1.6.12 May - Grammar of the Month

More of the usual stuff -

• "The next act are a duet"  [Are it?  Thanks Ant, from BGT]
• "The next couple of weeks are very crucial."  [Degrees of cruciality now; Radio 4, Farming Today]
• "The bacteria was practically gone."  [Colgate advert]
• "Does it mean fewer bigger apples or less apples in general?"  [Radio 4 - after starting off so well; shame]
• "As the team continues their search."  [TV programme, The World's Largest Snake]
• "If the temeratures became that warm again . . ."  [As above]
• "The highs and lows of Jason Donovan's life is revealed."  [ITV announcer]
• "The combination of ingredients just don't work."  [Oliver Peyton, Great British Menu]
• "Full of easy-to-make recipes."  [A plug for Gok Wan's book on TV, but one doesn't make recipes]

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