Goal Line Technology

To be used at the forthcoming World Cup in 2014.

http://news.sky.com/story/1054111/goal-line-technology-to-be-used-at-world-cup

 

"forthcoming" was a bit redundant in that post, don't you think?

 

The Near Future World Cup surely?

 

thats why i said it

 

Missing capital, apostrophe, and full stop.

Also, the sentence has no meaning whatsoever in it's context.

 

What's the betting that, having spent a load of time and money developing the system in time for it they won't have to use it once?

 

Redundant comma after 'apostrophe'.

 

What's the betting it'll be local poor kids hired to go "beep" when the ball crosses the line.

 

Actually, no. It is perfectly acceptable to include a final comma in a list before the 'and'. It's in many ways more aesthetically pleasing, I find. Without it you may tend to associate the last two items in the list as being paired by the 'and'.

 

I know exactly what you mean. Not that I agree with the 'aesthetically pleasing' part. Any comma followed by 'and' is a ****er, even tho' u'd read the sentence as if there was a comma there.

 

Which is why both forms are acceptable.

Now isn't this turning out to be a rather nice conversation?

 

Well, no. You need 2 stop over analysing these things on internet forums. U'll make yourself unwell.

 

If they used a scantily clad Carmen Mirandalookalike with a whistle behind the goal I think i'd be quite happy.

 

You need to stop using txt words in sentences.

 

I wasn't.

 

You was 2.

 

Pack it in you pair of ****s

Beelin

 

U was usin txt spk Bealey!!

 

no i wasnt!

 

U was 2.