Good for a Giggle

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

A local history of a fishing village
Many sailor's made most of their living fishing herring, of which great shawls schools used to be found out to sea.

Guide book to London
The beast way to get around London is in a taxicab. There are many to be found; they are usually black. The drivers know the entire lay out layout of the city.


Guide to family history research
Even the least experienced family historian can find out a little something something about their ancestors.

Memoir*
As you can imagine I was surprisinged to know that my father wasn't not a soldier at the time after all. Records show that he joined the regiment in 1921, but he said he joined in 1924, four years afterward (no s).

Boer War history*
Unsurprisingly the Colonel found the black natives to be uncouth, their ways as uncomfortably alien as they are to us today. (See me for sensitivity training)



Ghost sightings x2
Some reports stated that a figure was seen hoovering around the graveyard, but that it disappeared when investigated.

Second World War
Even before the last attack had been made, several men of the 6th Division made a concerted effort to find a strong point from which to base their offensive against the last German machine-gun emplacement, which was situated on a rise near Hill 66 and against the backdrop of the German reserve which had been brought up to the line several days previously in order to provide support for the expected defence of the line which had been weakened by successive Allied attacks, both by air and on the ground, principally made by the newly bolstered corps of the RAF who had been unable to fly due to extreme weather conditions, there having been several lightening storms which made flying impossible, even when ... (You know what? Screw this!)

Biography*
Clive X made a long and difficult journey to China in 1863.

Fs for you all. Also you all have detention.

[Can I Help Your A$$?]

As you can imagine I was surprisinged to know that my father wasn't not a soldier at the time after all.

So...he found out that his father WAS a soldier at the time?

[MoonCat]

I think by 'shawls' he meant 'shoals'

[hinakiba777]

Ghost sightings x2
Some reports stated that a figure was seen hoovering around the graveyard, but that it disappeared when investigated. [Nice of them to tidy up I suppose...

ALL MUST FEAR THE GHOST VACUUM!!!!

I'm so happy I wasn't having a drink when I read this.

[bainsidhe]

I reached the wall-o-text and my brain just hazed over.

[BamaBabe]

Ghost sightings x2
Some reports stated that a figure was seen hoovering around the graveyard, but that it disappeared when investigated. [Nice of them to tidy up I suppose...]

What an image in my head! A ghost moving around the graveyard with a vacuum cleaner.

[Sliceanddice]

So...he found out that his father WAS a soldier at the time?

oh he transposed the dates and his father said he joined up in 21 but the registry said 24

[DGoddessChardonnay]

OMG . . what I want to know is how the world do some of these idjits get published to begin with?

Makes my writing look like pure genuis by comparison. And that may not be saying a whole lot.

[BeeMused]

I happily declare that I will never again worry about any grammatical blunders I might make when writing in English after reading what these presumely native speakers wrote.
I don't think I could do that job even in German, I'd constantly pulling my hair out and/or run away screaming!

[Andara Bledin]

Ghost ship sightings
Naturally the vicar got quite a freight!

There. Fixed that.

^-.-^

[EricKei]

Fs for you all. Also COMMA you all have detention.

See me after class.

[Ironclad Alibi]

OMG . . what I want to know is how the world do some of these idjits get published to begin with?

These idjits get published because BookBint fixed their mistakes.

[Tama]

That is why, if my Nano novel ever makes it to an actual publishing company, I will be a good little author.

The nice people know their grammar and English a little better than I do, even though I LOVE writing. I know grammar and spelling well, but I might need help with grammar.

[paxillated]

Ghost sightings
Naturally the vicar got quite a freight!

Must have been a ghost train!

[Rapscallion]

I happily declare that I will never again worry about any grammatical blunders I might make when writing in English after reading what these presumely native speakers wrote.

I used to edit articles for a game's website - mostly fiction, but some strategy and the like. Generally speaking, the submissions with perfect grammar and spelling were those from people who had English as a second or third language. Those who were native speakers were usually the worst.

I think this is more or less to do with the fact that when taught as a second language, it's taught correctly. Most native speakers of English are not taught correct grammar these days.

I had to relearn it all from scratch some years after leaving school.

Rapscallion