Grammar Discussions

My pedant alert went off when reading this story yesterday:

Why Qantas shares will always struggle for altitude

It's even relevant to this forum. Spot the obvious mistake first:



Then this:



Now I didn't major in mathematics at uni but by my calculations tripling (or trippling in this case) means a 200% gain - doubling is a 100% gain. Maybe trippling means something else.

Warren Buffett acolytes are not necessary numerate!
 
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Saw this 'historic' sign near Queenstown, NZ. It wasn't all that steep though. You'd think some vehicle could have done it.
 
Saw this in the SMH today:

Asked about Mr Fraser's legacy, Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop and deputy Liberal leader Julie Bishop told the ABC on Monday the former prime minister made an "extraordinary contribution" to the country.

I did a double take too.
 
Not grammar per se, rather an example of mispronunciation (sp?) from a project manager I'm currently dealing with:

"I pacifically aRKsked if it should be on the sKedule"
 
Is it "Gins and tonic" ? Or "Gin and tonics"?

I think Gin and tonics as it is a mixed drink different to the individual components
Gins with tonic would make sense but sounds clumsy to me
 
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On reflection, if I were a barman it wouldn't be 100% clear if "2 gins with tonic" was a double or two singles. Off-topic but have noticed EK struggle to make a decent G&T-not sure why
 
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