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Highlighting the poor work of proofreaders

Joined May 2018
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And the incorrect position of the apostrophe in “kid’s”. @CapitalsCommas
Seen at @Nordstrom - interesting spelling of ‘apparel’ #sacktheproofreader
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There is absolutely no way I could eat those pakoras @apostrophe_rage @HRHDaniela
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Replying to @JoMaloneLondon
@JoMaloneLondon ……oooops!!! Spelling mistake on webpage! #sacktheproofreader #timlessortimeless 🤣🤣🤣 – at East Midlands, England
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Excellent caption from @MailOnline - educated at the Starbucks’ school of law perhaps??!! 😂 #SackTheProofreader 😂
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Oh dear Caffè Nero... it’s CHEESECAKE! 🤦🏻‍♀️ #typo #sacktheproofreader #CaffeNero
Things that are topical: ✔️The coronavirus pandemic ✔️The US presidential election ✔️The exam results fiasco Things that are not topical: ❌This dress #Typo #SackTheProofreader #TropicalNotTopical
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Why You Should Avoid Using "Actually" #amwriting #writing #writingcommunity #vocabulary
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Genuine mistake or subliminal political messages from @BBCNews ?? I’m sure @joswinson won’t be impressed #sacktheproofreader
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Replying to @AldiUK
@AldiUK Spot the mistake here guys!! (Hint: Rather large word unicorn but text says “Make your cool penguin frozen treats”). #sacktheproofreader #unicornsnotpenguins
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Replying to @itvnews
@itvnews Granada region reports a "news" store for @Primark opening in Trafford Centre #sacktheproofreader 🤣🤣
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Strange use of a comma, unless you want to encourage people to power through their meds. Try hyphens: power-through-your-day medicine. No free ads, so I won’t call out this offender.
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What's the most irritating grammatical mistake of all time? My nomination: Of Vs Have I could OF but I shouldn't HAVE.
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This is the UK packaging... #sacktheproofreader @oldelpasouk
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Come on @piersmorgan spot the grammatical error! @grammarmonster @GMB @BBCBreakfast
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For @deborahmeyler and everyone who will be upset by this :) @ApostropheLaw
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Replying to @HotelChocolat
@HotelChocolat Sealed in dark..... Dark what?? Or sealed in the dark?? #SackTheProofReader #ChocolareReward?
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Crown court trail? 🤦🏽‍♀️#pethate #typo #thelawisbroken #sacktheproofreader
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Perhaps the apostrophe will arrive in the first mail sacks.....👸🏼 – at Bagni di Lucca, Toscana
Senior rates mess on board @HMSQnlz fitted out with a pub “the Queens Head” @wadworth portsmouth.co.uk/news/defenc…
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