New attire for Dixie......or OB?

[Phil E]

Although it may not be silent!

 

[Phil E]

And for those who are not really fans of the round ball game.....

Don't mince your words.

 

[Dickie E]

can you send me your boss' email address?

 

[OB..]

A column in the Times recently complained about the use of the historic present. It unleashed a flood of letters about grammar generally, which as usual demonstrated that most people think grammar is simply a set of rigid rules and have no idea of the role grammar plays or how it can change over the years. Predictable, but depressing nonetheless.

 

[Dixie]

can you send me your boss' email address?

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That'll be: cockers@tigers.co.uk

 

[Phil E]

can you send me your boss' email address?

I was actually looking for some rugby t-shirts.

Rugby is my job now :biggrin:

 

[SimonSmith]

A column in the Times recently complained about the use of the historic present. It unleashed a flood of letters about grammar generally, which as usual demonstrated that most people think grammar is simply a set of rigid rules and have no idea of the role grammar plays or how it can change over the years. Predictable, but depressing nonetheless.

Spawned, I believe, by John Humphreys having a little dig at Melvyn Bargh

 

[Dixie]

Predictable, but depressing nonetheless.

Grumphreys!

 

[Phil E]

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msf

 

[Browner]

..........have no idea of the role grammar plays or how it can change over the years.

My nan ceased spoiling me, when i was 41

 

[RobLev]

Spawned, I believe, by John Humphreys having a little dig at Melvyn Bargh

Mervyn Barg.

(Better late than never).

 

[SimonSmith]

Mervyn Barg.

(Better late than never).

Dear Etavirp Yee

Sorry

Larry Adler

 

[Phil E]

Is this a private joke? Because I don't get it.

 

[RobLev]

Is this a private joke?

It's a joke that is Private

Because I don't get it.

Eye do.

 

[SimonSmith]

Yes. The Mervyn Barg reference that I fumbled in how the Eye references Lord Bragg of The North.

RobLev kindly corrected me.

I then responded with an in-joke that only very long standing readers of the Eye might remember, which was the quite regular letter to Lord Gnome's organ from the famous moothie player, Larry Adler. It always began "Dear Etavirp Yee...."

 

[RobLev]

Yes. The Mervyn Barg reference that I fumbled in how the Eye references Lord Bragg of The North.

RobLev kindlysmugly corrected me.

I then responded with an in-joke that only very long standing readers of the Eye might remember, which was the quite regular letter to Lord Gnome's organ from the famous moothie player, Larry Adler. It always began "Dear Etavirp Yee...."

.msf.

 

[SimonSmith]

Turn on your sarcasmometer

 

[Daftmedic]

 

[RobLev]

Turn on your sarcasmometer

In this place?

That would be like taking an irony meter into talk.origins (try googling: talk.origins "irony meter"). You only do it turned to its lowest sensitivity with heavy shielding and a blast-proof enclosure.

 

[SimonSmith]

In this place?

That would be like taking an irony meter into talk.origins (try googling: talk.origins "irony meter"). You only do it turned to its lowest sensitivity with heavy shielding and a blast-proof enclosure.

It goes all the way to 11