Re: Sayings That People Get Wrong
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Originally Posted by LoudounSquareLurker wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 21:59
Yes it has become ans accepted term. But it is from a transportation term from for instance, "a lorry has shed it's load".
its
Re: Sayings That People Get Wrong
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Originally Posted by LoudounSquareLurker wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 21:59
Yes it has become ans accepted term. But it is from a transportation term from for instance, "a lorry has shed it's load".
And there was me thinking it's the amount of stuff that you can fit in a shed
Re: Sayings That People Get Wrong
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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:01
Yes it has become ans accepted term. But it is from a transportation term from for instance, "a lorry has shed it's load".
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Originally Posted by LoudounSquareLurker wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 21:59
its
I'll stick with it's!
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Originally Posted by LoudounSquareLurker wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:03
Yes it has become ans accepted term. But it is from a transportation term from for instance, "a lorry has shed it's load".
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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:01
its
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Originally Posted by LoudounSquareLurker wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 21:59
That's optional.
Not at all. "It's" is a contraction of "It is" (or even "It has") whereas "its" is the possessive form of "it".
Re: Sayings That People Get Wrong
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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:01
Yes it has become ans accepted term. But it is from a transportation term from for instance, "a lorry has shed it's load".
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Originally Posted by LoudounSquareLurker wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 21:59
its
Yes - quite true - no need for the apostrophe but I'm not interested in grammatical or punctuational (?) errors - i'm interested in phrases/sayings that we misuse - simples. http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/rolleyes.gif
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Originally Posted by Gwynedd Blue wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:08
Yes it has become ans accepted term. But it is from a transportation term from for instance, "a lorry has shed it's load".
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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:01
its
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Originally Posted by LoudounSquareLurker wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 21:59
You come over as terribly serious at times - and you miss what is sometimes simple joshing.
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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:04
Yes it has become ans accepted term. But it is from a transportation term from for instance, "a lorry has shed it's load".
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Originally Posted by LoudounSquareLurker wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:03
its
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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:01
That's optional.
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Originally Posted by LoudounSquareLurker wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 21:59
Not at all. "It's" is a contraction of "It is" (or even "It has") whereas "its" is the possessive form of "it".
"It's" is a abbreviation not contraction for "it is" not "It is". No capital in middle of sentence please. This thread could go on literally forever (go on someone, open goal offered)
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Originally Posted by El Gwapo wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:10
Yes it has become ans accepted term. But it is from a transportation term from for instance, "a lorry has shed it's load".
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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:04
its
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Originally Posted by LoudounSquareLurker wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:03
That's optional.
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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:01
Not at all. "It's" is a contraction of "It is" (or even "It has") whereas "its" is the possessive form of "it".
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Originally Posted by LoudounSquareLurker wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 21:59
"It's" is a abbreviation not contraction for "it is" not "It is". No capital in middle of sentence please. This thread could go on literally forever (go on someone, open goal offered)
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Why do you think I will find? Im not going to look! And you didn't infer, you actually used it
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Originally Posted by El Gwapo wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:22
Why do you think I will find? Im not going to look! And you didn't infer, you actually used it
As for your 'Why do you think I will find?' comment, I can't really answer http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/hehe.gif
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Tescos
Money (asset) instead of currency (receipt for asset)
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Originally Posted by El Gwapo wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:43
guilty pleasure
That is indeed the expression though http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/shrug.gif
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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:45
guilty pleasure
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Originally Posted by El Gwapo wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:43
Not too guilty to tell everyone though.
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Originally Posted by RichardM wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 20:59
"revert back" always annoys me
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Originally Posted by El Gwapo wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 20:28
That's on a par with 'hence why'. Another one I don't like is 'repeat again' when the speaker has only said it once. If you are going to repeat it again you must have already repeated it once.
I let everyone know, for the next few weeks he people whistling " Galloping Home, the theme to Black Beauty" at him
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What was Feedy's faux pas....something like 'Hodson's Choice'.
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The same manager as in my earlier post wanted to put a stop to some rumour or other. He called a meeting with the staff and opened with " I want to put an end to these Spanish Whispers"
Couldn't help myself, pointed out it should be Chinese whispers. Had everybody present laughing thier heads off at him
Re: Sayings That People Get Wrong
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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:45
guilty pleasure
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Originally Posted by El Gwapo wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 22:43
You referred to sayings that are misused. That one is often used for some inexplicable reason to describe feelings that someone should not feel guilty about
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ooh .. let's order some of them Pompadoms to start.
I haven't had some for ages - must be an year or more.
Back to 'shed' load, as opposed ot a load that has shed.
Does sh1tload - as in e.g. a sh1tload of chips .. (err yum) have the same origin?
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Originally Posted by Vimana. wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 23:10
ooh .. let's order some of them Pompadoms to start.
Most of us get this one wrong, it should be Papadum.
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"Can I get an Expresso?"
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Originally Posted by HP Source wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 23:14
ooh .. let's order some of
them Pompadoms to start.
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Originally Posted by Vimana. wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 23:10
I haven't had some for ages - must be an year or more.
Papadum preach, I'm in trouble deep
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Originally Posted by Vimana. wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 23:23
ooh .. let's order some of
them Pompadoms to start.
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Originally Posted by HP Source wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 23:14
I haven't had
some for ages - must be
an year or
more.
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Originally Posted by Vimana. wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 23:10
Back to 'shed' load, as opposed ot a load that has shed.
You should sing that loudly the next time the waiter brings a plate of them to your table, they love it.
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Naaah ..
I sing Happy Birthday and get free cake / ice cream / handjob
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Originally Posted by Vimana. wrote on Wed, 18 February 2015 23:26
Naaah ..
I'm clearly going to the wrong curry houses.
