The Pedant's Revolt

[Proudhuff]

...and how many pedants have learnt to (enjoy, but) not point out continuity errors, bus sized plot holes and stories where the inprobability drive has been acivated whilst sitting watching a DVD with your beloved one?

Roy 'Batty' Huff

[Trout]

Not me, Huffy.

I also guess the end, usually, then spoil it for everyone.

- That bastard

[Floyd-the-k]

I notice 'but' being used incorrectly a lot in advertising. For example;

This new phone is small but convenient

oh and there should be an apostrophe in Blakes 7. Also there's only six of them (or do the annoying computers count?)

[Quirkafleeg]

>(or do the annoying computers count?)

Confirm

[Banners]

Could that just be a contraction of "home delivery is available"?

I'll give you that, but the've misspelt "avaliable" too...!

In other news, we moved at the weekend and I'm now living in "Earls Court Road". It's a cool place, but the lack of an apostrophe there is causing me real worry.

M@

[johnnystress]

another one

"irregardless"

irritating

[Queen Firey-Bou]

hey whoa on the signpainters... painters' ? whatever... its not easy you know.. says she, 2.5 foot letters on the ground M.O.T  ... yes, i managed to write...sorry paint... or, no "SPRAY" M.T.O... with a whole audience from adjacenct hotel & garage & shop. joy.

it was, literally pathetic. Grrrrr.

anyway ya bastards. I'm old today so can spell what i leik.

[johnnystress]

oh bou..tsk tsk tskhttp://www.connect.net/tlturner/sotp.jpg">

[House of Usher]

Heard this week on a TV programme:

"The police told us we were walking on eggshells"

No, in fact, you were walking on thin ice. The meaning is totally different. One means treading very carefully. The other means pushing your luck.

[johnnystress]

"You hit the nail on the hammer there"

"It's like the cat calling the kettle black"

My mates boss


(should there be an apostophe on mates?)

[Banners]

Overheard in shop today...

"...she was running around like a legless chicken..."

!

M@

[johnnystress]

That great!  even better than the real saying

(images of pissed up chickens running amok)

[Dudley]

"Talk to the face, 'cos the hand ain't listening!" - genuine comment by angry boss, some years ago.

[House of Usher]

That's even funnier now than when you mentioned it before on thread 13527 and 14137.

[johnnystress]

wow- Today'''s''' King of the Pendants is ..


House of Usher!
:)