This isn't your normal blog post because I intend to add to it over time expressions I hear which really annoy me. I'm not really the Mr Grumpy type. I don't necessarily react to neologisms or even to spelling or grammatical errors where they are clearly accidental and don't change the meaning of the message.
What's more I admit I am not immune myself and I am very wary of Muphry's Law. In fact, don't hesitate to pick me up on my errors; I'll try not to react badly but I will always take notice.
Here's the current state of the list.
What's more I admit I am not immune myself and I am very wary of Muphry's Law. In fact, don't hesitate to pick me up on my errors; I'll try not to react badly but I will always take notice.
Here's the current state of the list.
- "One of the only..." as in "It is one of the only such bridges left in the country." This is meaningless. It may be "one of the few" or it may be "the only one"; make up your mind.
- "One year anniversary". I've dealt with this one before, here.
- "Me, myself and I". Which to use? See the dedicated article here.
- The greengrocer's apostrophe. This article is not exactly a how to. It's more of an anecdote.
- Here's another article on apostrophes, "its" and "it's" this time.
- Here's an article on my opinion on what is or is not plural.
- An article on my opinion on the difference between gender and sex and how that affects language. Please read the comment I left at the bottom of my own article; no offence is intended to anyone.
