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Has anyone read The Accidental Apistrophe?

9 Elrel

The addition of "time"

14 merlotgran

Tautology

6 Daddima

Literal honey flies.

5 lemongrove

How good is your grammar?

31 Witzend

Textspeak

100 FarNorth

Big red bus? or Red big bus?

45 Jalima1108

Grammar

73 Eloethan

"Myself" cropping up everywhere lately

51 Christinefrance

Help!

24 GracesGranMK2

Apostrophe abuse!

12 mrsmopp

Hare's breath

109 Baggs

The secret to perfect lipstick...

16 MawBroon

Registry Office ! No no no no no ...

8 Nanabilly

Only me?

6 vampirequeen

What's not to like?

8 MamaCaz

Deplatforming

17 Christinefrance

If I hear these one more time......

128 Volvariella

Barbecue

9 JackyB

So...

12 Greta

Notoriety

36 MamaCaz

Naked Attraction, Channel 4

6 LadyGracie

English as she is spoke (written) abroad

28 grandtanteJE65

What about the ones that don't?

7 Wheniwasyourage

For want of a comma

15 Jalima1108

How do you take your umbrage?

62 LadyGracie

As best as I/you/we can!

7 Christinefrance

Agiler?

33 grandtanteJE65

Lazy or trying to sound cool? You judge

9 MamaCaz

Who done it?

55 hildajenniJ

It's and its

132 devongirl

How insulting!

29 BBbevan

That or who?

5 grandtanteJE65

Is it me???

72 Esspee

Strange terminology

3 wildswan16

"Haitch" on the BBC!

77 Jalima1108

Personally

3 Lillie

"Going forward..."

82 Aslemma

This could also be AIBU to expect better of the BBC!

8 RosieLeah

Good grief, even Radio 4 can't get it right!

18 Luckygirl

Seen in Waitrose - oh dear

50 AlexG

Now, this might just be me......

64 Chewbacca

Aarrgh! Yet AGAIN they get it wrong!

6 KatyK

New word from California

5 hildajenniJ

Is our language going to the dogs?

126 judypark

Pedantic AND Political!

11 Baggs

Step foot

3 lizzypopbottle

Prevent and avoid

5 MawBroon

Am I getting old and pedantic?

108 Nanna191729

Can you say...

5 grannypiper