Rant - Speed = km/h, Distance = km

**nosebleed** · 5th June 2010, 04:15

Originally Posted by Hitcher

... Don't order what you can't afford.

...that which you cannot...

**Toaster** · 5th June 2010, 06:46

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

TV3 news last night, male presenter reported 13 people killed dead in British taxi driver attack. Opposed to the 26 who were lucky enough to be only killed alive.

And I thought these reporters and editors studied "English" at school?! Correct spelling and grammar are clearly long lost skills!

**Dave Lobster** · 5th June 2010, 09:29

Originally Posted by Toaster

And I thought these reporters and editors studied "English" at school?! Correct spelling and grammar are clearly long lost skills!

They disappeared when regional accents were introduced.

**flyingcrocodile46** · 5th June 2010, 12:34

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

TV3 news last night, male presenter reported 13 people killed dead in British taxi driver attack. Opposed to the 26 who were lucky enough to be only killed alive.

Why were so many people attacking British taxi drivers in the first place?

I didn't even know we had that many British taxi drivers, thought they were all traffic cops.

**Hitcher** · 5th June 2010, 22:35

Originally Posted by Berries

I have always found that having the question mark butting up to the last letter of the final word of the sentence makes it look a little unbalanced.

Grammar has nothing to do with "balance". Misuse of punctuation and other grammatical standards merely makes abusers look ignorant. Sloppy is as sloppy does.

**Berries** · 5th June 2010, 22:54

Serious question then for the BOGNOTZA brigade. When writing by hand do you leave a space between the last letter and a question mark or run them next to each other ?

I type the way that I was taught to write, and it was that you leave a gap, even if it was half a letter width.

EDIT - Just found out what BDOTGNZA means. I prefer arse.

**Hitcher** · 5th June 2010, 23:29

Originally Posted by Berries

I type the way that I was taught to write, and it was that you leave a gap, even if it was half a letter width.

Who was the Numpty(TM) taught you to write?

**Berries** · 6th June 2010, 00:13

I think it was Bungle, or possibly Zippy. A few years back so can't be too sure.

**T.W.R** · 6th June 2010, 07:36

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**Little Miss Trouble** · 6th June 2010, 15:34

You mean like post #4 of this thread?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...t-this-weekend

**Berries** · 6th June 2010, 16:28

Ha ha. I was only really referring to the spoken word by people who should know better. Forums don't count, otherwise I'd be in a str8 jackt, if u no wt i mean.