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Something Else Which Really Annoys Me...

Posted on the 22 August 2014 by Markwadsworth @Mark_Wadsworth

… is the really poor grammar which the anti-smoking lobby uses.
Exhibit A
Something else which really annoys me...
Wrong. Smoking is forbidden "on" these premises, not "in".
Exhibit B
Something else which really annoys me...
Wrong again. "Smoking can" is white and "damage the sperm" is red, then "and" is white again, leading you to assume that this is a list of things which smoking can" do to you.
In which case it should end with "decrease fertility", not "decreases fertility". Alternatively, the word "can" should be red.


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