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On about 1 in 5 emails that I get sent at the moment!Guy Fawkes - "The last man to enter Parliament with honourable intentions." -
One for the PMs out there:
"In terms of"
you don't have to put this in every single friggin sentence!Comment
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People who say "aww bless".The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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That's not even English - is it?Originally posted by Alf W View PostPlease revert most immediately with your concurrence.I'm sorry, but I'll make no apologies for this
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The little rise in pitch an the end of each sentence that makes the sentence sound like a question. For example
Git: "I went into a shoe shop" (Making it sound like "I went into a "shoe shop?")
Me: Yes. I know what a shoe shop is."
Git: "Eh?"
It drives me mad! Young ladies are the biggest culprits, especially the ones that also put their hand in front of their mouths when they are talking and eating in case they spray some noxious sludge of dimwit-saliva and mashed up prawn-mayo wrap all over the unlucky sod listening to their iname drivel. Tip. Don't talk with your mouth full, then you can keep your hand away from your face dear!When money ceases to be the tool by which men deal with one another, then men become the tools of men. Blood, whips and guns--or dollars. Take your choice - Ayn Rand, Atlas.Comment
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Originally posted by deano View PostThe little rise in pitch an the end of each sentence that makes the sentence sound like a question. For example
Git: "I went into a shoe shop" (Making it sound like "I went into a "shoe shop?")
Me: Yes. I know what a shoe shop is."
Git: "Eh?"
It drives me mad! Young ladies are the biggest culprits, especially the ones that also put their hand in front of their mouths when they are talking and eating in case they spray some noxious sludge of dimwit-saliva and mashed up prawn-mayo wrap all over the unlucky sod listening to their iname drivel. Tip. Don't talk with your mouth full, then you can keep your hand away from your face dear!
inane
Nice rant though.Comment
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Emphasizing the preposition.
‘We are currently IN the process of renewing all applications FOR funding...’And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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American who say ‘oh my God’ and put their hands in front of their faces.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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I first saw that display on Ricky Lake years ago, along with people whooping and barking in the audience.Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostAmerican who say ‘oh my God’ and put their hands in front of their faces.
At the time I thought What are they doing? Only in America!" How wrong I was. Every teen in England these days sounds like a cross between Ali G and a Valley girl.The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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