Mr. Waffle and I eased ourselves into January by going for a walk in Glendalough today. It was pretty rainy but pleasant all the same.
I have seen it look like this in sunshine; to be honest, that is better. I felt for the American tourists who were unlikely to be back.
The visitors to the toilets have strong views about grammar. Glendalough: attracting pedants from all nations.
Imagine if we corrected in this way every mistake non-native English speakers make. In Brussels it would be a never-ending task. I find this kind of thing extremely ungracious and discouraging – make corrections only if you are asked to do so or if there is a risk of embarassment or lack of clarity.
Nothing like a rant to start the new year! Or should that be ‘New Year’?
I don’t know, I found it mildly amusing. I am also unclear whether the Italian copy is perfect or the Italians just don’t care. Your own views?
Don’t know about the Italian but I suggest that for the French they just write the whole thing in capitals next time as technically accents would not then be required. And shouldn’t there be an upside-down exclamation mark at the start of the Spanish one?
Have I just been hoist(ed?) by my own pEtard there?
Mais oui!