REMOTELY: adverb [ADVERB -ed] If someone or something is remotely placed or situated, they are a long way from other people or places. MOTLEY: adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You can describe a group of things as a motley collection if you think they seem strange together because they are all very different. Re-motley crew10 Oct, 2018 in grammar / misspelling / sign tagged motley / sign / spelling by Camilla
Working in children’s publishing – we used the phrase ‘sneak peek’ a LOT. I think probably 40 per cent of those ‘peeks’ were spelled ‘peak’ as illustrated neatly here by Victoria Beckham… Peak peek11 Aug, 2018 in grammar / misspelling tagged beckham / grammar / instagram / posh / spelling / VB by Camilla
Even forgotten password messages aren’t safe from the tyranny of typos. This should obviously say “email on its way” – not “it is way”. You’ve got mail30 Apr, 2018 in grammar / sign tagged gohenry / its by Camilla
As spotted at Pontins Camber Sands – at least 30 notices using your for you’re. Rabbiting on11 Jan, 2018 in grammar / sign tagged grammar / pontins / sign by Camilla
There’s something fishy about the apostrophes on this sign. Seeing red9 Feb, 2017 in grammar / misspelling / sign tagged brixton / fishmonger / sign by Camilla
The Hungry Caterpillar has sold the equivalent of one copy a minute since it was released 46 years (yes, FORTY SIX!) years ago. This means the lesser-used US spelling of stomach ache has remained unchanged for nearly half a century and appears in 30 million copies worldwide. Though ‘stomachache’ might […] Difficult to stomach16 Jan, 2017 in grammar tagged book / hungry caterpillar / thecopyeditor by Camilla
Richard Branson’s favourite food, according to the Sunday Times Magazine – shepherd’s pie with nearly a kilo of salt… Salty slip-up25 Apr, 2016 in grammar / misspelling / product tagged magazine / salt / shepherds pie / sub-editor / sunday times / thecopyeditor by Camilla
If making a (poor) grammar joke, then at least make sure the spelling is correct… No joking matter9 Apr, 2016 in grammar / misspelling / sign tagged Bath / misspelling / sign / thecopyeditor by Camilla
This is Clinique’s third appearance on this blog. This time, for the rogue comma after ‘elegant’. FYI commas in a list replace the word ‘and’. In this case ‘elegant new fragrance’ would suffice. (Also, why is it written out twice?) Comma coma27 Feb, 2016 in grammar / product tagged clinique / thecopyeditor by Camilla