| Apr. 11th, 2008 @ 01:03 pm More mis-Grammar Gems from World Wide Words |
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The old errors are the best. From the Guardian's Corrections and Clarifications column on Wednesday, referring to an article two days earlier: "Whether the romance of the French president and Carla Bruni was very pubic, only they can say. We meant to say it was very public."
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Trevor Cowell of Perth in Tasmania noticed a caption under a photo in the issue of The Mercury for 6 February: 'Josephine Brownhill, of Pontville, waters her garden with her dog, Cooper. Coming from Adelaide she is used to being sparing with water'. It would seem the dog is more generous. |