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Pedants’ Corner

25 January, 2011
Posted in: Dublin, Ireland, Reading etc.

Spotted on the way to work this morning: a van emblazoned with the words “Clean and Glean – Window Cleaners”. Hands up, if you think that they know what glean means. This should separate the wheat from the chaff.

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  1. WOL says

    26 January, 2011 at 09:05

    Tsk.

  2. TownMouse says

    26 January, 2011 at 09:54

    I suppose it depends on how filthy your windows are. Ours could probably support the odd crop or two…

  3. Ellani says

    26 January, 2011 at 11:46

    I might be able to glean the meaning of that motto, given the time.

  4. Pog says

    27 January, 2011 at 13:43

    My sisters and I walked past a swanky-looking hairdressers at Christmas called ‘Minions’. No, me neither.

  5. admin says

    1 February, 2011 at 23:42

    Welcome my friendly pedants. Minions hairdresser is just odd, your pogness.

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