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Harriet Harman's verbed noun phrase

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Philip Eden

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Nov 26, 2009, 7:32:03 AM11/26/09
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I was half-watching Business Questions just now on the
BBC Parliament channel (as one does), and la Harriet
was getting a trifle over-excited in an answer on her
pet Equality Bill, and she uttered something along
the lines of:

"...and these matters will be careful-scrutinied by the
House in the normal way."

I had to smile.

Philip Eden


Django Cat

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Nov 26, 2009, 12:21:11 PM11/26/09
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Philip Eden wrote:

> I was half-watching Business Questions just now on the
> BBC Parliament channel (as one does),

Or not.

DC
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franzi

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Nov 26, 2009, 12:49:31 PM11/26/09
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On Nov 26, 12:32 pm, "Philip Eden" <philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom>
wrote:
It's easy to mi-shear a capital letter while captivated by Harriet's
verbs. A Pet Equality Bill would suit the Great Deputy Leader.
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franzi

Mike Lyle

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Nov 26, 2009, 2:55:59 PM11/26/09
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Well, I hope it would be caveat-emptored.

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Mike.


Mark Brader

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Nov 26, 2009, 6:16:57 PM11/26/09
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Philip Eden quotes Harriet Harman:

> "...and these matters will be careful-scrutinied by the
> House in the normal way."

But will they be due-diligenced?
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