Gransnet forums

Pedants' corner

Start a new discussion Replies Latest By

A pedant on Facebook - moi?

145 Janetashbolt

Insufferable pedant!

17 Witzend

what is a pedant

12 grandtanteJE65

Adspeak

9 Wheniwasyourage

Apropos of an earlier comment

27 Germanshepherdsmum

Go get, go see, go visit, etc.

32 Grammaretto

Advice re Fraud on BBC Breakfast

4 Doodledog

Advert from Damart

27 Greenfinch

Idioms people don't understand

151 NotSpaghetti

It’s mum

63 MissAdventure

‘Journaling’ - just seen in a Boots online advertisement..

32 Youngatheart51

Baked Potatoes versus Jacket Potatoes?

165 welbeck

Superfluous Superlatives

21 grandtanteJE65

Lack of Punctuation

62 Witzend

Does no one check anything at the BBC any more?

100 MaizieD

initialisms and acronyms

21 Grammaretto

Fair, fayre and now fare!

47 Callistemon21

Pronunciation

12 Primrose53

Not a British company

14 AreWeThereYet

Bowlsful/ bowlfuls

65 Ziplok

Think about this.......

12 grandtanteJE65

travelling celebs

17 JackyB

New Car Park Signage

8 sophya

Today is International Apostrophe Day!

39 Scribbles

Little things which really annoy!

76 Marmin

Little things which really please...

27 Kate54

Post or thread ?

8 Marydoll

Grab

101 Albangirl14

‘When I done my degree….’

93 Dickens

Order of words matters! (and I'm feeling grouchy today!)

17 grandtanteJE65

All is good now

12 grandtanteJE65

Sur le Pong......

39 Bella23

Ts

61 welbeck

I don’t think so.!!!

12 25Avalon

Seen on FB

28 Charleygirl5

Contra bute?

32 sodapop

Fayre!

21 grandtanteJE65

Pet hate

35 Blondiescot

in terms of

10 FarNorth

Lighthearted...

17 rockgran

Pop-up adverts

15 Grantanow

Punctuation matters

31 lizzypopbottle

My own thoughts scare me

9 NanaDana

‘ Attendees’?

29 Foxygloves

Inclusion is everywhere.

8 Mollygo

Me, myself and I

16 Greta

BBC Bitesize "Don't learn off randoms" - tv advertisement

8 Rheia

Another clanger!

20 Elegran

So-called "xxxxxxxxxx&quo t; . . .

10 Jane71

(For pedants only) - ‘There’s now two Eiffel Towers….’

23 argymargy