Yes - that phrase really gets on my three'penny bits. I was proofing/editing a PHD recently and the author was fond of using the execrable phrase 'unpack' - as in to 'unpack an idea.' I'm pleased to say - not a single example survived to publication - I.
Yup - medal as a verb annoys me no end. Pay attention BBC sport commentators - see also - using stadiums instead of stadia - on the same note - sandwich shop owners please note - panini is already a plural.'License' as a noun in UK is my bete noire. And 'data' as a singular.
Guilty as chargedI challenge you to use that phrase at work this week
Ha HaYup - medal as a verb annoys me no end. Pay attention BBC sport commentators - see also - using stadiums instead of stadia - on the same note - sandwich shop owners please note - panini is already a plural.
A genuine bit of management 'wank word bingo' used in an email to my partner last week, asking her assistance in filling out a child safety compliance document - could she 'help populate the template?' @RussellR5555 @Boycie83 - I challenge you to use that phrase at work this week.- I.
I've had to adapt my repertoire as "just fill the fucker in" is no longer acceptable apparently.Yup - medal as a verb annoys me no end. Pay attention BBC sport commentators - see also - using stadiums instead of stadia - on the same note - sandwich shop owners please note - panini is already a plural.
A genuine bit of management 'wank word bingo' used in an email to my partner last week, asking her assistance in filling out a child safety compliance document - could she 'help populate the template?' @RussellR5555 @Boycie83 - I challenge you to use that phrase at work this week.- I.
You Could always Segway in a consultant to assist you Chris.I've had to adapt my repertoire as "just fill the fucker in" is no longer acceptable apparently.
By any chance did you mean segue? I am taken though with the idea of a consultant charging into the conference room on one of those preposterous two-wheeled things - in which case - Segway is correct - it is a trademarked name - therefore takes a cap.You Could always Segway in a consultant to assist you Chris.
Phew, I’m glad to hear that. I’ve a BMW Z4, I’m in the clear then.Sports cars don't count as boy racer cars, rest easy
Is nothing sacred today?One from MI5 to cheer you all up :
MI5 reveals 'secret to successful spying' in first Instagram post
Director general Ken McCallum has said he wants MI5 to "open up and reach out in new ways".news.sky.com
Include me in on that one. That is, I don’t know the difference, therefore, misuse does not affect me. However, I do get exercised when people don’t use commas before and after the word ‘therefore’.It seems many people don’t know the difference between an adjective and an adverb. Most notably, adjectives are used to modify verbs. Such ignorance drives me bloody crazy.
Is that Noel Edmonds 2nd from the right?
That’s a beautiful car Manstein, very cool however old the driver!"Middle age men driving boy racer cars." I'm beyond middle age but guilty by association!
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Grammar doesn't get taught in schools anymore so I think people can be excused for not knowing that. I find my grammar knowledge lacking most when I am studying Japanese and their grammar gets explained in English terms which I then have to look up.It seems many people don’t know the difference between an adjective and an adverb. Most notably, adjectives are used to modify verbs. Such ignorance drives me bloody crazy.
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