tpbury

Thank you for replying. I differntiate between pedantry and correctness however, and that's the whole point. By writing 'definately', 'stationary', ' confectionary', 'there' instead of 'their', we expose ourselves as ignorant. We may have got our message across, but I think it could have become garbled or lessened. So, let's not worry about commas and w@nky grammar, just let us express ourselves in a way that other people can understand!

I've started this topic in the past, as have many others. It's not about pedantry, it's not about trying to be superior, it's not about everyone using perfect grammar and spelling. I don't even care about short cuts,abbreviations and typos. Please, everyone, let's not get definatley in the dictionary - think finite, infinite. There is a house on the hill. Two children live there, their dog is called Charlie. They go to school with their mummy and their dog Charlie. They're happy children. Again, I'm happy to understand what you are saying, regardless of the way that you have said it. 15 years ago I worked at a teacher training college (nowadays 'University of Winchester'). I witnessed appalling grammar (though good self expression) in the application forms I processed. Question: Is it ok to use written communication on the assumption that your reader will understand what you mean? Or is it better to conform to a standard, requiring a level of commitment to understand that standard (ie grammar), such that you can be sure users of that standard understand what you mean? Boll ix

Most well paying jobs get you working 24/7 anyway.

Don't worry, your heavy petting is being witnessed from far and wide. I expect a vigorous climax soon as skip the 500cc bikes and move straight onto grunty, heavy, pokey superbikes.

Shouldn't it be Mr Charlie Chalks, Tarzan?

Just go to bed and see what happens. Report back, because the excitement is killing me. Here in Brisbane, the light goes at 6:30 and everyone's tucked up in bed by 9:30 for a 5:30 start. It's doing my head in. What's more, Queensland doesn't do daylight saving which all the other states seem to, and that's pretty strange as well.

The stopover is probably a good idea with very young kids. However, we've just done it with ours at 10 and 7 with only 3 hours at Singapore airport. It was fine (Singapore airlines (btw £410 return), mind you our kids are capable of watching films for 24 hours non stop (with some naps). This is the third time we've been over with them - when they were younger it was a bit of a nightmare (have memories of them jumping on my head when I was desperate to go to sleep). The stopover doesn't eradicate jet lag in my view and takes time out of the holiday if you don't have much time.

Also, it's a legal requirement that spangles and white dog poo are mentioned. Then someone talks about all threads referring to Adolf Hitler within the first page. Then someone archly disparages such oft witnessed discussion. Then someone mentions that there is a 50% chance that 2 people will share a birthday in a room of 13. Then the thread ends and another identical one starts.

Thought it was actually required as a longer lasting butter substitute so his troops could career around europe for longer. I can't be bothered to look up hoi polloi, but I think this means 'general public' or 'riff raff'. Threads such as these should ban any internet looking up in order that people can demonstrate their powers of recall of half-facts, misinformation and incorrect context - just like the old days.

Hi, should maybe PM an admin, but is anyone else getting spam addressed to their Saintsweb username? Did we agree to this? Has the userbase been hijacked? I don't use this username elsewhere - I got something from gameduell. I don't mind if I agreed to it, but I'm concerned Saintsweb has been infiltrated!!!!

Just realised I've moved to Australia and will probably never see the Saints play again. :-( This wasn't an issue over the last few years due to depressingness. It's great to see positivity eeking back into this forum!!!!!!!!!!

But a spider will lay a nest on your face which you will believe to be a troublesome scab until the day when you are brushing your teeth and knock said scab to reveal hordes of baby spiders which will run into your ears!! No good goose fat then!!

Do you have to be on drugs or a small child to believe this works?

Stephen Hawking

Am I being stupid? I thought it was next player to be robbed?

An excellent post. We don't have to blindly say 'we are for him' or 'against him', but we must acknowledge what he achieved and commited to this club.

And it's being run on Radio 5 news every bulletin. I think the club is safe though (not from relegation).

Norman

I also know a husky owner whose dog's called Storm. Storm is a husky cliche

Well, I'd like them to do well, but I wouldn't go as far as that.

Gusset?

Sorry, this sounds like the start of a soft porn book.

Sort of serious question: if he'd agreed to do something for somebody, wouldn't that somebody be coming back to him, offering to break his legs or get him to do it again?

Fascinatingly, my car has a two stage system, unlocking only driver's door on first click, the rest on second click. I can only imagine the money I've saved in battery wear for not having to unnecessarily unlock the other doors.

You have a relative called Normal who you are feeling?