What with so many quotes connected with the Olympics, and posted separately, the list is somewhat reduced for the August round-up, which I've just realised I haven't yet done. As ever, there are a fair few grammatical calamities included.
1 - "Mel B is far too butch to pull off a dress." [Jess]
2 - "A brilliant player to watch on the eye." [Alan Shearer]
3 - "Harvey looks like he's been wearing a helmet."
4 - "I've been in the bath as well, and I've got a shiny foot - look!" [TMWSC]
Grammar and Language Cock-ups
5 - "They were issued with a final ultimatum." [Radio Newsreader]
6 - "It was an interesting avenue in which to go down." [BBC Radio News - inadvertently reporting that the woman was 'going down' on someone in an avenue]
7 - "Back-stadia was the Duchess of Cambridge." [Radio Sports Report - horrendous!]
8 - "It's not clear what the core message of these Olympics are." [Idiot, on Newsnight]
9 - "The dispute is within the medical team themselves." [Radio News]
10 - "They're gonna see just how much speed are in the legs." [Paralympics commentator]
11 - "Since then, podiums have become more difficult to come by." [Paralympics commentator, talking rubbish about podia]
12 - "They didn't look like a dressing room in turmoil today." [ITV News rubbish]
13 - "Only one of the four were smiling after the opening day." [Colin Murray, MOTD2]
14 - "A real good start and a real good point." [Alan Shearer]
15- "A group of horses are rescued from an isolated farm." [TV Guide, ref Animal 24:7]
16 - "The Devon air ambulance rush to the aid of a patient in cardiac arrest." [TV Guide, ref Emergency]
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