Andrew Marr leaving the BBC

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jamesg46
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greenmark wrote:
Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:58 pm
jamesg46 wrote:
Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:52 pm
greenmark wrote:
Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:18 pm

I'm an English linguistic pedant. Anyone should feel free to correct any of my grammatical or English language errors.
I should also admit I have no second language skills whatsoever. This may explain my obsession with correct English.

Edit: How can you not know who Andrew Marr is? What do you do on a Sunday morning between 9:00 and 10:00?
Oh Gawd, I suddenly feel so old. :-)
Usually nursing a hangover while continually peeling my fore skin from the boxers.
:-) how odd. Andy was my hangover cure quite often. Something sensible to focus on, and avoid having to venture into the garden to trim, strim, mow etc. But it only lasted until 10:00 am, sadly. :-(
I was banned a long time ago from doing any gardening. At best I’m allowed to help, but since the time I was tasked with cutting the hedges I’ve not been allowed anywhere near.
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jamesg46 wrote:
Fri Nov 19, 2021 11:02 pm
greenmark wrote:
Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:58 pm
jamesg46 wrote:
Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:52 pm


Usually nursing a hangover while continually peeling my fore skin from the boxers.
:-) how odd. Andy was my hangover cure quite often. Something sensible to focus on, and avoid having to venture into the garden to trim, strim, mow etc. But it only lasted until 10:00 am, sadly. :-(
I was banned a long time ago from doing any gardening. At best I’m allowed to help, but since the time I was tasked with cutting the hedges I’ve not been allowed anywhere near.
Good job. :-) But seriously, he's got Sajid Javid on Sunday. I just love the way he puts the questions we all want answered, and rudely interupts any attempt to string out the answer with waffle. It's so illuminating about the public presentation of politics. But I'm probably a bit weird in this respect.
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Kai
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greenmark wrote:
Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:18 pm
Anyone should feel free to correct any of my grammatical or English language errors.

Oh Gawd, I suddenly feel so old. :-)
Erm, it's actually 'God'.
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Kai wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 11:25 am
greenmark wrote:
Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:18 pm
Anyone should feel free to correct any of my grammatical or English language errors.

Oh Gawd, I suddenly feel so old. :-)
Erm, it's actually 'God'.
:oops: Shucks! Hoisted with my own petard!
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It's "Hoist".
greenmark
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weemac wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 2:37 pm
It's "Hoist".
I was wondering about that actually. I went with hoisted as it is the past participle. And I was referring to a past event.
I'm beginning to think I've stirred up a hornet's nest of linguistic pedants.
But I like that. :-)
No offence is intended on my part and I accept language is organic and evolves all the time.
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Kai
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Theirs always a bigger grammar nazi!

That appears to be the lesson here.
jamesg46
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Kai wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 2:56 pm
Theirs always a bigger grammar nazi!

That appears to be the lesson here.
It’s “There’s” but I know you did that on purpose ;)
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jamesg46 wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:09 pm
Kai wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 2:56 pm
Theirs always a bigger grammar nazi!

That appears to be the lesson here.
It’s “There’s” but I know you did that on purpose ;)
Damn, your right. Butt case in point!
jamesg46
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Kai wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:11 pm
jamesg46 wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:09 pm
Kai wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 2:56 pm
Theirs always a bigger grammar nazi!

That appears to be the lesson here.
It’s “There’s” but I know you did that on purpose ;)
Damn, your right. Butt case in point!
Didn’t you have a meme for this?.
weemac
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Kai wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 2:56 pm
Theirs always a bigger grammar nazi!

That appears to be the lesson here.
The lesson is that if you're going to correct someone else's linguistics, you might end up hoist with your own petard.
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Kai
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jamesg46 wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:14 pm
Kai wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:11 pm
jamesg46 wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:09 pm


It’s “There’s” but I know you did that on purpose ;)
Damn, your right. Butt case in point!
Didn’t you have a meme for this?.
No I think Mark has learnt ze lesson

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weemac wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:15 pm
Kai wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 2:56 pm
Theirs always a bigger grammar nazi!

That appears to be the lesson here.
The lesson is that if you're going to correct someone else's linguistics, you might end up hoist with your own petard.
Grammar Nazis are the least of this threads problems
jamesg46 wrote:
Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:52 pm
Usually nursing a hangover while continually peeling my fore skin from the boxers.
greenmark
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Kai wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:55 pm
jamesg46 wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:14 pm
Kai wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:11 pm


Damn, your right. Butt case in point!
Didn’t you have a meme for this?.
No I think Mark has learnt ze lesson

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Sobering to be described as a Nazi. That's the worst insult I've ever received.
Top quality offensiveness. :-)
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Kai
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greenmark wrote:
Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:31 pm
Sobering to be described as a Nazi. That's the worst insult I've ever received.
Top quality offensiveness. :-)
To be fair, there are far worse things than being called a nazi :) Like being called a grammar nazi! :D

Should probably put this in the dadjoke thread but here's a fun little fact!

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