaccurate pronunciation and misspellings. 22 March, 2009. Another enlightening extract from The Queen's English. Henry Alford, the author, was clearly an amateur(ish) philologist and fellow linguaphile. I'm sure he would have made an interesting blogger. And speaks with proper severity of Walker, who, in his "Pronouncing Dictionary," has set down " evle. What was once " battail.
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Weak Speak: hypercorrection
http://weakspeak.blogspot.com/2009/10/hypercorrection.html
An instance of poor communication, characterised by laziness rather than ignorance. The term encompasses ambiguity, redundancy, inaccurate pronunciation and misspellings. 20 October, 2009. Here's a contraction I've not seen before:. Yet Google finds 70,000 results! This is the sort of thing up with which I will not put. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). EEK, A TYPO! Literally, A Web Log. The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks.
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Weak Speak: Watchdog
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An instance of poor communication, characterised by laziness rather than ignorance. The term encompasses ambiguity, redundancy, inaccurate pronunciation and misspellings. 23 March, 2009. From the BBC website, in relation to tonight's Watchdog programme. A company that offers remedies for male sexual health problems says they offer "private and sympathetic" consultations. We put that claim to the test and find that it doesn't quite stand up. Deliberate pun or unfortunate phrasing? EEK, A TYPO!
curioussigns.blogspot.com
Things I see that confound me: May 2008
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Things I see that confound me. Signs, wonders, random junk along the way. Friday, May 23, 2008. All God's creatures . . . And if you're one of those animal-loving types, don't yell at me, yell at Jessica. Who sent it to me. ;-). Links to this post. Thanks once again to Angie. Ps- I have no good excuse for why I've been out of commission for months now . . . I've been busy, blah blah blah . . . but here I am. Links to this post. Thursday, May 22, 2008. No, I can't say that I have . . . Links to this post.
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Things I see that confound me: September 2007
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Things I see that confound me. Signs, wonders, random junk along the way. Sunday, September 30, 2007. Anything else inside that stuffed biscuit? You'll just have to take a bite and find out! Gal Gas" is less funny, but there's an idea also). Links to this post. Friday, September 28, 2007. Sadly, the truth. Is far less amusing . . . but those of you from NYC already knew that . . . Links to this post. You try it out and let me know. Links to this post. Wednesday, September 26, 2007. Links to this post.
signspotters.blogspot.com
It's a SIGN: Poetry
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Click picture to read it better). Apart from being beautifully framed - this notice is quite poetic in a blank verse sort of way. But, so many questions to ask. What sex are the customer toilets and what can I change my baby for? Still - it is helpful - thanks ASDA (Walmart). 30 October 2009 at 12:24. Since its Walmart, I will be pedantic about it. 2 Of and May and Or should not be capitalized. 3 Incorrect line spacing. 4 Walmart is evil incarnate. 30 October 2009 at 15:20. 30 October 2009 at 16:24.
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It's a SIGN: Riddle
http://signspotters.blogspot.com/2009/11/riddle-when-is-door-not-door-answer.html
When is a door not a door? THANKS to my good friend xl. 6 November 2009 at 22:34. Somebody find me a jar. 6 November 2009 at 22:42. Ha - very good Gerald. 7 November 2009 at 06:40. Hehe Thanks for using the pix. :). 7 November 2009 at 08:35. Thanks so much for sending it. Dont open that door now will you? Who knows what might be hiding inside. 13 November 2009 at 19:30. Nice door . I will open it for sure , one day . 14 November 2009 at 16:05. Please let me know whats inside. A good sign is irresistible.
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It's a SIGN: October 2009
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Click picture to read it better). Apart from being beautifully framed - this notice is quite poetic in a blank verse sort of way. But, so many questions to ask. What sex are the customer toilets and what can I change my baby for? Still - it is helpful - thanks ASDA (Walmart). I'm an ex science teacher - so I'm very fussy about units. Examiners would deduct all the marks if units were not stated correctly. The top sign is in Catalunya. I don't know what N stands for - Nots? And I thought ' Lead Free.
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It's a SIGN: UNITS
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I'm an ex science teacher - so I'm very fussy about units. Examiners would deduct all the marks if units were not stated correctly. The top sign is in Catalunya. I don't know what N stands for - Nots? The bottom sign is in Tameside. Lower case m. Stands for metre - so I hope nobody thinks it's only 1metre to the WC. 23 October 2009 at 00:47. The nautical sign seems to be getting at the idea of a no-wake zone. So a speed limit of 3 nautical miles per hour is reasonable. 23 October 2009 at 09:04. Did I mis...
