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    Its interesting to see that the "a" word is still being used on site. Is the Hit man crook?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mstriumph
    think of all those misplaced apostrophes people --
    Only pedant's get upset about apostrophe's.......
    ...she took the KT, and left me the Buell to ride....(Blues Brothers)

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    ... I'm not upset ...
    Quote Originally Posted by idb
    Only pedant's get upset about apostrophe's.......
    ... ...

    Grass wedges its way between the closest blocks of marble and it brings them down. This power of feeble life which can creep in anywhere is greater than that of the mighty behind their cannons....... - Honore de Balzac

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    Quote Originally Posted by placidfemme
    speaking of which... last year on the news they interviewed someone in the UK who was speaking ENGLISH and they had ENGLISH subtitles underneath repeating what he had said
    You will probably find this was an american feed. The yanks do not comprhend the different uk dialects & use sub titles
    It is better to have ridden & crashed than never to have ridden at all

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    My favourite autocue moment was a few years ago at an awards dinner. Jonathan Ross (UK TV presenter) apologised in advance for the autocue - it had broken at the last minute and they'd had to fix it with parts from a truth detector. He went on to be incredibly rude about every celebrity in the audience, and they just had to sit there and smile. Wonderful.
    Remember to never split an infinitive. The passive voice should never be used. Do not put statements in the negative form. Proofread carefully to see if you words out. And don't start a sentence with a conjugation. (William Safire)

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    Guy I work with, worlds leading expert on everything.
    But if he calls a fairing a flearing one more time (as in, "I'v repaird a FLEARING on a NSR and you couldnt tell")
    I'll probably beat him to death.
    Last edited by myvice; 20th July 2005 at 21:27. Reason: Why do you care?
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