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Grammar Police Hero / villain

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By *unandbuck OP   Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield

A self-proclaimed "grammar vigilante" goes out undercover in the dead of night correcting street signs and shop fronts in Bristol where the apostrophes are in the wrong place.

BBC video report shows the man on his Grammar Crusade....

Can the forum help track down this Bristol based individual?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I refuse to participate further on this thread as I'm paranoid that I'll make some sort of minor grammatical mistake that will be pounced upon by the smart-arses!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

so he's like the grammatically correct version of banksy?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I refuse to participate further on this thread as I'm paranoid that I'll make some sort of minor grammatical mistake that will be pounced upon by the smart-arses!

"

Actually, I can understand his initial frustration as when I see basic grammar errors it does irrationally get my heckles right up at times, but to go out in the early hours on a mission to fix them? Get a life mate..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't Bristol council spell and use correct grammar?

Are they employing?

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By *unandbuck OP   Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield


"Can't Bristol council spell and use correct grammar?

Are they employing? "

It's shop signs, the 'street sign' was a wording error by a BBC journo...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When i had a job where i had to read a lot of literature from the local council, I made a point of returning it corrected with red pen...I resented someone telling me what to do when they were unable to do it coherently, while being paid twice as much as me to do the same job.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Can't Bristol council spell and use correct grammar?

Are they employing? "

It's more about private shops / signs rather than Council owned ones I think.

It's a guy doing it off his own back rather than a Council employee, to make himself 'famous' would be my guess, after all he obviously went to the Beeb with his story because they interviewed him

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By *hole Lotta RosieWoman
over a year ago

Deviant City


"so he's like the grammatically correct version of banksy? "

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By *unandbuck OP   Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield


"I refuse to participate further on this thread as I'm paranoid that I'll make some sort of minor grammatical mistake that will be pounced upon by the smart-arses!

Actually, I can understand his initial frustration as when I see basic grammar errors it does irrationally get my heckles right up at times, but to go out in the early hours on a mission to fix them? Get a life mate.. "

Interesting. Lots of appreciation and then a quick back-peddle. Where were you between the hours of 2:00am and 4:00am last Tuesday?

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By *ushandkittyCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

Was the guy who proof read Hitlers speeches the first grammar Nazi???

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

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"so he's like the grammatically correct version of banksy? "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"so he's like the grammatically correct version of banksy? "

yeah...he goes out under cover of darkness, armed with black sticky backed plastic, ready to correct the mistakes on street signs..

I think it's hilarious

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Can't Bristol council spell and use correct grammar?

Are they employing?

It's more about private shops / signs rather than Council owned ones I think.

It's a guy doing it off his own back rather than a Council employee, to make himself 'famous' would be my guess, after all he obviously went to the Beeb with his story because they interviewed him "

I hope he was interviewed in silhouette like supergrasses and proper secret types.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Can't Bristol council spell and use correct grammar?

Are they employing?

It's more about private shops / signs rather than Council owned ones I think.

It's a guy doing it off his own back rather than a Council employee, to make himself 'famous' would be my guess, after all he obviously went to the Beeb with his story because they interviewed him

I hope he was interviewed in silhouette like supergrasses and proper secret types. "

being in silhouette doesn't work on the radio

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By *unandbuck OP   Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield


"Was the guy who proof read Hitlers speeches the first grammar Nazi???"

No, it was before that. Hitlers Mums mum was a Nazi grammar.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Can't Bristol council spell and use correct grammar?

Are they employing?

It's more about private shops / signs rather than Council owned ones I think.

It's a guy doing it off his own back rather than a Council employee, to make himself 'famous' would be my guess, after all he obviously went to the Beeb with his story because they interviewed him

I hope he was interviewed in silhouette like supergrasses and proper secret types.

being in silhouette doesn't work on the radio "

He was also on BBC Breakfast as well

They did the old 'film from behind' trick ..

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By *unandbuck OP   Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield


"

I hope he was interviewed in silhouette like supergrasses and proper secret types.

being in silhouette doesn't work on the radio

He was also on BBC Breakfast as well

They did the old 'film from behind' trick .. "

Did they give him a weird sounding voice, or use an actors voice?

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!


"I refuse to participate further on this thread as I'm paranoid that I'll make some sort of minor grammatical mistake that will be pounced upon by the smart-arses!

"

You hadn't participated at all until you did so you can't have had the opportunity to participate further anyway.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"

I hope he was interviewed in silhouette like supergrasses and proper secret types.

being in silhouette doesn't work on the radio

He was also on BBC Breakfast as well

They did the old 'film from behind' trick ..

Did they give him a weird sounding voice, or use an actors voice?"

Erm while we are being picky / snarky it said BBC video report? How does video work on radio????

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By *unandbuck OP   Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield


"

I hope he was interviewed in silhouette like supergrasses and proper secret types.

being in silhouette doesn't work on the radio

He was also on BBC Breakfast as well

They did the old 'film from behind' trick ..

Did they give him a weird sounding voice, or use an actors voice?

Erm while we are being picky / snarky it said BBC video report? How does video work on radio???? "

I wasn't....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There's a couple of posts on here that have erroneously used hyphens!

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By *unandbuck OP   Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield


"There's a couple of posts on here that have erroneously used hyphens! "

The guy on the news was an apostrophe vigilante, maybe you could set up the hyphen division?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"There's a couple of posts on here that have erroneously used hyphens!

The guy on the news was an apostrophe vigilante, maybe you could set up the hyphen division? "

I'm afraid I'd soon get fired for co-ruption!

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By *lmostthereMan
over a year ago

Southampton


"so he's like the grammatically correct version of banksy?

yeah...he goes out under cover of darkness, armed with black sticky backed plastic, ready to correct the mistakes on street signs..

I think it's hilarious "

I absolutely do not correct notices, signs and posters at work. No...

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By *atteriesnotIncludedMan
over a year ago

Buxton

Better thing to do on fab than care that much about peoples spelling, most post quickly and dont always check that things are spelt that correctly. As long as messages can be understood then most do not see it as that big a problem.

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By *unandbuck OP   Couple
over a year ago

Sheffield


"Better thing to do on fab than care that much about peoples spelling, most post quickly and dont always check that things are spelt that correctly. As long as messages can be understood then most do not see it as that big a problem. "

This guy does it in real life to signs, not on fab....

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

I like this guy already

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By *orth South DivideCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham


"Was the guy who proof read Hitlers speeches the first grammar Nazi???"

*Hitler's

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By *orth South DivideCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham


"Was the guy who proof read Hitlers speeches the first grammar Nazi???

No, it was before that. Hitlers Mums mum was a Nazi grammar."

*Hitler's

*mum's

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

IT woz a bloke m8 then innit...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"so he's like the grammatically correct version of banksy?

"

I think this bloke deserves a knighthood

Also banksy I'd grammatically correct and a total star. I queued with 10,000 to see his exhibition in Bristol museum

He put a rubber cock in the stalactites and stalagmites - true art

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By *W ChapMan
over a year ago

Swindon


"Was the guy who proof read Hitlers speeches the first grammar Nazi???

No, it was before that. Hitlers Mums mum was a Nazi grammar."
Did Hitler have kids or brothers or sisters who did....if not she was a Nazi Mama?

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley


"I refuse to participate further on this thread as I'm paranoid that I'll make some sort of minor grammatical mistake that will be pounced upon by the smart-arses!

Actually, I can understand his initial frustration as when I see basic grammar errors it does irrationally get my heckles right up at times, but to go out in the early hours on a mission to fix them? Get a life mate..

Interesting. Lots of appreciation and then a quick back-peddle. Where were you between the hours of 2:00am and 4:00am last Tuesday?"

Pedal*

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By *ryst In IsoldeWoman
over a year ago

your imagination


"A self-proclaimed "grammar vigilante" goes out undercover in the dead of night correcting street signs and shop fronts in Bristol where the apostrophes are in the wrong place.

BBC video report shows the man on his Grammar Crusade....

Can the forum help track down this Bristol based individual?

"

There, their, they're....

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I think hes on the forums

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