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Read Giles Coren's letter to Times subs
Errrr just in case you are confused by the previous bookmark... here is the letter that Giles sent that provoked the reply from the sub-editors
writing  media  guardian  english  language  grammar 
july 2008 by gmclean
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... is a grammatically correct sentence used as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated constructs.
writing  english  linguistics  humor  buffalo  funny  language  grammar 
july 2007 by gmclean
The Eggcorn Database
This site collects unusual spellings of a particular kind, which have come to be called eggcorns. Typical examples include free reign (instead of free rein) or hone in on (instead of home in on), and many more or less common reshapings of words and expres
language  linguistics  words  english  writing 
may 2006 by gmclean

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