I regularly enjoy the traps - some of them unavoidable - left sitting around by the grammar monster. And, even though I refer to the rules of English as a 'monster', I mean it in a kindly way. The traps, themselves, are usually camouflaged very meagrely. Nonetheless, journalists, mailshot designers and shopkeepers frequently fall head-first into them. My current favourite is the tag-line on the clothes shop sign near where I live. It reads: Gently used ladies' clothes. You have to ask yourself who or what has been gently used - the clothes or the ladies?
There are a number of these in the forthcoming teachers' books:
Children make delicious snacks.
My dog smells a lot better than me.
It was at the cricket match that I saw her duck.
If you think that any of our waiters are rude or unhelpful, you ought to see the manager.
I do love collecting these; so if you'd like to leave some, please do. Thanks.
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