we all wash are hands
Apr. 29th, 2014 12:39 amThe Idler Academy, an offshoot of the magazine which offers courses in everything from philosophy to ukulele playing, has announced the shortlist for its 2014 Bad Grammar award, set up to highlight "the incorrect use of English by people and institutions who should know better".
The shortlist is headed by Tesco, for using "less" not "fewer" in reference to numbers on loo-roll packaging – "Same Luxury. Less Lorries" – and for describing its orange juice as "most tastiest".
Great British primary schools appear for "many and various" errors, including using "are" for "our" in the following sign in a playground: "We all wash are hands after playing in the sandpits."