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Obvioulsy I echo the sentiments but why does he insist on starting a new paragraph every sentence? It's quite an odd style and inhibits expression beyond the superficial. All it does is make everything sound like a hackneyed truism and inhibits the development of any sort of argument-flow.

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Obvioulsy I echo the sentiments but why does he insist on starting a new paragraph every sentence? It's quite an odd style and inhibits expression beyond the superficial. All it does is make everything sound like a hackneyed truism and inhibits the development of any sort of argument-flow.

 

I think that's more to do with the Echo's way of life than Dan's writing style. I've noticed it quite a lot in the Echo, and newspapers in general.

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I think that's more to do with the Echo's way of life than Dan's writing style. I've noticed it quite a lot in the Echo, and newspapers in general.

 

Ok - well I only read the Saints stuff on the Echo so if that's the case and Dan is being edited badly then I apologise to him. :)

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I'm Dan Kerins.

 

AND I can spell his, er, my name.

 

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Who's the brunette?

 

She has everything right, not wearing colours, drinking pints, quite attractive...

 

 

 

 

... then she goes and f*cks it up by wearing that stupid bow in her hair.

 

Edit: It also looks like her head has been photoshopped on.

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Who's the brunette?

 

She has everything right, not wearing colours, drinking pints, quite attractive...

 

 

 

 

... then she goes and f*cks it up by wearing that stupid bow in her hair.

 

Edit: It also looks like her head has been photoshopped on.

 

She's too slim for you Stu

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Who's the brunette?

 

She has everything right, not wearing colours, drinking pints, quite attractive...

 

 

 

 

... then she goes and f*cks it up by wearing that stupid bow in her hair.

 

Edit: It also looks like her head has been photoshopped on.

 

I'm also marrying her in 3 months' time. And she's got a home shirt on under her coat, so no need to worry yourself about it. :cool:

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I'm also marrying her in 3 months' time. And she's got a home shirt on under her coat, so no need to worry yourself about it. :cool:

 

Couple of questions...

 

1) Can you have a word with her about that bow in her hair?

 

2) Does she have any sisters?

 

3) Can I come to the wedding?

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Couple of questions...

 

1) Can you have a word with her about that bow in her hair?

2) Does she have any sisters?

3) Can I come to the wedding?

 

1) I like the bow once a while.

2) Twin sister. Who is also getting married, and has a baby. :D

3) If you haven't had an invite already you're not getting one "I'm afraid".

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Obvioulsy I echo the sentiments but why does he insist on starting a new paragraph every sentence? It's quite an odd style and inhibits expression beyond the superficial. All it does is make everything sound like a hackneyed truism and inhibits the development of any sort of argument-flow.

 

 

Precisely. This is one of my pet peeves with journalistic style. Many newspapers tell their reporters to make every sentence its own paragraph. I presume they believe it makes the article easier to read - but, as benjii points out, it actually makes it harder. Grouping sentences into paragraphs makes the writing easier to read, not harder.

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Are you then?

 

Can you write an article about me please? I wasnt to be as famous as Mr Illingsworth.

 

How just one letter changes a whole sentence.

 

"I wasn't to be as famous as Mr Illingsworth, but then, one day, fate took a hand and etc etc etc..."

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Are you then?

 

Can you write an article about me please? I wasnt to be as famous as Mr Illingsworth.

 

A SAINTS fan has spent ages posting on the Internet.

Going by the name StuRomseySaint, the coach and beer magnate has created a cult of adoring fans.

However, his love of all things made of tight, red and white nylon and led some to question his choice of attire.

One - who asked to remain nameless, said: "He's like Nick Illingsworth, but with more Saints shirts."

StuRomseySaint could not be contacted for comment.

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A SAINTS fan has spent ages posting on the Internet.

Going by the name StuRomseySaint, the coach and beer magnate has created a cult of adoring fans.

However, his love of all things made of tight, red and white nylon and led some to question his choice of attire.

One - who asked to remain nameless, said: "He's like Nick Illingsworth, but with more Saints shirts."

StuRomseySaint could not be contacted for comment.

 

Excellent. Call my secretary for a few quotes and a free signed picture of me.

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What a stoooooooooooopid typo. :-(

 

How embarrassing. :oops:

 

Yeah, well you made it and now you are just going have to live with it. It's not going to be easy, I know, but you should have thought of that before you casually decided not to bother with any attempt at copy editing or proof reading.

 

Let that be a lesson to you.

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Yeah, well you made it and now you are just going have to live with it. It's not going to be easy, I know, but you should have thought of that before you casually decided not to bother with any attempt at copy editing or proof reading.

 

Let that be a lesson to you.

 

I am a busy busy man, I only just got back to reading it, if only someone hadn't quoted it then I might have got away with it.

 

This is hard to take, what a balls up... a good start if I want to be like Mr Illingsworth. :-)

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Golden Thread IMO

 

Anything with pics of me on it is Golden as far as I'm concerned. Also, I got to virtual-cck-block SRS after he said something almost nice about my bird which was mildly amusing too. :smt113

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