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Slovenly speech, incorrect grammar etc.

155 sodapop

Inaccuracies in books

106 Wheniwasyourage

Wandering apostrophe, help needed!

15 Bathsheba

NO IT ISN'T, KIRSTY!

63 justwokeup

I and Me.

50 MissAdventure

Swaddling bands.

19 grandtanteJE65

Please, please understand, it's a SOCKET!

10 Dontaskme

Tow /toe

10 Greta

Mistakes you have made

15 Grannyknot

If you don't like effing, even funny effing, don't look. There, their, they're bloody well done ;)

33 Charleygirl5

OK, here's my latest gripe!

9 Bellanonna

Thanks for the offer, but I will NOT take my clothes off!

34 annep

What?

7 annep

Apples

29 sarahellenwhitney

Wild birds don't pose....

6 Jalima1108

Good to go

28 grannyticktock

Past/passed

74 grannyticktock

Hallowe'en

14 BlueBelle

Commas are vital.

6 grandtanteJE65

Overuse of word 'abuse'

28 GrandmaMoira

Signs I’m becoming an old woman #3764

20 PECS

Dropping their Ts.

4 eazybee

Oh dear......have just seen another one.

125 oldgimmer1

In 'hail' health.

10 grandtanteJE65

Four times I’ve read this today.....

34 Auntieflo

“ Lose” and “loose”

35 Elegran

England are through to the semi finals

14 silvertone

Christmas 'lunch'

88 MawBroon

Lay or lie?

73 lemongrove

Can I get?

169 Rufus2

live shtreaming

2 fourormore

Strange use of 'colleagues'?

49 MissAdventure

Uninterested/disinte rested

62 Jalima1108

Rings and bands...

37 Grammaretto

Another FB howler

3 NonnaW

This made me smile (wryly)

25 NanaMacGeek

at Lymington.

23 grandtanteJE65

Buy or Leave?

6 rubytut

I saw this and thought of you! ?

13 MiniMoon

Whence, hence and thence

21 grannyactivist

Your/you’re ?

19 sodapop

Estate Agents' Use of English

96 Jalima1108

Missing hyphens

41 aquagran

'Drawers' not 'draws'

28 grannyticktock

When did 'contact' become 'reach out?'

22 Oopsadaisy12

A Pedant walks into a bar.....

54 Jalima1108

Kids and numbers

13 hildajenniJ

Very genre!

24 grandtanteJE65

Someone on MN is wondering where to buy 'elf's'....

14 lemongrove

non-gender specific pronouns

26 grannyticktock