Sunday, May 9, 2010

Ignorance Is Blitz

Ignorance Is Blitz

Here is my review of Ignorance is Blitz, by Anders Henriksson.

Friday, May 7, 2010

More Funny Epitaphs

More Funny Epitaphs

My favourite is:

Here lies the remains of Thomas Woodhen,
The most amiable of husbands and excellent of men.
N. B.—His real name was Woodcock, but it wouldn't come in rhyme. His Widow.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Open competitions

Open competitions

New competition. Name the Funny English Errors mascot to win software.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Mothers Day Quotes

Mothers Day Quotes

Funny letters from children to their mothers, for mothers' day

Thursday, April 15, 2010

From the Vault: Rare Howlers, Part 4

From the Vault: Rare Howlers, Part 4

Student howlers and an example of bureaucratese collected from historic newspapers

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

From the Vault: Rare Howlers, Part 3

From the Vault: Rare Howlers, Part 3

The third installment of Rare Howlers, comprising student howlers and funny news headlines collected from old newspapers

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

From the Vault: Rare Howlers, Part 2

From the Vault: Rare Howlers, Part 2

More student howlers, media mishaps, and other blunders collected from old newspapers

Monday, April 12, 2010

From the Vault: Rare Howlers, Part 1

From the Vault: Rare Howlers, Part 1

Rare student howlers and other funny English mistakes collected from old newspapers

Sunday, April 11, 2010

The Funniest Science Howlers

The Funniest Science Howlers

Hilarious collection of funny exam answers by elementary-school children

Saturday, March 27, 2010

TES: A Great Resource for the Teaching Community

TES: A Great Resource for the Teaching Community

A collection of the funniest things teachers have seen when marking, from TES Connect

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Funny Epitaphs

Funny Epitaphs

A widow told an inscriber to include "To my husband" in an appropriate place on the gravestone. The inscriber misunderstood and inscribed on the gravestone: "To my husband, in an appropriate place". Follow the link for more accidentally humorous tombstone inscriptions.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Funny Anti-Climaxes

The Humour of Anti-Climax

Examples of accidentally funny anti-climaxes

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Funny Advertisements

Funny Advertisements

A collection of genuine, unconsciously funny advertisements

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

A Never-ending Story

A Never-ending Story

Practise your English language skills by contributing to a never-ending story

Monday, March 15, 2010

The Meaning of the Funny English Errors Rap Song

The Meaning of the Funny English Errors Rap Song

By popular demand, here is an explanation of the lyrics to the Funny English Errors Rap Song

Friday, March 12, 2010

Funny English Errors Rap Song: Origins

Funny English Errors Rap Song: Origins

I should probably stick to my day job. But this was a fun thing to do: writing my very own hip-hop song. Watch it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijSdRuyMeOI

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Religion and Philosophy

Religion and Philosophy

Authentic, unconsciously humorous answers to school exam questions and essays about the Bible, religion, and philosophy

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

The Animal Kingdom According to School Children

The Animal Kingdom According to School Children

Authentic, unconsciously humorous answers to school exam questions and essays on the subject of animals

Monday, March 1, 2010

Sunday, February 28, 2010

A Boneheads Concise Dictionary

A Boneheads Concise Dictionary

Accidentally humorous schoolboy answers to English vocabulary test questions, with quiz

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Classroom clangers

Real-life, accidentally funny test answers by school children and funny letters to government departments: http://www.funny-english-errors.com/fun/bestselling-bloopers/prize-miscellaneous-bloopers.html