“Grammar” sounds a bit like “grandma.” A joke was posted on Twitter by English television presenter and actor Keith Chegwin (1957-2017) on July 20, 2011:
“People tell me that my grammar stinks - What do they expect - She’s 85.”
Wikipedia: Keith Chegwin
Keith Chegwin (17 January 1957 – 11 December 2017) was an English television presenter and actor, appearing in several children’s entertainment shows in the 1970s and 1980s, including Multi-Coloured Swap Shop and Cheggers Plays Pop.
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KEZ O)))
@kezwilliams13
RT @thekeithchegwin: People tell me that my grammar stinks - What do they expect - She’s 85
2:22 AM - 20 Jul 2011
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Garrison Locks
@Needalocksmith
Ha ha… RT @thekeithchegwin: People tell me that my grammar stinks - What do they expect - She’s 85
2:22 AM - 20 Jul 2011
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Nicky Willis
@nickywillis1892
“@thekeithchegwin: People tell me that my grammar stinks - What do they expect - She’s 85” Awesome haha
2:23 AM - 20 Jul 2011
21 June 2012, The Daily Mirror (London, UK), “Bet of the Day” by Derek McGovern, pg. 52:
PEOPLE tell me that my grammar stinks. What do they expect - she’s 95
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Keith Chegwin
@keithchegwin
People tell me that my grammar stinks - What do they expect - She’s 85
3:14 AM - 13 Jul 2016
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Dad Jokes
@Dadsaysjokes
People tell me that my grammar stinks…That’s really harsh. She’s 101 bless her…
1:47 PM - 19 Feb 2018
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ImKevinKnight
@ImKevinKnight
People say that my grammar is awful.
Well, she’s is the only one I’ve got and I love her.
#tuesdaytitters
12:50 AM - 15 May 2018
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Shit Jokes
@ShitJokes
People tell me that my grammar stinks…
What do they expect?
She’s 89.
1:52 PM - 15 May 2018
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