Spelling Doctor

Five Worryingly Widespread Grammatical Errors

It’s the only the true grammar snob that sneers at an isolated mistake (and yes, I include myself in that list). Of greater concern is when mistakes become so widespread that they threaten to become accepted usage, and has plagued those with teaching jobs for years. That’s just not on. Here are five of the most confusingly common and worryingly widespread grammatical mistakes:

THE GREENGROCER’S APOSTROPHE

Perhaps the most well-known and widespread error, the erroneous apostrophe before the S on More

Grammar IS Important

Sadly, although it is deemed entirely unacceptable to drink and drive, or park in a disabled bay when, just the previous week, you ran the London Marathon in record time (while wearing a bunny suit for Cancer relief during baking summer temperatures), it still seems to be perfectly acceptable to spell words wrong and completely abuse the gift that is grammar. And it isn’t just the younger generation who are at fault and in need of a swift kick up More