Grammar pedants - help please.

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Columba
LOL @ Baroness.
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9:16pm, 1 Dec 2019
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Columba
But indeed, that is very sad. Ignorance has won? - Only if we let it.
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Peregrinator
Or possibly: Apostrophe Societys End.
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10:04pm, 1 Dec 2019
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larkim
Fair point about the removal company.
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10:11pm, 1 Dec 2019
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swittle
All Swell, that End's Well.
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4:01pm, 2 Dec 2019
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DeeGee
My favourite graffito ever:

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6:10pm, 2 Dec 2019
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Columba
Bit puzzled by that until I realised the -ly had been added.
EdJ
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10:49pm, 2 Dec 2019
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EdJ
I'm meeting their managing director on Wednesday - I'll have a word...
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ChrisHB
I think "Get home safe" is as good as "Get home safely" and possibly better.

"Safely" implies in a safe manner, i.e. not causing an accident.

"Safe" is the state you are wished to be in when you get home.
JCB
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5:22am, 3 Dec 2019
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JCB
True Chris. The I read at the bottom of the picture that it is talking about a child's journey. In other news, I have a product called "Home Safe" which they should get! Only 9.99. :-D

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