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Just received this from a friend.	64	28/11/20 02:11	Redhead56
Council website announcement	14	23/11/20 21:58	Ellianne
Arrrgghh!	18	12/11/20 14:59	kircubbin2000
Newsflash	12	08/11/20 13:12	BBbevan
An Oxford Comma.......	36	29/10/20 21:02	Brahumbug
Married at first sight - why do the couples say ‘I do’ at their weddings?	17	19/10/20 19:01	PECS
Gloves & Brollies: what have men got against them?	59	18/10/20 12:56	MamaCaz
Picking oakum	13	17/10/20 13:58	Esspee
"Virtual Conservative Party Conference"??	6	08/10/20 13:01	Lucca
Preview conversation vs Post conversation	25	04/10/20 15:48	sodapop
For anyone who can read braille...	4	22/09/20 09:30	NotSpaghetti
Back in...	16	13/09/20 16:42	Kate54
Carluccio’s	10	11/09/20 18:42	marshmarigold132
Sayings that get muddled	42	09/09/20 08:30	LullyDully
Hyperbolic Boris	13	05/09/20 17:14	grumppa
myself yourself	15	28/08/20 21:07	grannyticktock
The disappearing past tense	25	28/08/20 10:28	grumppa
What a difference a comma (or lack of) can make! ?	24	28/08/20 03:51	CanadianGran
uptick	13	20/08/20 18:39	Riverwalk
Get go	10	20/08/20 16:17	Bathsheba
Grumpy old woman	47	20/08/20 10:12	Antonia
A shocker from our MP! (NB, for pedants only!)	90	19/08/20 08:01	MaizieD
Narcissism / narcissistic - labelling	65	02/08/20 17:45	Fennel
The problem with pedantry (light-hearted)	49	01/08/20 19:24	Whitewavemark2
Stripy or stripey anyone ?	30	27/07/20 20:59	Callistemon
Does anyone proof-read TV documentary scripts?	7	26/07/20 11:26	grandtanteJE65
Time for spelling to be updated.	9	24/07/20 09:44	Petera
Donald Trump JR. as uneducated as his father!	16	14/07/20 15:17	GillT57
Mandatory, Obligatory, Compulsory	10	11/07/20 12:56	suziewoozie
Made up words	9	09/07/20 12:00	Riverwalk
Its and it's	38	07/07/20 16:39	Wheniwasyourage
a hotel, an hotel or A hotel	54	05/07/20 14:12	Bellanonna
Attention all pedants	9	22/06/20 13:12	Septimia
‘You Know’	16	15/06/20 13:28	Jane10
No, Kirstie, it isnt!	18	12/06/20 08:20	Lucca
Not quite Pedants Corner, but perhaps worth a ponder?	32	11/06/20 12:35	Nortsat
Graham Norton’s Holding - help please .	22	27/05/20 23:06	MissTree
‘I WOULD SAY’! It’s just so silly.	165	24/05/20 08:48	sodapop
Lurkers' Week: What common misspelling drives you crazy?	60	21/05/20 08:09	Oldwoman70
Headline writers	7	17/05/20 13:05	sodapop
Ramp off!	20	22/04/20 16:21	H1954
Meghan & Harry's long, long, long goodbye......	48	04/04/20 16:20	ExD
Aitch, NOT Haitch please!!!	80	31/03/20 12:41	sodapop
'Cupcake' instead of fairy cake or bun	101	30/03/20 12:22	FirstSpringFlower
Me NOT I!	7	04/03/20 11:54	Alexa
"of" for "have" ?	25	03/03/20 19:57	annodomini
Burqa or niqab- why can’t people get it right?	114	02/03/20 19:51	Trisha57
There, their, they're	9	01/03/20 22:43	Lucca
AIBU in thinking emails from a company should be spelled correctly?	76	26/02/20 18:16	Mollygo
Egregious	6	18/02/20 14:31	SueDonim