Pesky danglers: Multiple meanings
I've got a thing for sentence danglers They're good for a little laugh and help to keep me focused on the multiple meanings that can lurk within sentencesHere's one I found today, of the pronoun variety, thanks to TransLink:I'm pleased that, if I register my 'go card', my card's balance will be safe - even if that balance is lost or stolen But why would my balance be stolen, and not the cardYes, I know that they're referring to my 'go card' being lost or stolen, and I know that most...
Read moreThe premise behind my business premises
Here's a word problem that I'm suddenly noticing a lot: 'premise' being used instead of 'premises' as in 'everything handmade on premise' in the example belowThe usual pattern of English would suggest that 'premises' (as in place of business) is plural, and its singular should be 'premise' But that's not the caseMy trusty Oxford Dictionary makes it clear'Premises' is a house or building, together with its land and outbuildings, occupied by a business or considered in an official context...
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