Could Do Better

Norman McGreevy's illustrated selection of schoolchildren's struggles with the pitfalls of the English language ranges from hilarious howlers on topics like history and religion to ridiculous spelling errors, grammatical catastrophes and malapropisms. Examples include: An octopus is a person who hopes for the best. There are 4 kinds of food - tined, jared, caned & raped. His mother, being immortal, had died. Running is a great sport, and I thank God for exposing me to the track team. I took