Great piece. I wonder if the owners of Illuminaté Restorante meant to imply that their place is where the Illuminati hang out? Under the mistaken impression that "Illuminati" somehow means bright? Once you start crawling down the grammatical rabbit hole, mistakes proliferate like a Gorgon's head. Which suggests an addition to your list of common mistakes: mixed metaphors.
Great piece. I wonder if the owners of Illuminaté Restorante meant to imply that their place is where the Illuminati hang out? Under the mistaken impression that "Illuminati" somehow means bright? Once you start crawling down the grammatical rabbit hole, mistakes proliferate like a Gorgon's head. Which suggests an addition to your list of common mistakes: mixed metaphors.
Thank you sir!
Another good rant, Gary. Keep 'em coming.
So sad to see your list of the Top 10 matched the ones I'm still finding in journaIism students' copy. Great teaching tool. Thanks.
I was told Tim Hortons dropped the 's so the name would be the same in French and English.
Thanks! Maybe share the post with students and fellow teachers?
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Thank you!
Excellent. How about tenses - past and present. I seen and I saw.
Always a good one. And the disappearing past perfect—"He should have went inside." "I would have came sooner if I knew."
Thank you for the mention, I think. 🐭
Oh, yeah, your last name starts with a K too. I was thinking of (cough) another Bob.
Ah yes, the other Bob K who has a habit of spending too much time around diseased vermin. I know that guy!