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Sean 
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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 Posted - 02/10/2007 : 11:26:59
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Originally posted by Shiv
...challenging the assertion from lemmycaution that no 'authoratitive source' would sanction gold-digger.
I detected that lemmy's tongue may have been firmly in his cheek when he wrote that.  Although one may have been more likely to detect that if one was familiar with other discussions on punctuation over the years here.  |
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Koli 
"Striving lackadaisically for perfection."
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Posted - 02/10/2007 : 14:00:45
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Originally posted by Shiv
[quote]Originally posted by Koli
It could be worse. I had an email from our head office the other day, written by someone who thinks the plural of chairman is chairman's...
Oooo.... don't get me started on the misuse of apostrophes  
Presumably you meant apostrophe's. |
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Koli
"Striving lackadaisically for perfection."
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Posted - 02/10/2007 : 14:05:14
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
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Originally posted by Koli
*Yeah I know, but it's amazing how many people think it's must/should/could of
I suspect it's because that's what the contraction sounds like: i.e. must/should/could've. A question of write what you hear instead of write what you read [IF you CAN read, that is  ]
And, speaking of 'of' ... many Americans still announce the quarter hour before the hour with it, e.g.:
It's quarter of ten.
Funny old world, innit?
I'm sure you're right about the reason for could of etc.
Perhaps the of in quarter of ten is there to compensate for the lack of an of in 'it's only a couple of hours until lunch-time'. |
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ragingfluff 
"Currently lost in Canada"
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Posted - 02/10/2007 : 15:58:04
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Originally posted by Se�n
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Originally posted by Shiv
...challenging the assertion from lemmycaution that no 'authoratitive source' would sanction gold-digger.
I detected that lemmy's tongue may have been firmly in his cheek when he wrote that. Although one may have been more likely to detect that if one was familiar with other discussions on punctuation over the years here.
Any else spot the irony in the misspelling of "authoritative" as "authoratitive" in reference to Anna Nicole Smith?[b][/b]
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ragingfluff
"Currently lost in Canada"
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Posted - 02/10/2007 : 15:59:52
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Originally posted by ragingfluff
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Originally posted by Se�n
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Originally posted by Shiv
...challenging the assertion from lemmycaution that no 'authoratitive source' would sanction gold-digger.
I detected that lemmy's tongue may have been firmly in his cheek when he wrote that. Although one may have been more likely to detect that if one was familiar with other discussions on punctuation over the years here.
[b]Anyone else spot the irony in the misspelling of "authoritative" as "authoratitive" in reference to Anna Nicole Smith?
I had to repost. I can't edit my posts for some reason
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lemmycaution 
"Long mired in film"
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Posted - 02/10/2007 : 17:59:28
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Originally posted by Se�n
quote:
Originally posted by Shiv
...challenging the assertion from lemmycaution that no 'authoratitive source' would sanction gold-digger.
I detected that lemmy's tongue may have been firmly in his cheek when he wrote that. Although one may have been more likely to detect that if one was familiar with other discussions on punctuation over the years here.
Thanks, Se�n.
As a veteran, you are well aware of my propensity to give tongue in the FOURUM. 
For the record, I recognize the OED as "authoritative", That's why I own it (the Compact Edition only I am afraid and since my eyes are not what they used to be I rarely consult it). I now have a link to Dictionary.com on my toolbar and that's what I usually use now if I don't pull my Canadian Oxford Dictionary off the shelf.
Here is my last word on gold diggers. |
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turrell
"Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh "
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Posted - 02/10/2007 : 19:38:19
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
Funny old world, innit?
We're the New World or did you forget? |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 02/10/2007 : 19:46:05
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Originally posted by turrell
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
Funny old world, innit?
We're the New World or did you forget?
Guess I've been gone tooooooo long!
 
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 02/10/2007 : 21:04:51
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
Did she donate the breast implants?
If not, I hope they don't intend to bury her at sea.
Yeah, she'd be just like that old red red robin...
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Shiv
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 02/11/2007 : 00:02:54
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Originally posted by lemmycaution
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Originally posted by Se�n
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Originally posted by Shiv
...challenging the assertion from lemmycaution that no 'authoratitive source' would sanction gold-digger.
I detected that lemmy's tongue may have been firmly in his cheek when he wrote that. Although one may have been more likely to detect that if one was familiar with other discussions on punctuation over the years here.
Thanks, Se�n.
As a veteran, you are well aware of my propensity to give tongue in the FOURUM.
For the record, I recognize the OED as "authoritative", That's why I own it (the Compact Edition only I am afraid and since my eyes are not what they used to be I rarely consult it). I now have a link to Dictionary.com on my toolbar and that's what I usually use now if I don't pull my Canadian Oxford Dictionary off the shelf.
Here is my last word on gold diggers.
Don't you mean last four words? |
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Shiv
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 02/11/2007 : 00:04:25
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Originally posted by ragingfluff
Any else spot the irony in the misspelling of "authoritative" as "authoratitive" in reference to Anna Nicole Smith?[b][/b]
Nice one I never said I could spell! |
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Shiv
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 02/11/2007 : 00:06:23
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Originally posted by Koli
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Originally posted by Shiv
[quote]Originally posted by Koli
It could be worse. I had an email from our head office the other day, written by someone who thinks the plural of chairman is chairman's...
Oooo.... don't get me started on the misuse of apostrophes
Presumably you meant apostrophe's.
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TitanPa 
"Here four more"
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Posted - 02/11/2007 : 07:06:19
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 02/11/2007 : 08:31:18
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
Did she donate the breast implants?
If not, I hope they don't intend to bury her at sea.
Yeah, she'd be just like that old red red robin...
Too bad they didn't have breast implants back in the days of the Titanic, doncha think?
(Pamela Anderson could saved hundreds of them, I tell ya!)
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Sal[Au]pian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 02/12/2007 : 09:36:51
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Originally posted by Shiv
Salopian is from GB so I was coming in with a defence of his spelling - challenging the assertion from lemmycaution that no 'authoratitive source' would sanction gold-digger. I hope we are agreeing that both are acceptable? I would imagine US fwfers would be happy that they can legitimately provide gold-digger as one word There is likely to be some consistency between US English NOT hyphenating compound nouns, and UK English doing so. Worth checking when you're reviewing
Yup, this sort of compound often has multiple options: it's not the sort of thing that I ever object to in people's reviews.
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RIP Anna Nicole Smith
