Dont mean to be picky or Pedantic , but...

[EternalOptimist]

I Dont mean to be picky or Pedantic , but the R4 bit this morning that talked about the guy buying a fossilised insect off EBay.
It was encased in some amber the size of a smartie.


Well I am sorry but that is not a fossil. No way, never , not no-how. R4 should start employing people who understand fossils a bit better

[foritisme]

I Dont mean to be picky or Pedantic , but the R4 bit this morning that talked about the guy buying a fossilised insect off EBay.
It was encased in some amber the size of a smartie.


Well I am sorry but that is not a fossil. No way, never , not no-how. R4 should start employing people who understand fossils a bit better

I don't mean to be picky or pedantic


but shouldn't 'Dont' be spelt don't

[daviejones]

I Dont mean to be picky or Pedantic , but the R4 bit this morning that talked about the guy buying a fossilised insect off EBay.
It was encased in some amber the size of a smartie.


Well I am sorry but that is not a fossil. No way, never , not no-how. R4 should start employing people who understand fossils a bit better

I don't mean to be picky or pedantic


but shouldn't Pedantic have a lower case "p"?

[Bob Dalek]

I Dont mean to be picky or Pedantic , but the R4 bit this morning that talked about the guy buying a fossilised insect off EBay.
It was encased in some amber the size of a smartie.


Well I am sorry but that is not a fossil. No way, never , not no-how. R4 should start employing people who understand fossils a bit better

I don't mean to be picky or pedantic, but words with "ise", sounding like "ize", should, in fact, be spelled with "ize".

e.g. fossilized.

[expat]

I don't mean to be picky or pedantic, but words with "ise", sounding like "ize", should, in fact, be spelled with "ize".

e.g. fossilized.

That of course does not apply to "analysed".

Pedantic and Proud

[Advocate]

I Dont mean to be picky or Pedantic , but the R4 bit this morning that talked about the guy buying a fossilised insect off EBay.
It was encased in some amber the size of a smartie.


Well I am sorry but that is not a fossil. No way, never , not no-how. R4 should start employing people who understand fossils a bit better

That's also not correct...

[Xenophon]

I don't mean to be picky or pedantic, but EBay should actually be eBay.

[Spacecadet]

I Dont mean to be picky or Pedantic , but the R4 bit this morning that talked about the guy buying a fossilised insect off EBay.
It was encased in some amber the size of a smartie.


Well I am sorry but that is not a fossil. No way, never , not no-how. R4 should start employing people who understand fossils a bit better

It is a fossil.

You're confusing fossilization with petrification

[Platypus]

I don't mean to be picky or pedantic, but words with "ise", sounding like "ize", should, in fact, be spelled with "ize".

e.g. fossilized.

From what I know, that seems to be a matter of debate.

The -ise form is used by the British government and is more prevalent in common usage within the UK today

[EternalOptimist]

It is a fossil.

You're confusing fossilization with petrification

no it isn't

it's you who is confused