When I first saw this I thought The Guardian had made an error. Seems not, though. Apparently if you’re using a did(not) in your sentence, the general rule is that the tense used is present. It still looks ugly though. “That never used to […]
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…
Law ‘in force ment’ in full effect. Modern-minded people might say that spelling/grammar doesn’t really matter and that language should be fluid. This sign, however, tells you everything you need to know. Stray from the basic rules of syntax and words just stop making sense.