Steve Woods<p>"The 17-year-old has been remanded into police custody [sic]."</p><p>Those detained are remanded IN police custody, you illiterate!</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/teenager-charged-attempted-murder-after-10418694" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bristolpost.co.uk/news/teenage</span><span class="invisible">r-charged-attempted-murder-after-10418694</span></a></p>
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Steve Woods<p>From our headlines that defy logic department.</p><p>How can one 'return' to a *new* address?</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>A despatch from Homophone Corner.</p><p>"Gorilla troop"?</p><p>It's *troupe*!</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/gorillas-10387274" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol</span><span class="invisible">-news/gorillas-10387274</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>Q: When is a macaroon not a macaroon?</p><p>A: When it's a macron.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bristol247.com/food-and-drink/news-food-and-drink/baker-and-artist-launch-macrons-to-celebrate-independent-craft-and-creativity/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bristol247.com/food-and-drink/</span><span class="invisible">news-food-and-drink/baker-and-artist-launch-macrons-to-celebrate-independent-craft-and-creativity/</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>Modern icons: a pizza chain.</p><p>Other adjectives are available.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/iconic-pizza-restaurant-rudys-announces-10371265" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/foo</span><span class="invisible">d-drink/iconic-pizza-restaurant-rudys-announces-10371265</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>This sentence contradicts itself, as well as being gibberish.</p><p>"Early investigative enquiries have indicated that the item found was "not a viable explosive", meaning whatever may have been produced would have have the capacity to cause significant damage."</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEnglish</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/21-year-old-man-arrested-10370041" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol</span><span class="invisible">-news/21-year-old-man-arrested-10370041</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>Are you curvy in four colours [sic]?</p><p>I'm not.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ambiguity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ambiguity</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>Bacterium, Indy!</p><p>You've used a plural noun with a third person singular verb conjugation.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/flesh-eating-bacteria-deaths-florida-b2790912.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">independent.co.uk/news/world/a</span><span class="invisible">mericas/flesh-eating-bacteria-deaths-florida-b2790912.html</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>"...the money would be spent on improving buses, increasing the frequency of suburban railways [sic]".</p><p>Are the number of lines going to be increased or the number of services.</p><p>I suspect the latter.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WestOfEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestOfEngland</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/metro-mayor-insists-750m-transport-10353012" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol</span><span class="invisible">-news/metro-mayor-insists-750m-transport-10353012</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>The letter which starts 'Simon Jenkins misunderstands...' could have ended there and been perfectly cogent and correct.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/16/clean-energy-should-be-a-priority-not-wuthering-bronte-country-nostalgia" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jul/16/clean-energy-should-be-a-priority-not-wuthering-bronte-country-nostalgia</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>"After Reform’s success at the local elections in May, he warned that all those working in diversity for Reform-controlled councils “better be seeking alternative careers very, very quickly”. But the sought-after image – woke council members [sic] walking out of county hall with their redundancy boxes while ordinary, hardworking Britons applaud the return to common sense – is unlikely to materialise."</p><p>Council members is a term usually applied to *elected* councillors, not council officers who are employees. 🤦♂️ </p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/16/nigel-farage-copy-paste-trump-policies-reform-uk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/jul/16/nigel-farage-copy-paste-trump-policies-reform-uk</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>The Grauniad is employing illiterates.</p><p>"The chancellor gave the greenlight [sic] on Tuesday to a new industry-funded advertising campaign..."</p><p>"However, efforts to encourage more risk taking came as the Treasury reigned [sic] in the powers of the Financial Ombudsman Service..."</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/15/rachel-reeves-rules-red-tape-boot-on-neck-innovation-mansion-house" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">jul/15/rachel-reeves-rules-red-tape-boot-on-neck-innovation-mansion-house</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>"The Beatles’ cedar tree in Chiswick, which is around 300 years old, was nominated given that the band perched on one of its low-swooping boughs in a video for their song Rain in 1966."</p><p>There were no music videos in the 1960s. 🤦♂️ </p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://nation.cymru/news/welsh-tree-in-stunning-location-shortlisted-for-tree-of-the-year-award/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nation.cymru/news/welsh-tree-i</span><span class="invisible">n-stunning-location-shortlisted-for-tree-of-the-year-award/</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@JackTheCat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>JackTheCat</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.wales/@TCMuffin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>TCMuffin</span></a></span> Yup!</p><p>It deserves the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> hashtag.</p>
Jayne :wales_flag:🇪🇺🏳️🌈<p>One for you <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@wood5y" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wood5y</span></a></span> 🤦</p><p><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> </p><p>Surely this should be...</p><p>"...we actually experience three periods of rapid ageing..."</p><p>rather than...</p><p>"...we actually experience three rapid periods of ageing..."</p>
Steve Woods<p>Have the smiley face tattoo and links to North Wales since been recaptured?</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ambiguity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ambiguity</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>Modern Vintage Cooking is an <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/oxymoron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oxymoron</span></a>, not a company name, and this piece is <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a>.</p><p>I've read it so you don't have to! :)</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/im-chef-ive-been-cooking-31984627" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/foo</span><span class="invisible">d-drink-news/im-chef-ive-been-cooking-31984627</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>Visitor Tax?</p><p>The <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Shropshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shropshire</span></a> Star's bigotry is writ large in the headline.</p><p>My recommendation: if you can't handle paying £1.30 per night tourist levy, stick to holidaying in Englandshire.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2025/07/09/wales-visitor-tax-plans-agreed-by-senedd/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">shropshirestar.com/news/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">7/09/wales-visitor-tax-plans-agreed-by-senedd/</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>The local rag usually describes businesses that shut down as 'popular'.</p><p>If they were that popular, they'd still be open.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>Nothing screams <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/xenophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xenophobia</span></a> louder than today's Daily Brexit (which some still call the Express). </p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a></p>
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