6. Could Of, Would Of, Should Of
You know the problem here. All three will have you taking out that red pen in your mind and circling or crossing through, according to personal preference.
5. Going To Your Local Waterstones (And Almost Every Street Sign In The UK)
Fuss Free FlavoursIn spite of the fact that it was established by one Tim Waterstone, the company decided to remove the apostrophe from its name two and a half years ago. The debate sparked by the move was inevitable, and whilst its understandable to a certain extent apostrophes can make a difference when looking things up online, and they dont exist in URLs, etc. you also cant get away from the fact that the company was started by Tim Waterstone. It was his. Waterstones. Whats exponentially worse is that recent years have seen the UK invest money in changing street signs to take out the apostrophe where its grammatically necessary. St. Georges Avenue became St. Georges Avenue, St. Annes Drive into St. Annes Drive, and countless of other changes. Money has been spent to change street signs that were grammatically correct! (Spent can also be read as wasted here.)
4. Reading The Newspaper And Wondering Whats Happened To The World
The ubiquity of errors in spelling and grammar is astounding. Youd be forgiven for picking up the nearest broadsheet and expecting Standard English, but youd also be wrong. A small ceremony was held last night at St Pauls Cathedral, A two year old escaped serious injuries after falling out of a broken window, etc. Just like the most perfect lingerie advert, you find yourself wondering how many people these errors have slipped by on a daily basis before going to print, and wondering what the world has come to.
3. Bargaining Your Friends Good Qualities Over Your Need For Standard English
You realise its a terrible condition, grammar Nazism, when you find yourself semi-seriously judging your friends for their lack of Standard English. Semi-seriously, to be sure, but thats not really the point. Their solid taste in music > Not knowing that hers has no apostrophe. Just?