The excellent Mr Pullum highlights the attempts of the Plain English Conspiracy to destroy Donald Rumsfeld. There is, of course, nothing wrong with the example for which they awarded Ronald (as La Vanguardia’s Asian correspondent calls him) their Foot in Mouth trophy; indeed, a glance at their list of previous winners suggests that they have…
Shanghai Daily: “Els estrangers no compraran un periòdic xinès per a llegir la pàgina anglesa,” va dir Huang Hu, professor de periodisme en l’Universitat de Fudan. “Aquestes pàgines angleses tenen clarament un problema de col·locació.”