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Old 28 August 2010, 08:32 AM
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They must have given the job to a newly graduated employee.

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They must have given the job to a newly graduated employee.

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In my experience I would agree, Les.
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For the grammar ****'s (sic) what?
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Old 28 August 2010, 11:06 AM
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For the grammar ****'s (sic) what?
Curses! Beaten to it.
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Old 28 August 2010, 12:53 PM
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B*llocks! I wanted to do that!

***** = **** plural. For example: there of lots of *****.
****'s = of the *****. For example: it is the ****'s car.
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B*llocks! I wanted to do that!

***** = **** plural. For example: there of lots of *****.
****'s = of the *****. For example: it is the ****'s car.
Not *****' then?
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Old 28 August 2010, 04:56 PM
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It's the ****'s grammar

My guess is they've gone cheap and sub'd it out to an eastern European print/design outfit. Quite why it wasn't proof-read I don't know, but with all these cutbacks Check twice, print once
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Old 28 August 2010, 05:17 PM
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Their excuse seems to make sense, though. Some of those inaccuracies and substitutions were typical of the kind of bollocks that spellcheck offers you if it doesn't recognise a particular word or phrase.
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Old 28 August 2010, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by DCI Gene Hunt
Not *****' then?
Yep - "of the *****" would be *****'; "of the ****" would be ****'s
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Old 28 August 2010, 09:50 PM
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Anyone wishing to contact British Waterways was told to e-mail enquiries.manic-depressive@brut alisation’s.co.uk.

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Originally Posted by Bubba po
Yep - "of the *****" would be *****'; "of the ****" would be ****'s
That was a typo, you ****'s... My keyboard has a clear membrane, in case of unfortunate spillage.
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Old 28 August 2010, 09:59 PM
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Anyhoo - the grammar isn't the issue, it is the spelling that is gash

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The brutalization thing nearly had me crying
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Originally Posted by DCI Gene Hunt
Not *****' then?
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Old 29 August 2010, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by GC8
That was a typo, you ****'s... My keyboard has a clear membrane, in case of unfortunate spillage.
Handy if you feel you have to get up to that sort of thing too close to it!

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Old 29 August 2010, 11:19 AM
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Damn! That should have read 'unfortunate spillages'.
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Originally Posted by DYK
Anyone wishing to contact British Waterways was told to e-mail enquiries.manic-depressive@brut alisation’s.co.uk.

manic-depressive
yeah I noticed that one - easy mistake to make

I liked Whelping Cycles too

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Originally Posted by DYK
Anyone wishing to contact British Waterways was told to e-mail enquiries.manic-depressive@brut alisation’s.co.uk.

manic-depressive
Kirklees counsel ?
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Old 29 August 2010, 05:12 PM
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Is this a trap? Counsel is given, Kirklees would be a council.
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Old 29 August 2010, 06:21 PM
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Counselling for the manic-depression, I think.
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