Tottenham v Dortmund. Commentator quote, "They've got it all to do in White Hart Lane". Should it not be "at" instead of 'in". This sort of stuff really annoys me - especially if I'm wrong.
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Tottenham v Dortmund. Commentator quote, "They've got it all to do in White Hart Lane". Should it not be "at" instead of 'in". This sort of stuff really annoys me - especially if I'm wrong.
They got truly done in White Hart Lane.
PS, are you seeking to attract Feedback's return with 'appealing' thread titles? :wink:
Both are correct, IMOQuote:
Originally Posted by Raiderbankk
Not sure Bobh. Its all down to capital letters IMHO. I could be shagging in White Hart lane i.e the lane next to the White Hart pub for example. If I was at White Hart Lane and I copped on then I would be shagging AT White Hart Lane. I couldn't do both though. Physically impossible.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobh
Best solution for ingrowing toenail?
A fair point Mr Dude. An ingrowing toenail could both grow in White Hart lane (next to the pub) and at White Hart Lane. However I think BobH could be wrong using my shagging analogy - or not as the case may be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dude
Surely they could of used either?
Off couarse da cod :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve R
No, no, you're absolutely correct. This phrase really grates my cheese and I'm at a loss to explain why.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raiderbankk
The same as when people say 'Played in Wembley', arrgghhh
Just sounds wonky, and wrong to me. :hehe:
Yeah but I remember you saying you hated it when people said "it went on fire", but that's a delightful turn of phrase, surely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arfur Europe
And yet they played within the confines of the stands of Wembley Stadium.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arfur Europe
Thus, in Wembley.
I can't remember that specifically, but it might be right as I also dislike that phrase :furious:Quote:
Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi
I know what you mean, and I believe the area is called Wembley. But even so, any reference to playing in Wembley sounds wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ainsley Harriott
I'm with you on this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arfur Europe
This thread isn't in a corner though
Noone puts baby in a cornerQuote:
Originally Posted by TH63
Just heard them repeat this most glaring of glaring gaffs. Strange as it may be, it seems the powers-that-be at the Beeb don't read this forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raiderbankk
I didn't even know he had kids.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arfur Europe
Yeah. He just avoids doing it when Whitts is lining one upQuote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Steve R