Misuse of words – driving me crackers!

squawking it’s head off

Ah ah, another misuse that annoys me.

You mean its head. The head belonging to the bird is its head. It’s means it is.

I bow before Mister P for he is correct, and I am not. (curses)

I wave two fingers at Dangeourbrain, I used the word I wanted correctly. (hoorah)

no apostrophe needed before “and” in a sentence

no apostrophe needed before “and” in a sentence

That apostrophe is a comma.

Muphry’s Law in action.

Muphry’s Law in action.

Well played.

FFS! its still not needed whatever the curly little twerp is!

(I think – one for the facts thread “TJ does not understand punctuation” )

Here is another:

the misuse / conflation of “knob” and “nob” in insults

“knob” means bellend
“nob” means member of the nobility meant in a derogatory way

no apostrophe needed before “and” in a sentence

If I overlook the apostrophe/comma error, I was (and this isn’t actually a made-up thing post event, honestly) aiming for prose…Hence the way the post was constructed.