Sentence examples for grammatical slips from inspiring English sources
The phrase "grammatical slips" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to refer to minor errors or mistakes in grammar that occur in writing or speech. Example: "Despite his extensive knowledge of the language, he still made a few grammatical slips in his essay."
Last year, in a written parliamentary question, François Loncle, an opposition deputy, said the president "mistreated" the French language with his endless grammatical slips and "vulgar expressions".
The grammatical slips — "your hometown Cavaliers have not betrayed you nor NEVER will betray you" — and use of all capitals suggested that he had not shown it to anyone before posting it online.
Newspapers that once made a point of highlighting his grammatical slips – Papandreou's mother is American and he is more comfortable speaking English than Greek – have replaced rudeness with reverence.
I often forgot words, made grammatical slips, and missed the usual precision of my native Spanish.
Although I cleaned up John Dickerson's grammatical slips, The Washington Note (I think) was the first to grab Dickerson's Facebook twitter and throw it up (with Dickerson's permission) for broader consumption on the web.
Isolated language disturbances may also be misattributed to psychological factors: early features of primary progressive aphasia may include stumbling over longer words, emergence (or re-emergence) of a stutter, grammatical slips or problems using more specialised vocabulary associated with a profession or hobby (for example, a keen gardener may lose the names for flowers).
As it was, I don't think anyone would judge LeBron James harshly for his grammatical slip, as long as his midrange jump shot was working.
"In Re Grammar, Roberts's Stance Is Crystal Clear" (front page, Aug. 29) describes John G. Roberts Jr., the Supreme Court nominee, as a "ruthless" editor, "refusing to tolerate the slightest grammatical slip".
Back to article This article was amended on 28 August 2012 to tidy up a grammatical slip in the section relating to the purchase of cocaine.
Perhaps the most telling handicapping of the contest to host the 50th Super Bowl came in a grammatical slip from one of the bidders less than two weeks ago.
He even manages to keep a straight face when a grammatical slip meant that one of my questions in Franglais turned out to be a malapropism of the highest order.
