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shifty_ben · Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:01 pm Post subject:

Ah point taken, but as someone who works in a smaller shop (albeit part of a very large company) I have lost the expectations of supermarkets (especially Tesco) getting much right, whether its their grammar (hadn't picked up on that 1 before now though) or their tasting notes for a bottle of wine Wink

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Marrea · Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:14 pm Post subject:

shifty_ben · Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:21 pm Post subject:

If only Pedanticism could be removed from ones personality, my family would be much nicer to be around for a start Wink

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Rhakios · Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:30 pm Post subject:

I was reading somewhere recently that some fun could be had misspelling the word pedant in an article critical of pedants and then waiting to see who would have the courage or obtuseness to point it out. Smile

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towy71 · Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:07 pm Post subject:

you pendant you Laughing

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Rhakios · Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 10:28 pm Post subject:

towy71 · Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 10:43 pm Post subject:

boom tish..... Rolling Eyes

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1slipperyfish · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 10:41 am Post subject:

i was reeding an article reecently that sed their are know actual rules of spellings an grandma, just guidelines and the fact that you rote it in english makes it english, the queens english is a phrase and knot a set of rules.
spelling nazis go and kiss you're own bums Very Happy

paul

ps somebody might have already sed this i couldn't be arsed reading it all Rolling Eyes

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towy71 · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 10:49 am Post subject:

M0PHP · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 10:56 am Post subject:

1sf (troll): Just because an article said something doesn't make it true Wink

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nelz · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 11:06 am Post subject:

crispibits · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 11:08 am Post subject:

Oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear. Programming jokes - we really have hit rock bottom... Smile

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M0PHP · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 11:19 am Post subject:

@crispibits: It's that fish, he brings us all down to his level Razz

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nelz · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 11:20 am Post subject:

It's text processing, not programming.

Regards,
Your friendly, local pedant Smile

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