Can you see why I get annoyed every time I walk past this plaque? It’s on a house not far from my office and I can see two things wrong with it.
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Archive for May, 2009
Spot the mistakes
Thursday, May 7th, 2009Guest post on the Word Sell blog: Solutions
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009I’ve got a guest post today on Brad Shorr’s brilliant Word Sell blog. So please head over there to read my latest rant on everyone’s favourite piece of business-speak. Yes, it’s the dreaded word “solutions” . . . (more…)
What’s with this word “into”?
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009If I were to go round claiming that the square root of 100 is 15 or that the Battle of Hastings took place in 1783, I’d quite rightly be thought a fool. What’s more, I’m fairly sure most people wouldn’t hesitate to inform me of my ignorance.
So why is it that when it comes to the English language many business folk seem to think that getting it wrong makes them sound impressive? (more…)
Eight out of ten theoretical physicists prefer it!
Friday, May 1st, 2009Launching a new series of posts on bad copy inspired by bad science, I hereby present to you the first ever dental hygiene product to harness the power of string theory. (more…)
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