forefortheday
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Me too I've already perfected the dad dance!
(Although in truth I may have had that kind of "groove" for the last 20 years)
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Me too I've already perfected the dad dance!
(Although in truth I may have had that kind of "groove" for the last 20 years)
haplesshacker
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Forefortheday.
I'm not adversly against your argument, in fact I don't think there's one to be had. But I'm guessing that you're in your early 30's. Wait for another 10 years and you'll perhaps see where I'm coming from.
As I said, being a chameleon when I was younger was easy. Now, it's so much more difficult, which I guess is why I tend to get on better with people older than me, rather than younger than me.
I'm not adversly against your argument, in fact I don't think there's one to be had. But I'm guessing that you're in your early 30's. Wait for another 10 years and you'll perhaps see where I'm coming from.
As I said, being a chameleon when I was younger was easy. Now, it's so much more difficult, which I guess is why I tend to get on better with people older than me, rather than younger than me.
Canfordhacker
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Now we are talking. Though I believe it's called "throwing shapes" now.
viscount17
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I think that rather depends upon how far back you go. I suspect that the language of my generation was not radically different from that of my parents. There seems to be a much greater deviation now and it is proliferating at a much faster rate. This is, of course, the fault(?)/curse (?) of modern communication
. It can be amusing watching disparate groups using the latest 'street talk' but totally at odds with each other.In days of yore, spelling was very much more attuned to 'write as you speak'. This did of course produce some interesting results, not least the Parish Constables register in which, on one page, he spelled 'badger' eight different ways and not one of them as it is now written. (As to why he would need to write badger so frequently, it was in a period when a bounty was paid on them.)
CliveW
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Even reputable magazines can't get their spelling correct!
Has anyone noticed the spelling on page 31 of the Golf Monthly's Ultimate Iron Guide?
In the right hand column, the Ping G2 and G10 have "soul".
Has anyone noticed the spelling on page 31 of the Golf Monthly's Ultimate Iron Guide?
In the right hand column, the Ping G2 and G10 have "soul".
viscount17
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the Ping G2 and G10 have "soul".
this could of course be a reflection of the authors affections, although for me any soul that the G10 driver may have had has been sold to the devil
Herbie
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HNJ, did you just tell me off? I'm not sureNo Bob, didnt you see my smiley?
vig
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C'mon guy's, i think were getting hung up over the most trivial of things. Reading through the last few responses, even the posters who are critical of others have made basic spelling errors.
Sh!t happens. Without a spell checker no one is going to be perfect all the time...... except me
I'm as grumpy as the next man. Grumpier than most but....
Anyway as modern education goes, XIV out of VI people don't understand Roman numerals.
Sh!t happens. Without a spell checker no one is going to be perfect all the time...... except me
I'm as grumpy as the next man. Grumpier than most but....
Anyway as modern education goes, XIV out of VI people don't understand Roman numerals.
Leftie
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I've just caught up with this thread. It has been great reading
I'm not the greatest speller or grammar wizard but my daughter has renamed me "Which Tyler" who, as you may remember, was the leader of the Pedants' revolt (1381)
When a certain young man from Bootle started posting I feared for the future of the English language. However, the regular well constructed contributions from Carpe Diem with his humour, well reasoned arguements, and respect for the English language have given me hope.
Keep posting Junior.
I'm not the greatest speller or grammar wizard but my daughter has renamed me "Which Tyler" who, as you may remember, was the leader of the Pedants' revolt (1381)
When a certain young man from Bootle started posting I feared for the future of the English language. However, the regular well constructed contributions from Carpe Diem with his humour, well reasoned arguements, and respect for the English language have given me hope.
Keep posting Junior.
Herbie
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C'mon guy's, i think were getting hung up over the most trivial of things. Reading through the last few responses, even the posters who are critical of others have made basic spelling errors.
Sh!t happens. Without a spell checker no one is going to be perfect all the time...... except me
I'm as grumpy as the next man. Grumpier than most but....
Anyway as modern education goes, XIV out of VI people don't understand Roman numerals.
Vig, there are three types of people in the world today...... those who can count and those who can't!
medwayjon
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I know 2 illiterate millionaires.
One of whom, is a big car dealer, commercial vehicle dealer, has a residential property portfolio of over 300 properties and owns virtually every rented-out workshop and car-front within 10 miles of his farm.
This man is worth multi, multi millions. Yet he looks like an everyday mechanic, and cant read and cant write.
One of whom, is a big car dealer, commercial vehicle dealer, has a residential property portfolio of over 300 properties and owns virtually every rented-out workshop and car-front within 10 miles of his farm.
This man is worth multi, multi millions. Yet he looks like an everyday mechanic, and cant read and cant write.
madandra
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I was in Next yesterday and caught my reflection in a mirror and looked like I shouldn't be there. I remember another time I took my pal from USa into a local club (disco, the dancin', discoteque) and the bouncers came over and asked if I was looking for MY SON OR MY DAUGHTER ...
we shuffled off.
we shuffled off.
