Oh FFS… how many more times am I to be subjected to this linguistic atrocity?
“I was sat with Maura Higgins and Danny Jones at the star-studded BRITs Afterparty…”
No; you were seated OR you were sitting next to these people.
Of course, this comes from the Daily Mail, so expectations are low. Even so…
Truer words were never spoken.
From (of course) the Daily Mail:
Angelina Jolie walks away $80 million richer after dragging Brad Pitt ‘through ringer’ in eight-year divorce battle
Were there bells involved? No?
Then it’s wringer, you fucking imbeciles — the machine what squeezed the water out of sodden clothing with rollers (back before we had clothes dryers). Not that I would expect Millennial- or Gen Z illiterates to know about them.
Which is no excuse.
If you’re trying to fix colleges, you could at least start by using proper grammar in your headlines:
“Student sues South Carolina college after suspended for gun-related social media post”
…OR:
“Student sues South Carolina college after suspension for gun-related social media post”
…OR:
“Student sues South Carolina college after being suspended for gun-related social media post”
…OR:
“Student sues South Carolina college after having been suspended for gun-related social media post”
All those options, and you picked the wrong one.
From Longtime Friend & Reader Weetabix:
This morning on the radio, the host called an idea “far-fletched” before describing the problems with the idea. The guest then said, “You hit it right on the nail.”
1) Is a “far-fletched” idea one that has better fletching so it can fly farther?
2) Did the guest believe the host was trying to hammer his thumb on purpose?
Good questions, both. In mitigation: radio is a live medium so people can misspeak while expressing an opinion — but that’s all the more reason to gather one’s thoughts before expressing them.
From Breitbart:
Shook what? A fist? A cocktail shaker? A crooked stick?
Correct headline:
…you illiterate morons.
In an otherwise excellent post, Don Surber had me right up until the end, when he uttered this little summary:
“President Trump slayed the Bush dynasty. Trump slayed the Clinton dynasty. Now, Trump has slayed Obama…”
The past-perfect word for “slay” is “slew“. It’s one of the oldest words in the English language, for obvious reasons, and should be treated with the deference it deserves. As the slaves used to sing:
Lil’ David play on your harp, hallelu-hallelu
Lil’ David play on your harp, hallelu.
Lil’ David was a shepherd boy,
He slew Goliath and shouted for joy!
Lil’ David play on your harp, hallelu.
If uneducated slaves could get it right…
