A-Z of Bloopers - G

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Gobbledygook

Gobbledygook is writing that is bombastic, pretentious, stuffy and long-winded. It is writing that attempts to sound official or formal. Take a look at this letter from an accountant - it is full of gobbledygook. All the long-winded words and phrases are highlighted in red:

Dear Mr Johnson We have received your email of even date. For the audit of Turner Communications Pte Ltd, kindly furnish us with a copy of the company's balance sheet, expenses statements and all the invoices/bills paid by the holding company at your earliest convenience. We will revert to you on the treatment of the intangible assets and the financials of Turner Communications Inc as soon as possible. Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. Best regards Bernard Williams

Goodself

This is so old-fashioned. Please do not use this word in your writing.

Grammar

Too many people still spell this word as grammer. There is no such word as grammer - it's grammar.

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