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DJKillaQueen Wrote:

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> LOL....well we can only respond to what people

> write!


zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

>

> And I think the final conclusion must be that it's

> horses for courses.....and everyone is happy!


zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, JHC (poor Admin, is all I can think)

Keef Wrote:

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> Class is an outdated load of w@nk.


I agree with Keef completely. Although he knows I do.


As an outsider who has nevertheless been close to and associated with poms all my life and lived here for nigh on a decade I can honestly say that your adherence to outdated and sometimes mean spirited ideas of class is something that lets you down as an otherwise pleasant enough nation. This goes for both sides of the spectrum.


I do have to caveat that though by saying that for the economically excluded, of which there is a significant population in Britain, the idea of belonging to a class is possibly all they have.


I couldn?t give a dam about Winterbottoms mind you.

skidmarks Wrote:

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> Harvester is part of Mitchells & Butler PLC

> current share price 308.30p. The group also owns

> All Bar one and Browns and lot lots more.



The Plough

The Crown & Greyhound

White Horse (Crystal Palace)

Railway (Blackheath)


To name a few.

cate Wrote:

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> Sue,

> Ellipsis - apostrophe - what?


xxxxx


You were having a go at Woof about his punctuation - specifically, you said he was using too many apostrophes. I believe you had actually counted them, and said there were nine.


Not sure why this was an issue for you, but I just wanted to point out, in an equally pedantic way, that an apostrophe is this: ' and I didn't see any of those in Woof's post.


However an ellipsis (which Woof was using perfectly correctly as far as I can see) is this: ...


Clearer?

candj Wrote:

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> Sue - Not to be more confusing, but I believe that

> Cate meant the apostrophes in It's was used

> incorrectly.

>

> Sooo sorry, off topic.


xxxxxx


He didn't do that nine times though :))


Unless she's been through all his posts :))

Sue Wrote:

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> candj Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Sue - Not to be more confusing, but I believe

> that

> > Cate meant the apostrophes in It's was used

> > incorrectly.

> >

> > Sooo sorry, off topic.

>

> xxxxxx

>

> He didn't do that nine times though :))

>

> Unless she's been through all his posts :))


I counted 9 incorrect apostrophes in his post.


1 -It's offered beer is bland Stella/Fosters/Heineken/golden generic froth


2 -It's food is "ready meal" bland curry/pie/roast


3 -It's interiors are bland repro pine/antique brass/ stuff


4 -It's art is bland....


5 -It's carpets are naff


6 -It's bogs smell of nasty air freshners..


7 -It's service is bland..


8 -It's staff are bland....


9 -It's punters are......

peterstorm1985 Wrote:

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> Sue Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > candj Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> > > Sue - Not to be more confusing, but I believe

> > that

> > > Cate meant the apostrophes in It's was used

> > > incorrectly.

> > >

> > > Sooo sorry, off topic.

> >

> > xxxxxx

> >

> > He didn't do that nine times though :))

> >

> > Unless she's been through all his posts :))

>

> I counted 9 incorrect apostrophes in his post.

>

> 1 -It's offered beer is bland

> Stella/Fosters/Heineken/golden generic froth

>

> 2 -It's food is "ready meal" bland curry/pie/roast

>

>

> 3 -It's interiors are bland repro pine/antique

> brass/ stuff

>

> 4 -It's art is bland....

>

> 5 -It's carpets are naff

>

> 6 -It's bogs smell of nasty air freshners..

>

> 7 -It's service is bland..

>

> 8 -It's staff are bland....

>

> 9 -It's punters are......



xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Oh yeh, you're right :-$:-$:-$


Oh well, maybe I won't apply for that job as a proofreader after all, then :))


Sorry Cate!

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