Here is the latest update in my series on people pluralising the already-pluralised word panini. This one from Roundhay Park cafe. No wonder Facebook stopped syndicating my blog posts.
Today we continue my series on people who cannot spell panini.
This shop I found in May, for example. They have at least worked out that there should not be an apostrophe there.
Leeds Beckett has not, however.
Even if the word panini was the singular form, why would you add an apostrophe there?
This is not how you spell panini. Panini itself is plural. It’s an Italian word. The singular is panino. Therefore, there is no need to put an s on the end.
Worst still, though, is that if you zoom in, you can see someone has rubbed something out before the s. An apostrophe, no doubt.
I have started using the free version of Grammarly to double-check my spelling and grammar. I have the standard spell checker on of course, but Grammary catches some mistakes that the spell checker does not. Here is my invite link if you want to give it ago.
More interesting, is that Grammarly send you a weekly report with some stats in it. I have just received the first one, and it contains some interesting stuff.
Whether Grammarly has found some statistical trick to massage my ego, or just has a dubious user base I am not sure. It seems like the kind of tool writers would use, which suggests the former. Still, statistically I seem to be doing okay.
It is also worth noting that I am only using the browser plug-in, so it does not monitor the writing I am doing in desktop applications.
Back in April, I wrote about the LGI’s dubious spelling of ultrasound. We’ve been there quite a bit recently: volunteering with Anxiety Leeds, having baby scans and visiting my grandma. Each time we go, we seem to notice another sign that is not quite correct.
A bold new spelling of gynaecology.
Capitalising each word seems to be an interesting stylistic choice, but why is “thank you” hyphenated? It is bizarre.
Why would you capitalise “floors”?
Why would you capitalise “hospital”?
Areas “are” safe and secure?
Nothing fills you with confidence look a good “ultrsound”.
Last week, we went to The New Conservatory for lunch. Apparently, they serve deserts, and even have a special “desert of the day.”