Here in Montreal, in 1952, we got all of one (1!) TV channel. If memory serves, it was channel 2 on the dial, and it was bilingual, English and French. (In those days there was more linguistic cooperation in this province!) The channel was run by the CBC: the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Shows were, of course, in black and white.
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Friday Follies #30 – 3 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”!
Where oh where is a proofreader or editor when you need one? Apparently none was around when the following language crimes were committed. Here’s what the Grammar Cop found this week:
Friday Follies #27 – 3 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”!
We’ve now reached the halfway point in our February Friday Follies! Today the Grammar Cop features two print errors and a lovely (read: dumb) verbal boo-boo on the part of a Republican presidential-race contender.
Goodbye to an Embarrassment of Riches
English newspapers! A whole big bunch! If only we had fully appreciated them at the time.
Friday Follies #3 – 4 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”!
Okay people, here are this week’s goofs that caught my attention – unfortunately! This Grammar Cop never sleeps!
Friday Follies #2 – 4 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”!
Once again, I, self-appointed Grammar Cop, call out the media for this week’s goofs. As usual they were not hard to find (the goofs, not the media)!
Friday Follies – 3 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”!
In which I, self-appointed Grammar Cop, call out the national media for yesterday’s goofs.
Crossed Eyes and Dotted Tees 