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Robin Bignall
Aug 10, 2012, 8:29:13 PM8/10/12
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Somebody (one of us, in fact) just suggested that this group is
virtually defunct. I said it's merely that each of the thousands of
lurkers doesn't post very often. You each know what you have to do to
prove me right.
--
Robin Bignall
Herts, England
virtually defunct. I said it's merely that each of the thousands of
lurkers doesn't post very often. You each know what you have to do to
prove me right.
--
Robin Bignall
Herts, England
Mike Fleming
Aug 10, 2012, 9:00:50 PM8/10/12
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In article <il9b28djqmstu8paa...@4ax.com>, Robin Bignall
--
Mike Fleming
<docr...@ntlworld.com> writes:
> Somebody (one of us, in fact) just suggested that this group is
> virtually defunct. I said it's merely that each of the thousands of
> lurkers doesn't post very often. You each know what you have to do to
> prove me right.
Not post?
> Somebody (one of us, in fact) just suggested that this group is
> virtually defunct. I said it's merely that each of the thousands of
> lurkers doesn't post very often. You each know what you have to do to
> prove me right.
--
Mike Fleming
John M Ward
Aug 11, 2012, 3:56:03 AM8/11/12
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In article <flbb285csb0soemgc...@4ax.com>,
Well, I'm definitely not posting anythere here, in that case!
--
John M Ward, posting from the Apihna Arms' Comfy Chair
My "Fun with English" web page can now be found at:
www.john-ward.org.uk/personal/john/english
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My "Fun with English" web page can now be found at:
www.john-ward.org.uk/personal/john/english
John M Ward
Aug 11, 2012, 4:07:09 AM8/11/12
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In article <52bd77b...@acornusers.org>,
John M Ward <jo...@acornusers.org> wrote:
> In article <flbb285csb0soemgc...@4ax.com>,
> Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk> wrote:
> > In article <il9b28djqmstu8paa...@4ax.com>, Robin
> > Bignall <docr...@ntlworld.com> writes:
> > > Somebody (one of us, in fact) just suggested that this group is
> > > virtually defunct. I said it's merely that each of the thousands
> > > of lurkers doesn't post very often. You each know what you have
> > > to do to prove me right.
> > Not post?
> Well, I'm definitely not posting anythere here, in that case!
...or even *anything*!
> In article <flbb285csb0soemgc...@4ax.com>,
> Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk> wrote:
> > In article <il9b28djqmstu8paa...@4ax.com>, Robin
> > Bignall <docr...@ntlworld.com> writes:
> > > Somebody (one of us, in fact) just suggested that this group is
> > > virtually defunct. I said it's merely that each of the thousands
> > > of lurkers doesn't post very often. You each know what you have
> > > to do to prove me right.
> > Not post?
> Well, I'm definitely not posting anythere here, in that case!
Peter Young
Aug 11, 2012, 4:38:23 AM8/11/12
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On 11 Aug 2012 Robin Bignall <docr...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Somebody (one of us, in fact) just suggested that this group is
> virtually defunct. I said it's merely that each of the thousands of
> lurkers doesn't post very often. You each know what you have to do to
> prove me right.
Please, Sir, I said "almost defunct", which is sadly true.
> Somebody (one of us, in fact) just suggested that this group is
> virtually defunct. I said it's merely that each of the thousands of
> lurkers doesn't post very often. You each know what you have to do to
> prove me right.
Peter.
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Mack A. Damia
Aug 11, 2012, 7:31:35 AM8/11/12
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On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 01:29:13 +0100, Robin Bignall
<docr...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>Somebody (one of us, in fact) just suggested that this group is
>virtually defunct. I said it's merely that each of the thousands of
>lurkers doesn't post very often. You each know what you have to do to
>prove me right.
defunct (v): having had your funcs forcibly removed.
<docr...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>Somebody (one of us, in fact) just suggested that this group is
>virtually defunct. I said it's merely that each of the thousands of
>lurkers doesn't post very often. You each know what you have to do to
>prove me right.
--
Whiskers
Aug 11, 2012, 7:35:03 AM8/11/12
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On 2012-08-11, Robin Bignall <docr...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Somebody (one of us, in fact) just suggested that this group is
> virtually defunct. I said it's merely that each of the thousands of
> lurkers doesn't post very often. You each know what you have to do to
> prove me right.
I sometimes come here for a little peace and quiet.
> Somebody (one of us, in fact) just suggested that this group is
> virtually defunct. I said it's merely that each of the thousands of
> lurkers doesn't post very often. You each know what you have to do to
> prove me right.
--
-- ^^^^^^^^^^
-- Whiskers
-- ~~~~~~~~~~
Daniel James
Aug 11, 2012, 8:31:12 AM8/11/12
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In article <il9b28djqmstu8paa...@4ax.com>, Robin Bignall
wrote:
> Somebody (one of us, in fact) just suggested that this group is
> virtually defunct.
Pshaw! Put a round on that man's bar bill at once!
> virtually defunct.
A newsgroup doesn't have to have postings to be funct, just to be read.
> I said it's merely that each of the thousands of
> lurkers doesn't post very often.
written "its" rather than "it's" so that we could all correct you.
(Does that count as an it's/its sentence?)
Cheers,
Daniel.
John M Ward
Aug 11, 2012, 8:37:22 AM8/11/12
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Musical allusions apart, the biggest aspect of the its/it's issue (and
related issues) that I have noticed in recent times has been the sheer
inconsistency of a number of on-line writers in various places.
One side of this is the "it's" for both purposes -- possessive and
non-possessive -- but that can be put down to lack of realisation that
there are two separate words, only one of which is a contraction. How
many times have we all read "Your right!" and similar?
It is when the same writer uses *both* versions, in the same piece of
writing, to convey exactly the same meaning, that one tends to mentally
cringe -- or at least I do. What has suddenly changed?
The answer, of course, is that nothing has actually changed: it's just
one form (out of many one encounters so often these days) of sloppiness
in writing. Why is it so difficult for basic writing skills to be
acquired and applied by so many?
One of the most idiotic I stumble across all too often is the exact
transposition of "to" and "too". It's no more difficult to get it right
than to be wrong, so why is it so frequently (embarrassingly) wrong? Are
so many of our fellows completely 'thick', or is there some other valid
and acceptable explanation?
related issues) that I have noticed in recent times has been the sheer
inconsistency of a number of on-line writers in various places.
One side of this is the "it's" for both purposes -- possessive and
non-possessive -- but that can be put down to lack of realisation that
there are two separate words, only one of which is a contraction. How
many times have we all read "Your right!" and similar?
It is when the same writer uses *both* versions, in the same piece of
writing, to convey exactly the same meaning, that one tends to mentally
cringe -- or at least I do. What has suddenly changed?
The answer, of course, is that nothing has actually changed: it's just
one form (out of many one encounters so often these days) of sloppiness
in writing. Why is it so difficult for basic writing skills to be
acquired and applied by so many?
One of the most idiotic I stumble across all too often is the exact
transposition of "to" and "too". It's no more difficult to get it right
than to be wrong, so why is it so frequently (embarrassingly) wrong? Are
so many of our fellows completely 'thick', or is there some other valid
and acceptable explanation?
John M Ward
Aug 11, 2012, 8:39:43 AM8/11/12
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In article <VA.0000069...@me.invalid>,
Daniel James <dan...@me.invalid> wrote, in part:
worth something, although I can't think what...
Daniel James <dan...@me.invalid> wrote, in part:
> .. and if you'd been entering into the spirit of the thing you'd have
> written "its" rather than "it's" so that we could all correct you.
> (Does that count as an it's/its sentence?)
No, that doesn't count -- but at least you made an effort, which must be
> written "its" rather than "it's" so that we could all correct you.
> (Does that count as an it's/its sentence?)
worth something, although I can't think what...
Peter Young
Aug 11, 2012, 9:13:58 AM8/11/12
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On 11 Aug 2012 John M Ward <jo...@acornusers.org> wrote:
> Musical allusions apart, the biggest aspect of the its/it's issue (and
> related issues) that I have noticed in recent times has been the sheer
> inconsistency of a number of on-line writers in various places.
> One side of this is the "it's" for both purposes -- possessive and
> non-possessive -- but that can be put down to lack of realisation that
> there are two separate words, only one of which is a contraction. How
> many times have we all read "Your right!" and similar?
My favourite recurring mis-spelling occurs regularly on Freecycle,
> Musical allusions apart, the biggest aspect of the its/it's issue (and
> related issues) that I have noticed in recent times has been the sheer
> inconsistency of a number of on-line writers in various places.
> One side of this is the "it's" for both purposes -- possessive and
> non-possessive -- but that can be put down to lack of realisation that
> there are two separate words, only one of which is a contraction. How
> many times have we all read "Your right!" and similar?
with people asking for or disposing of a "chest of draws". I've never
seen the fabled "Chester draws" though.
[snip]
PhantomSteve
Aug 11, 2012, 10:39:42 AM8/11/12
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Mack A. Damia entertained (or was it annoyed?) us in message:
defunct (v): to remove soul music, jazz or R&B influences from a piece of
music.
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Mack A. Damia
Aug 11, 2012, 10:58:07 AM8/11/12
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On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 13:37:22 +0100, John M Ward <jo...@acornusers.org>
wrote:
>Musical allusions apart, the biggest aspect of the its/it's issue (and
>related issues) that I have noticed in recent times has been the sheer
>inconsistency of a number of on-line writers in various places.
>
>One side of this is the "it's" for both purposes -- possessive and
>non-possessive -- but that can be put down to lack of realisation that
>there are two separate words, only one of which is a contraction. How
>many times have we all read "Your right!" and similar?
>
>It is when the same writer uses *both* versions, in the same piece of
>writing, to convey exactly the same meaning, that one tends to mentally
>cringe -- or at least I do. What has suddenly changed?
You've aksed a good question.
--
wrote:
>Musical allusions apart, the biggest aspect of the its/it's issue (and
>related issues) that I have noticed in recent times has been the sheer
>inconsistency of a number of on-line writers in various places.
>
>One side of this is the "it's" for both purposes -- possessive and
>non-possessive -- but that can be put down to lack of realisation that
>there are two separate words, only one of which is a contraction. How
>many times have we all read "Your right!" and similar?
>
>It is when the same writer uses *both* versions, in the same piece of
>writing, to convey exactly the same meaning, that one tends to mentally
>cringe -- or at least I do. What has suddenly changed?
--
Robin Bignall
Aug 11, 2012, 3:08:39 PM8/11/12
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On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 13:39:43 +0100, John M Ward <jo...@acornusers.org>
wrote:
>In article <VA.0000069...@me.invalid>,
> Daniel James <dan...@me.invalid> wrote, in part:
>> .. and if you'd been entering into the spirit of the thing you'd have
>> written "its" rather than "it's" so that we could all correct you.
>
>> (Does that count as an it's/its sentence?)
>
>No, that doesn't count -- but at least you made an effort, which must be
>worth something, although I can't think what...
There we are; we've made a start. Where're Flynn and Polgara?
wrote:
>In article <VA.0000069...@me.invalid>,
> Daniel James <dan...@me.invalid> wrote, in part:
>> .. and if you'd been entering into the spirit of the thing you'd have
>> written "its" rather than "it's" so that we could all correct you.
>
>> (Does that count as an it's/its sentence?)
>
>No, that doesn't count -- but at least you made an effort, which must be
>worth something, although I can't think what...
Whiskers
Aug 11, 2012, 4:01:32 PM8/11/12
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On 2012-08-11, John M Ward <jo...@acornusers.org> wrote:
> In article <VA.0000069...@me.invalid>,
> Daniel James <dan...@me.invalid> wrote, in part:
>> .. and if you'd been entering into the spirit of the thing you'd have
>> written "its" rather than "it's" so that we could all correct you.
>
>> (Does that count as an it's/its sentence?)
>
> No, that doesn't count -- but at least you made an effort, which must be
> worth something, although I can't think what...
It's worth its worth.
> In article <VA.0000069...@me.invalid>,
> Daniel James <dan...@me.invalid> wrote, in part:
>> .. and if you'd been entering into the spirit of the thing you'd have
>> written "its" rather than "it's" so that we could all correct you.
>
>> (Does that count as an it's/its sentence?)
>
> No, that doesn't count -- but at least you made an effort, which must be
> worth something, although I can't think what...
Molly Mockford
Aug 12, 2012, 12:07:02 PM8/12/12
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At 14:13:58 on Sat, 11 Aug 2012, Peter Young <pny...@ormail.co.uk>
wrote in <afcc94bd5...@pnyoung.ormail.co.uk>:
>My favourite recurring mis-spelling occurs regularly on Freecycle,
>with people asking for or disposing of a "chest of draws". I've never
>seen the fabled "Chester draws" though.
My favourite was a "George Formby grill".
--
Molly Mockford
Nature loves variety. Unfortunately, society hates it. (Milton Diamond Ph.D.)
(My Reply-To address *is* valid, though may not remain so for ever.)
wrote in <afcc94bd5...@pnyoung.ormail.co.uk>:
>My favourite recurring mis-spelling occurs regularly on Freecycle,
>with people asking for or disposing of a "chest of draws". I've never
>seen the fabled "Chester draws" though.
--
Molly Mockford
Nature loves variety. Unfortunately, society hates it. (Milton Diamond Ph.D.)
(My Reply-To address *is* valid, though may not remain so for ever.)
Daniel James
Aug 12, 2012, 1:13:45 PM8/12/12
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In article <52bd91a...@acornusers.org>, John M Ward wrote:
> > (Does that count as an it's/its sentence?)
>
> No, that doesn't count -- but at least you made an effort, which must be
> worth something, although I can't think what...
It's often said that an effort well made is its own reward.
> > (Does that count as an it's/its sentence?)
>
> No, that doesn't count -- but at least you made an effort, which must be
> worth something, although I can't think what...
Cheers,
Daniel.
J. P. Gilliver (John)
Aug 12, 2012, 9:10:45 PM8/12/12
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In article <52bd917...@acornusers.org>, on Sat, 11 Aug 2012, John M
Ward <jo...@acornusers.org> wrote
[]
In other words, many of our fellows _are_ thick, but there is also a
valid (though IMO not acceptable!) explanation. And that is that the
perception that "it doesn't matter" is gaining currency now tending
towards totality )-:.
--
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... basically it's another language and unless you've studied it, it's
difficult to grasp. I know people get outraged at me saying it, but it's only
my opinion. I'm not telling people who adore Shakespeare to stop adoring it
this minute. - Jane Horrocks, in Radio Times 30 July - 5 August 2011
Ward <jo...@acornusers.org> wrote
[]
>One of the most idiotic I stumble across all too often is the exact
>transposition of "to" and "too". It's no more difficult to get it right
>than to be wrong, so why is it so frequently (embarrassingly) wrong? Are
>so many of our fellows completely 'thick', or is there some other valid
>and acceptable explanation?
>
Yes and Yes.
>transposition of "to" and "too". It's no more difficult to get it right
>than to be wrong, so why is it so frequently (embarrassingly) wrong? Are
>so many of our fellows completely 'thick', or is there some other valid
>and acceptable explanation?
>
In other words, many of our fellows _are_ thick, but there is also a
valid (though IMO not acceptable!) explanation. And that is that the
perception that "it doesn't matter" is gaining currency now tending
towards totality )-:.
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
... basically it's another language and unless you've studied it, it's
difficult to grasp. I know people get outraged at me saying it, but it's only
my opinion. I'm not telling people who adore Shakespeare to stop adoring it
this minute. - Jane Horrocks, in Radio Times 30 July - 5 August 2011
J. P. Gilliver (John)
Aug 12, 2012, 9:11:19 PM8/12/12
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In article <VA.0000069...@me.invalid>, on Sun, 12 Aug 2012,
Daniel James <dan...@me.invalid> wrote
Whereas a pun is its own reword.
IGMC ...
Daniel James <dan...@me.invalid> wrote
IGMC ...
Mike Fleming
Aug 13, 2012, 4:37:45 PM8/13/12
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In article <mPEw6mCm...@molly.mockford>, Molly Mockford
Eee, bacon's turned out nice again.
--
Mike Fleming
Eee, bacon's turned out nice again.
--
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Aug 14, 2012, 7:17:46 AM8/14/12
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Good idea!
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Whiskers
Aug 14, 2012, 9:36:54 AM8/14/12
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Mack A. Damia
Aug 14, 2012, 11:40:17 AM8/14/12
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On 14 Aug 2012 13:36:54 GMT, Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com>
wrote:
>On 2012-08-13, Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk> wrote:
>> In article <mPEw6mCm...@molly.mockford>, Molly Mockford
>> <nospam...@mollymockford.me.uk> writes:
>>
>>> My favourite was a "George Formby grill".
>>
>> Eee, bacon's turned out nice again.
>
>I wonder if Cheerslove does a risque fry-up?
Risky. Lard's gone rancid.
--
wrote:
>On 2012-08-13, Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk> wrote:
>> In article <mPEw6mCm...@molly.mockford>, Molly Mockford
>> <nospam...@mollymockford.me.uk> writes:
>>
>>> My favourite was a "George Formby grill".
>>
>> Eee, bacon's turned out nice again.
>
>I wonder if Cheerslove does a risque fry-up?
--
Whiskers
Aug 14, 2012, 11:53:19 AM8/14/12
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Mack A. Damia
Aug 14, 2012, 12:22:31 PM8/14/12
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On 14 Aug 2012 15:53:19 GMT, Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com>
--
wrote:
>On 2012-08-14, Mack A Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On 14 Aug 2012 13:36:54 GMT, Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On 2012-08-13, Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> In article <mPEw6mCm...@molly.mockford>, Molly Mockford
>>>> <nospam...@mollymockford.me.uk> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> My favourite was a "George Formby grill".
>>>>
>>>> Eee, bacon's turned out nice again.
>>>
>>>I wonder if Cheerslove does a risque fry-up?
>>
>> Risky. Lard's gone rancid.
>
>It's the weather.
The Global Fry-Up?
>On 2012-08-14, Mack A Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On 14 Aug 2012 13:36:54 GMT, Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On 2012-08-13, Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> In article <mPEw6mCm...@molly.mockford>, Molly Mockford
>>>> <nospam...@mollymockford.me.uk> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> My favourite was a "George Formby grill".
>>>>
>>>> Eee, bacon's turned out nice again.
>>>
>>>I wonder if Cheerslove does a risque fry-up?
>>
>> Risky. Lard's gone rancid.
>
>It's the weather.
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Robin Bignall
Aug 14, 2012, 12:28:45 PM8/14/12
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On Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:17:46 +0100, Jeremy Nicoll - news posts
<jn.nntp....@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> wrote:
>Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com> wrote:
>
>> I sometimes come here for a little peace and quiet.
>
>Good idea!
I've not seen a little piece in here since Polgara promised to show us
<jn.nntp....@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> wrote:
>Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com> wrote:
>
>> I sometimes come here for a little peace and quiet.
>
>Good idea!
her it's a decade ago.
Mack A. Damia
Aug 14, 2012, 12:51:28 PM8/14/12
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cheerleaders.
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Whiskers
Aug 14, 2012, 12:57:14 PM8/14/12
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On 2012-08-14, Mack A Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 14 Aug 2012 15:53:19 GMT, Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On 2012-08-14, Mack A Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 14 Aug 2012 13:36:54 GMT, Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 2012-08-13, Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>> In article <mPEw6mCm...@molly.mockford>, Molly Mockford
>>>>> <nospam...@mollymockford.me.uk> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> My favourite was a "George Formby grill".
>>>>>
>>>>> Eee, bacon's turned out nice again.
>>>>
>>>>I wonder if Cheerslove does a risque fry-up?
>>>
>>> Risky. Lard's gone rancid.
>>
>>It's the weather.
>
> The Global Fry-Up?
Cooking with gas polution?
> On 14 Aug 2012 15:53:19 GMT, Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On 2012-08-14, Mack A Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 14 Aug 2012 13:36:54 GMT, Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 2012-08-13, Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>> In article <mPEw6mCm...@molly.mockford>, Molly Mockford
>>>>> <nospam...@mollymockford.me.uk> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> My favourite was a "George Formby grill".
>>>>>
>>>>> Eee, bacon's turned out nice again.
>>>>
>>>>I wonder if Cheerslove does a risque fry-up?
>>>
>>> Risky. Lard's gone rancid.
>>
>>It's the weather.
>
> The Global Fry-Up?
Firesong
Aug 15, 2012, 8:57:40 AM8/15/12
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On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:11:19 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
<ju...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <VA.0000069...@me.invalid>, on Sun, 12 Aug 2012,
>Daniel James <dan...@me.invalid> wrote
>>In article <52bd91a...@acornusers.org>, John M Ward wrote:
>>> > (Does that count as an it's/its sentence?)
>>>
>>> No, that doesn't count -- but at least you made an effort, which must be
>>> worth something, although I can't think what...
>>
>>It's often said that an effort well made is its own reward.
>>
>>Cheers,
>> Daniel.
>>
>>
>Whereas a pun is its own reword.
>
>IGMC ...
I'd like to go on record her as definitely not posting in response to
<ju...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <VA.0000069...@me.invalid>, on Sun, 12 Aug 2012,
>Daniel James <dan...@me.invalid> wrote
>>In article <52bd91a...@acornusers.org>, John M Ward wrote:
>>> > (Does that count as an it's/its sentence?)
>>>
>>> No, that doesn't count -- but at least you made an effort, which must be
>>> worth something, although I can't think what...
>>
>>It's often said that an effort well made is its own reward.
>>
>>Cheers,
>> Daniel.
>>
>>
>Whereas a pun is its own reword.
>
>IGMC ...
the original poster's post. In fact, I'm not here, you haven't seen
me. Roit?
Firesong
Molly Mockford
Aug 17, 2012, 4:58:07 AM8/17/12
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At 17:07:02 on Sun, 12 Aug 2012, Molly Mockford
<nospam...@mollymockford.me.uk> wrote in
<mPEw6mCm...@molly.mockford>:
>At 14:13:58 on Sat, 11 Aug 2012, Peter Young <pny...@ormail.co.uk>
>wrote in <afcc94bd5...@pnyoung.ormail.co.uk>:
>
>>My favourite recurring mis-spelling occurs regularly on Freecycle,
>>with people asking for or disposing of a "chest of draws". I've never
>>seen the fabled "Chester draws" though.
>
>My favourite was a "George Formby grill".
And today as ever is, somebody has posted to offer:
"Book - Simply Palates includes a 45 min DVD with complete Palates
class"
Much as I would like to believe it is to do with food or wine tasting, I
find myself doubting...
<nospam...@mollymockford.me.uk> wrote in
<mPEw6mCm...@molly.mockford>:
>At 14:13:58 on Sat, 11 Aug 2012, Peter Young <pny...@ormail.co.uk>
>wrote in <afcc94bd5...@pnyoung.ormail.co.uk>:
>
>>My favourite recurring mis-spelling occurs regularly on Freecycle,
>>with people asking for or disposing of a "chest of draws". I've never
>>seen the fabled "Chester draws" though.
>
>My favourite was a "George Formby grill".
"Book - Simply Palates includes a 45 min DVD with complete Palates
class"
Much as I would like to believe it is to do with food or wine tasting, I
find myself doubting...
Mack A. Damia
Aug 17, 2012, 11:15:53 AM8/17/12
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On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:58:07 +0100, Molly Mockford
<nospam...@mollymockford.me.uk> wrote:
>At 17:07:02 on Sun, 12 Aug 2012, Molly Mockford
><nospam...@mollymockford.me.uk> wrote in
><mPEw6mCm...@molly.mockford>:
>
>>At 14:13:58 on Sat, 11 Aug 2012, Peter Young <pny...@ormail.co.uk>
>>wrote in <afcc94bd5...@pnyoung.ormail.co.uk>:
>>
>>>My favourite recurring mis-spelling occurs regularly on Freecycle,
>>>with people asking for or disposing of a "chest of draws". I've never
>>>seen the fabled "Chester draws" though.
>>
>>My favourite was a "George Formby grill".
>
>And today as ever is, somebody has posted to offer:
>
>"Book - Simply Palates includes a 45 min DVD with complete Palates
>class"
>
>Much as I would like to believe it is to do with food or wine tasting, I
>find myself doubting...
Reminds me of a joke. Terrible Un-PC, but what the hell. Apologies
<nospam...@mollymockford.me.uk> wrote:
>At 17:07:02 on Sun, 12 Aug 2012, Molly Mockford
><nospam...@mollymockford.me.uk> wrote in
><mPEw6mCm...@molly.mockford>:
>
>>At 14:13:58 on Sat, 11 Aug 2012, Peter Young <pny...@ormail.co.uk>
>>wrote in <afcc94bd5...@pnyoung.ormail.co.uk>:
>>
>>>My favourite recurring mis-spelling occurs regularly on Freecycle,
>>>with people asking for or disposing of a "chest of draws". I've never
>>>seen the fabled "Chester draws" though.
>>
>>My favourite was a "George Formby grill".
>
>And today as ever is, somebody has posted to offer:
>
>"Book - Simply Palates includes a 45 min DVD with complete Palates
>class"
>
>Much as I would like to believe it is to do with food or wine tasting, I
>find myself doubting...
to all those who have a wooden eye or a cleft palate.
(Hold your sides)
Because of low finances a guy who has lost an eye has to use a
polished wooden one. He is somewhat self-concious about it.
He goes to a dance; he's a typical wallflower, but his friend
persuades him to ask a gal - standing all alone - to dance. She has
a cleft palate, too.
He walks over and asks, "Like to dance?"
She replies, "Oh, would I!"
"HAIR LIP, HAIR LIP!"
--
Robin Bignall
Aug 17, 2012, 11:23:59 AM8/17/12
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rather than the correct 'hare lip'.
Mack A. Damia
Aug 17, 2012, 11:53:26 AM8/17/12
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several times, but I always referred to it as a cleft palate.
http://bruceobrien.com/jokes/jokes-5/jokes90.html
My thought was that the deformity looks as if there is a hair-line
separating the upper lip. I do realize that hare lip is correct.
--
Dave W
Aug 17, 2012, 2:39:56 PM8/17/12
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Dave W
John M Ward
Aug 17, 2012, 3:13:32 PM8/17/12
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Robin Bignall
Aug 17, 2012, 4:06:23 PM8/17/12
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>
So he replies with his: Hare lip!
Robin Bignall
Aug 17, 2012, 4:11:41 PM8/17/12
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On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:53:26 -0700, Mack A. Damia
I always thought that Hare Lip and Cleft Palate are two separate
conditions. A Hare Lip on its own can be stitched at an early age, and
should be unnoticeable by adulthood. Any adult with one, in the western
world, has suffered a disease of neglect.
A Cleft Palate is where the roof of the mouth is split or missing, and
requires some clever surgery to fix. People who have a bad one have a
nasal quality to their speech that can sometimes make it
incomprehensible.
conditions. A Hare Lip on its own can be stitched at an early age, and
should be unnoticeable by adulthood. Any adult with one, in the western
world, has suffered a disease of neglect.
A Cleft Palate is where the roof of the mouth is split or missing, and
requires some clever surgery to fix. People who have a bad one have a
nasal quality to their speech that can sometimes make it
incomprehensible.
Mack A. Damia
Aug 17, 2012, 4:20:27 PM8/17/12
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On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:11:41 +0100, Robin Bignall
I know little about these conditions, and you are most definitely
right.
This from Wiki:
Cleft lip (cheiloschisis) and cleft palate (palatoschisis), which can
also occur together as cleft lip and palate, are variations of a type
of clefting congenital deformity caused by abnormal facial development
during gestation. A cleft is a fissure or opening�a gap. It is the
non-fusion of the body's natural structures that form before birth.
Approximately 1 in 700 children born have a cleft lip and/or a cleft
palate. In decades past, the condition was sometimes referred to as
harelip, based on the similarity to the cleft in the lip of a hare,
but that term is now generally considered to be offensive.
This from the Medical Dictionary:
A cleft is a birth defect that occurs when the tissues of the lip
and/or palate of the fetus do not fuse very early in pregnancy. A
cleft lip, sometimes referred to as a harelip, is an opening in the
upper lip that can extend into the base of the nostril. A cleft palate
is an opening in the roof of the mouth.
------------------------------------------------
I used "hair lip" in the same sense as "Hair-line fracture". Not that
it makes much difference as it's wrong anyway!
--
right.
This from Wiki:
Cleft lip (cheiloschisis) and cleft palate (palatoschisis), which can
also occur together as cleft lip and palate, are variations of a type
of clefting congenital deformity caused by abnormal facial development
during gestation. A cleft is a fissure or opening�a gap. It is the
non-fusion of the body's natural structures that form before birth.
Approximately 1 in 700 children born have a cleft lip and/or a cleft
palate. In decades past, the condition was sometimes referred to as
harelip, based on the similarity to the cleft in the lip of a hare,
but that term is now generally considered to be offensive.
This from the Medical Dictionary:
A cleft is a birth defect that occurs when the tissues of the lip
and/or palate of the fetus do not fuse very early in pregnancy. A
cleft lip, sometimes referred to as a harelip, is an opening in the
upper lip that can extend into the base of the nostril. A cleft palate
is an opening in the roof of the mouth.
------------------------------------------------
I used "hair lip" in the same sense as "Hair-line fracture". Not that
it makes much difference as it's wrong anyway!
--
Graybags
Feb 4, 2013, 4:43:22 PM2/4/13
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I know I never post here any more.
"Robin Bignall" <docr...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:il9b28djqmstu8paa...@4ax.com...
> Somebody (one of us, in fact) just suggested that this group is
> virtually defunct. I said it's merely that each of the thousands of
> lurkers doesn't post very often. You each know what you have to do to
> prove me right.
"Robin Bignall" <docr...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:il9b28djqmstu8paa...@4ax.com...
> Somebody (one of us, in fact) just suggested that this group is
> virtually defunct. I said it's merely that each of the thousands of
> lurkers doesn't post very often. You each know what you have to do to
> prove me right.
Robin Bignall
Feb 4, 2013, 7:29:51 PM2/4/13
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On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 21:43:22 -0000, "Graybags"
<som...@somewhereelse.com> wrote:
>"Robin Bignall" <docr...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
>news:il9b28djqmstu8paa...@4ax.com...
>> Somebody (one of us, in fact) just suggested that this group is
>> virtually defunct. I said it's merely that each of the thousands of
>> lurkers doesn't post very often. You each know what you have to do to
>> prove me right.
>>
>I know I never post here any more.
>
Am I right or am I right?
<som...@somewhereelse.com> wrote:
>"Robin Bignall" <docr...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
>news:il9b28djqmstu8paa...@4ax.com...
>> Somebody (one of us, in fact) just suggested that this group is
>> virtually defunct. I said it's merely that each of the thousands of
>> lurkers doesn't post very often. You each know what you have to do to
>> prove me right.
>>
>I know I never post here any more.
>
Mack A. Damia
Feb 4, 2013, 7:57:10 PM2/4/13
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--
Whiskers
Feb 5, 2013, 9:27:35 AM2/5/13
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error that we can devour with relish. Or possibly with Marmite.
Mike Fleming
Feb 5, 2013, 3:36:08 PM2/5/13
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In article <slrnkh25mn.1...@ID-107770.user.individual.net>,
prevalent all over the interwebs is so overwhelming that there is
little point in posting it.
--
Mike Fleming
Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com> writes:
> We're all waiting for someone else to post something with a punctuation
> error that we can devour with relish. Or possibly with Marmite.
Either people are becoming more literate or the illiteracy now
> We're all waiting for someone else to post something with a punctuation
> error that we can devour with relish. Or possibly with Marmite.
prevalent all over the interwebs is so overwhelming that there is
little point in posting it.
--
Mike Fleming
Daniel James
Feb 5, 2013, 6:08:02 PM2/5/13
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In article <17r2h8dqlee3h60hu...@4ax.com>, Mike Fleming
wrote:
no longer capable of posting even the usual levels of banal rubbish on
the interwebs.
Not that they ever popped in for an Apihna Colada, anyway. We won't
miss'em.
Cheers,
Daniel.
wrote:
> Either people are becoming more literate or the illiteracy now
> prevalent all over the interwebs is so overwhelming that there is
> little point in posting it.
I think people are becoming less literate, to the point that they are
> prevalent all over the interwebs is so overwhelming that there is
> little point in posting it.
no longer capable of posting even the usual levels of banal rubbish on
the interwebs.
Not that they ever popped in for an Apihna Colada, anyway. We won't
miss'em.
Cheers,
Daniel.
John M Ward
Feb 5, 2013, 7:45:00 PM2/5/13
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In article <17r2h8dqlee3h60hu...@4ax.com>,
Indeed: the only notable examples I find nowadays involve attempts by
Japanese speakers to translate song lyrics into English -- and it is
hard to blame them for that, faced as they are with innumerable examples
of our own people getting it wromg.
I have recently been specialising in showcasing videos of Vocaloid songs
on my 'blog (not all specially written for Vocaloids, but over a hundred
thousand have been) so I encounter this quite often.
Incidentally, a website said I should marry the vocaloid Mayu, which is
fine during her "bunny ears" (Usano Mimi) toy-carrying phases, but not
when wielding that dealy axe of hers.
My own choice is still a three-way between Luka, Lapis and SeeU, none of
whom has ever been seen with an axe, reassuringly...
Japanese speakers to translate song lyrics into English -- and it is
hard to blame them for that, faced as they are with innumerable examples
of our own people getting it wromg.
I have recently been specialising in showcasing videos of Vocaloid songs
on my 'blog (not all specially written for Vocaloids, but over a hundred
thousand have been) so I encounter this quite often.
Incidentally, a website said I should marry the vocaloid Mayu, which is
fine during her "bunny ears" (Usano Mimi) toy-carrying phases, but not
when wielding that dealy axe of hers.
My own choice is still a three-way between Luka, Lapis and SeeU, none of
whom has ever been seen with an axe, reassuringly...
m...@privacy.net
Feb 6, 2013, 6:35:23 PM2/6/13
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On 5 Feb,
I've given up trying to be illiterate, there's too many better at it than me.
However, my keybroad is trying the me more dsylexic than I am.
--
BD
Change lycos to yahoo to reply
However, my keybroad is trying the me more dsylexic than I am.
--
BD
Change lycos to yahoo to reply
Whiskers
Feb 7, 2013, 12:01:06 PM2/7/13
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Message has been deleted
Peter Duncanson
Feb 10, 2013, 2:50:21 PM2/10/13
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On Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:43:54 +0000, sn...@spambin.fsnet.co.uk (Sn!pe)
wrote:
>Nn f my vwls wrk.
Yr "y" sms t wrk whn sd as vwl.
--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe)
wrote:
Yr "y" sms t wrk whn sd as vwl.
--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe)
Message has been deleted
Daniel James
Feb 11, 2013, 2:05:59 PM2/11/13
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In article <1ky3gyz.aprp4k1lkua7gN%sn...@spambin.fsnet.co.uk>, Sn!pe
wrote:
r nt lsh thn?
n lsh bth nd cn b sd s vls.
Chrs,
Dnl.
wrote:
>>>> I've given up trying to be illiterate, there's too many better
>>>> at it than me. However, my keybroad is trying the me more
>>>> dsylexic than I am.
>>>
>>> The letters have warn pff the keays on my keynoard.
>>
>>>Nn f my vwls wrk.
>>
>> Yr "y" sms t wrk whn sd as vwl.
>
> Whr cm frm "y" ds nt cnt s vwl, vn f t snds lk n.
>>>> at it than me. However, my keybroad is trying the me more
>>>> dsylexic than I am.
>>>
>>> The letters have warn pff the keays on my keynoard.
>>
>>>Nn f my vwls wrk.
>>
>> Yr "y" sms t wrk whn sd as vwl.
>
r nt lsh thn?
n lsh bth nd cn b sd s vls.
Chrs,
Dnl.
Mack A. Damia
Feb 11, 2013, 2:26:25 PM2/11/13
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On Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:05:59 -0000, Daniel James <dan...@me.invalid>
wrote:
'm mr cncrnd bt m bwls thn vwls.
--
wrote:
--
Mike Fleming
Feb 11, 2013, 5:58:14 PM2/11/13
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In article <slrnkh7nei.v...@ID-107770.user.individual.net>,
O stull have mist uf my letters, ut's the unes between Y and P that
have wirn uff.
--
Mike Fleming
O stull have mist uf my letters, ut's the unes between Y and P that
have wirn uff.
--
Mike Fleming
Whiskers
Feb 12, 2013, 7:53:31 AM2/12/13
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still there - merely anonymous. I did have a keyboard whose keys were
inclined to wander about, though; some of them managed to leave the room!
Daniel James
Feb 15, 2013, 12:43:11 PM2/15/13
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In article <VA.0000076...@me.invalid>, Daniel James wrote:
> n lsh bth nd cn b sd s vls.
Sorry, that does look too cryptic for ... er ... words.
> n lsh bth nd cn b sd s vls.
"In Welsh both Y and W can be used as vowels."
There: I almost understand it now.
Cheers,
Daniel.
sue...@hotmail.com
Feb 22, 2013, 5:50:09 PM2/22/13
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Whiskers
Feb 23, 2013, 11:13:35 AM2/23/13
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Jeremy Nicoll - news posts
Mar 24, 2013, 10:40:10 AM3/24/13
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If thats a seriou's statement: many of those on my current laptop have the
same issue. I 'fixed' it by making single letters with a modern Dymo
machine and sticking them onto the keys, then painted over the replacements
with clear nail varnish. That helps to lengthen the time the new things
stay legible for and helps to reduce the ease with which a fingernail can
lift the corner of a newly stuck-on legend. I find that maybe once per year
I need to replace the new legends, less often if instead I repaint the key
caps more often.
--
Jeremy C B Nicoll - my opinions are my own.
Email sent to my from-address will be deleted. Instead, please reply
to newsre...@wingsandbeaks.org.uk replacing "aaa" by "284".
same issue. I 'fixed' it by making single letters with a modern Dymo
machine and sticking them onto the keys, then painted over the replacements
with clear nail varnish. That helps to lengthen the time the new things
stay legible for and helps to reduce the ease with which a fingernail can
lift the corner of a newly stuck-on legend. I find that maybe once per year
I need to replace the new legends, less often if instead I repaint the key
caps more often.
--
Jeremy C B Nicoll - my opinions are my own.
Email sent to my from-address will be deleted. Instead, please reply
to newsre...@wingsandbeaks.org.uk replacing "aaa" by "284".
Whiskers
Mar 24, 2013, 11:12:27 AM3/24/13
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On 2013-03-24, Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp....@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> wrote:
> Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com> wrote:
>
>> The letters have warn pff the keays on my keynoard.
>
> If thats a seriou's statement: many of those on my current laptop have the
> same issue. I 'fixed' it by making single letters with a modern Dymo
> machine and sticking them onto the keys, then painted over the replacements
> with clear nail varnish. That helps to lengthen the time the new things
> stay legible for and helps to reduce the ease with which a fingernail can
> lift the corner of a newly stuck-on legend. I find that maybe once per year
> I need to replace the new legends, less often if instead I repaint the key
> caps more often.
I seem to be able to remember which key does what, most of the time.
> Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com> wrote:
>
>> The letters have warn pff the keays on my keynoard.
>
> If thats a seriou's statement: many of those on my current laptop have the
> same issue. I 'fixed' it by making single letters with a modern Dymo
> machine and sticking them onto the keys, then painted over the replacements
> with clear nail varnish. That helps to lengthen the time the new things
> stay legible for and helps to reduce the ease with which a fingernail can
> lift the corner of a newly stuck-on legend. I find that maybe once per year
> I need to replace the new legends, less often if instead I repaint the key
> caps more often.
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