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The beer garden
thank you, Derek. That's a good idea to be fair, I get rather upset over loose/lose. What really gets me though and it may just be a Stokie thing but people using bought and brought the wrong way around, it's so common around here that the teachers don't know the difference, my lads teacher used it the wrong way around in a conversation with me and I nearly melted. I better stop, we aren't in the Rant Corner.
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Halfway through a shed load of Heineken.
Wedding Anniversary weekend. No pubs open.
Reminiscing with the wife of our MD nights!
Happy Weekend people!
Wedding Anniversary weekend. No pubs open.
Reminiscing with the wife of our MD nights!
Happy Weekend people!
Hallelujah! a fellow linguistic pedant. I see so much of sloppy language online (on here). Although on here that's tempered by the wisdom and wit. And I understand the urge to communicate often overrides our own personal ideals for our native language. My first boss (who I have enormous respect for) often was grammatically incorrect, but he was a compelling communicator. Go figure. Err! I mean, work out that conundrumjamesg46 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 8:04 pmthank you, Derek. That's a good idea to be fair, I get rather upset over loose/lose. What really gets me though and it may just be a Stokie thing but people using bought and brought the wrong way around, it's so common around here that the teachers don't know the difference, my lads teacher used it the wrong way around in a conversation with me and I nearly melted. I better stop, we aren't in the Rant Corner.
Bought a 15-pack of Heineken but won't need it unless the Carlsburg Export runs out. I've noticed Stella Artois has mysteriously dropped to 4.6%. Are they watering it down??Realrocknrolla wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:29 pmHalfway through a shed load of Heineken.
Wedding Anniversary weekend. No pubs open.
Reminiscing with the wife of our MD nights!
Happy Weekend people!
Enjoy your wedding anniversary.
Happy anniversary! I think we all yearn for the option to share a beer at our favourite venue or a meal with someone special.Realrocknrolla wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:29 pmHalfway through a shed load of Heineken.
Wedding Anniversary weekend. No pubs open.
Reminiscing with the wife of our MD nights!
Happy Weekend people!
There is nothing like welcoming environments, drink, food and company.
It's return is just around the corner, keep up the pressure on the virus.
I'm not perfect, as Derek proved but my dislike for not giving a single toss about what you write is the mother in laws fault, every damn card she writes to me, no matter the occasion, she writes it to some fella called, "Jamies"... I've no idea who that is but I keep thinking that one day I'll find him in my Mrs "wardrome" - I've never come across this machine though, it must be something that is passed down through the family because they all seem to have one.greenmark wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:34 pmHallelujah! a fellow linguistic pedant. I see so much of sloppy language online (on here). Although on here that's tempered by the wisdom and wit. And I understand the urge to communicate often overrides our own personal ideals for our native language. My first boss (who I have enormous respect for) often was grammatically incorrect, but he was a compelling communicator. Go figure. Err! I mean, work out that conundrumjamesg46 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 8:04 pmthank you, Derek. That's a good idea to be fair, I get rather upset over loose/lose. What really gets me though and it may just be a Stokie thing but people using bought and brought the wrong way around, it's so common around here that the teachers don't know the difference, my lads teacher used it the wrong way around in a conversation with me and I nearly melted. I better stop, we aren't in the Rant Corner.
When I left school I couldn't spell to save my life (bunked off most English lessons and sat in the bog reading the Sporting Life). At the time I thought it was completely unnecessary as long as you can make yourself understood. Feel differently about it now but although I sometimes joke about it I don't think anyone should feel any embarrassment about not being able to spell or add up. They're just skills you either have or you don't.greenmark wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:34 pmHallelujah! a fellow linguistic pedant. I see so much of sloppy language online (on here). Although on here that's tempered by the wisdom and wit. And I understand the urge to communicate often overrides our own personal ideals for our native language. My first boss (who I have enormous respect for) often was grammatically incorrect, but he was a compelling communicator. Go figure. Err! I mean, work out that conundrumjamesg46 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 8:04 pmthank you, Derek. That's a good idea to be fair, I get rather upset over loose/lose. What really gets me though and it may just be a Stokie thing but people using bought and brought the wrong way around, it's so common around here that the teachers don't know the difference, my lads teacher used it the wrong way around in a conversation with me and I nearly melted. I better stop, we aren't in the Rant Corner.
By the way, Grammarly suggests: My first boss (for who I have...
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Cheers my man.Derek27 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:38 pmBought a 15-pack of Heineken but won't need it unless the Carlsburg Export runs out. I've noticed Stella Artois has mysteriously dropped to 4.6%. Are they watering it down??Realrocknrolla wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:29 pmHalfway through a shed load of Heineken.
Wedding Anniversary weekend. No pubs open.
Reminiscing with the wife of our MD nights!
Happy Weekend people!
Enjoy your wedding anniversary.
As for Stella, not drank that since I was based in Hamworthy, Poole. When we owned Poole Quay for the evening! Good times.
Happy Anniversary to you & your wife, have a wonderful weekend!Realrocknrolla wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:29 pmHalfway through a shed load of Heineken.
Wedding Anniversary weekend. No pubs open.
Reminiscing with the wife of our MD nights!
Happy Weekend people!
Many congrats on the anniversary!Realrocknrolla wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:29 pmHalfway through a shed load of Heineken.
Wedding Anniversary weekend. No pubs open.
Reminiscing with the wife of our MD nights!
Happy Weekend people!
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Thanks bro.ODPaul82 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:03 pmMany congrats on the anniversary!Realrocknrolla wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:29 pmHalfway through a shed load of Heineken.
Wedding Anniversary weekend. No pubs open.
Reminiscing with the wife of our MD nights!
Happy Weekend people!
27 years
Rats! Hung on my own petard!Derek27 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:50 pmWhen I left school I couldn't spell to save my life (bunked off most English lessons and sat in the bog reading the Sporting Life). At the time I thought it was completely unnecessary as long as you can make yourself understood. Feel differently about it now but although I sometimes joke about it I don't think anyone should feel any embarrassment about not being able to spell or add up. They're just skills you either have or you don't.greenmark wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:34 pmHallelujah! a fellow linguistic pedant. I see so much of sloppy language online (on here). Although on here that's tempered by the wisdom and wit. And I understand the urge to communicate often overrides our own personal ideals for our native language. My first boss (who I have enormous respect for) often was grammatically incorrect, but he was a compelling communicator. Go figure. Err! I mean, work out that conundrumjamesg46 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 8:04 pm
thank you, Derek. That's a good idea to be fair, I get rather upset over loose/lose. What really gets me though and it may just be a Stokie thing but people using bought and brought the wrong way around, it's so common around here that the teachers don't know the difference, my lads teacher used it the wrong way around in a conversation with me and I nearly melted. I better stop, we aren't in the Rant Corner.
By the way, Grammarly suggests: My first boss (for who I have...
That's roughly how long I had my last girlfriend for, but days, not years.Realrocknrolla wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:29 pmThanks bro.ODPaul82 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:03 pmMany congrats on the anniversary!Realrocknrolla wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:29 pmHalfway through a shed load of Heineken.
Wedding Anniversary weekend. No pubs open.
Reminiscing with the wife of our MD nights!
Happy Weekend people!
27 years
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What a defeatist and lazy attitude! The three 'R's, (reading, writing and 'rithmetic) are probably the most important thing you must learn at school. Or they certainly used to be at my old grammar, when I did O' levels! If you can't 'spell or add up' due to bunking classes to 'sit on the bog and read a newspaper', then that is indeed shameful, as it's your own lazy fault!Derek27 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:50 pmdon't think anyone should feel any embarrassment about not being able to spell or add up. They're just skills you either have or you don't.greenmark wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:34 pmHallelujah! a fellow linguistic pedant. I see so much of sloppy language online (on here). Although on here that's tempered by the wisdom and wit. And I understand the urge to communicate often overrides our own personal ideals for our native language. My first boss (who I have enormous respect for) often was grammatically incorrect, but he was a compelling communicator. Go figure. Err! I mean, work out that conundrumjamesg46 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 8:04 pm
thank you, Derek. That's a good idea to be fair, I get rather upset over loose/lose. What really gets me though and it may just be a Stokie thing but people using bought and brought the wrong way around, it's so common around here that the teachers don't know the difference, my lads teacher used it the wrong way around in a conversation with me and I nearly melted. I better stop, we aren't in the Rant Corner.
That said, it's never too late to learn, though discipline is needed; something so often lacking in today's Britain, sadly. Standards of literacy, numeracy and decorum aren't what they used to be in old Blighty, more's the pity.
While I'm on my soapbox, I'll mention 'there', 'their' and 'they're'. There are so many people, including hereabouts, that don't know the difference and evidently can't be bothered to learn. And don't even start me on 'your' / 'you're' or the bastardisation of Queen's English by the Americans!
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