Tag Archives: The Guardian

Grammar pedants online

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Ingrid Tieken

In the Bridging the Unbridgeable project we’ve been trying to find out what people’s pet hates are. So far, we’ve done so directly by asking them in attitudes surveys, both online and face-to face, but another great source is to … Continue reading →

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The Guardian on language

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Ingrid Tieken

It makes you wonder if they know the difference between grammar and spelling, but the pictures are still great for a good laugh! And there is more where this one came from.   Thanks for the link, Alison!

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Pedants and Perpetrators: or, language, power and the dangers of simplificitation

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Robin Straaijer

Yesterday, the website of The Guardian posted an article on the members of the Idler Academy’s Bad Grammar Awards‘ shortlist. The bad grammar perpetrated by those on the shortlist contained a number of the ‘old chestnuts’ such as the use of … Continue reading →

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The indefinite pronoun in the news

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Ingrid Tieken

Joan Beal sent me a link from The Guardian Online on the indefinite pronoun. The topic seems to be getting a lot of interest these days: good. Read  what Rebecca Gowers has to say on the subject: We need to talk … Continue reading →

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Even The Guardian …

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Ingrid Tieken

… has joined us in our interest in prescritpivism. Read all about it here. And that isn’t all: here’s what they published two days later. Keep sending us more of this. (Thanks, Joan!)

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