Agreed Leo, and some of the things that are described as 'unbelievable' are very believable indeed. it's lazy. come up with something that more accurately describes what is being described.
As soon as this instruction is passed to sports commentators the world will be a much happier place...
I'd forgotten about this thread. Grumpiness...where to begin? Having just come back from a very busy Marks & Spencer, I'm fed up of shops that offer endless complicated vouchers, points schemes, membership cards etc etc. The person in front of me always has a purse full of them, most of which after endless examination turn out to be months out of date. Just decide how much something costs, stick a price label on it and sell it...how difficult can that be? And while I'm still in a post-shopping grumpy mood, why does everyone on TV now say 'outside of' when 'outside' is perfectly adequate? And as for misusing the word 'iconic'...seems to crop up every 10 minutes. I think I might need a lie down
I love it when someone calls something "almost unique!" That's a little bit like being a "bit pregnant!"
"We certainly have a lot of weather coming our way" gets my goat. What is it supposed to mean? It tells you nothing.
Oh dear Theo - "fed up of" instead of "fed up with" Almost as bad as would of, should of and could of instead of using "have" My weather hate is "in the overnight period" - leave out 3 words and say "overnight"
Why does every decent recipe have garlic as an important ingredient? I don't dislike garlic but my stomach certainly does, just the merest hint of garlic has me in absolute agony for 24 hours, it's similar to heartburn but a hundred times more powerful. What can I replace garlic with effectively to attain the same end product?
zut alors - how embarrassing - what would my English master have said. You have to blame it on speed typing and not ignorance of grammar though
Try power garlic or just leave it out and add a little bit more onions. So the wife told me and she is one hell of a cook
Predictive text that predicts what I don't want, so I have to re-read everything I have written to ensure that it has not been changed into gibberish. I am perfectly capable of writing gibberish on my own, thank you very much.
And technology - little ones these days know exactly which apps do what on the tablet or laptop (and know how and where to access them) but cannot tie their own laces. How the heck does that work?
Minimum price for a seat at Chelsea on Boxing Day for away fans £ 52 is a joke. Despite this outrageous cost they still lost £23 M last season. Hope there is a boycott by the travelling Horns, even if the team feel they are lacking the normal support.
Agreed although it does occasionally provide some amusement...a quite chunky friend of ours called Heather comes up as Heavier in predictive text!
