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When did X become Y?

107 Wheniwasyourage

Come on GN

18 phoenix

Draws

21 Witzend

Pedants against on line grammar mistakes.

11 thatbags

lazy language

46 jeberdes83

I'm English

62 thatbags

the word 'greed'

71 Eloethan

Spelling aloud

9 Alea

Broken

6 whitewave

A question for pedants - what has happened to the "double el"

35 Elrel

Fewer or less...

9 Badenkate

THE "HMRC"

3 maryEJB

Off of

156 Bellanonna

Practice/Practise

12 Random512

Housework heroes - the best hoovers????

7 Ana

Plurals

4 grannylyn65

Invite/ invitation

9 Ana

BBC english

6 Katek

The New Sylva

6 wot

Mixed Metaphors

7 jinglbellsfrocks

advert which have opposite meanings t the one one intendeds

66 vintage1950

Plain English...

7 Jalima

Renting or Letting?

6 ninathenana

'Bored of' roolz okay?

73 Daisyanswerdo

Baker Street's most 'infamous' residents

10 rosesarered

Ink!

3 feetlebaum

How extraordinary!

4 Indinana

What appalling grammar!

5 Katek

Tortology

101 Alea

wracked or racked?

18 Alea

Regressive, not progressive

3 whitewave

BBC

4 durhamjen

Am I being picky or...

35 Ana

pronounciation of common words

188 Ana

Oh dear!

4 MiniMouse

Not exactly pedantry either, but ...

26 Indinana

Why don't people die anymore?

128 Raniji

'for free'

40 MaizieD

Not exactly pedantry, but...

13 numberplease

Happy Belated Birthday!

13 janerowena

Good grief!

39 Grammar

Are you wearing a trouser?

34 Jomarie

DOWNPLAYED!

17 MaizieD

Word of the day

6 BlackeyedSusan

Estate Agent's language

31 Judthepud2

Plural of roof

17 Welshwife

grammar question

292 nigglynellie

How big of a problem............

11 sara4

passed away

131 Gerente

Just wondering

87 Joan