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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:30 am Post subject: |
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Ach! I'm not playing you you guys! Gimme back me ball! |
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fluffyhamster
Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Posts: 3292 Location: UK > China > Japan > UK again
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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My question is, can I still use brackets? (Please!?). |
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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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Well, OK. But only because Becker does in his Criterion.
Use them wisely. |
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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I'll second Fluffy's license to use brackets (albeit sparingly and with care, of course), but the stats from a simple search are cause for worry, given that this is a forum for English language teachers.
Consider:
21 posts referring to 'loosers.'
83 discussing 'withdrawl' (from something or other, presumably very early 'withdrawl' from ones' own educational career).
151 posts referring to 'peopel'
185 posts spelling one of the foundation skills in our field 'pronounciation'
and.....
incredibly...
1501 'definately' misspelling a commonly-used word in the English language!! |
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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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Boo hiss! Grrr! Apply Sasha's Criterion now!!!!
Add 'grammer' to the list too, please, at a whopping 5675 hits. |
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fluffyhamster
Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Posts: 3292 Location: UK > China > Japan > UK again
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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Bong gets a licence (license?) to kill, I get one to bracket sparingly.
Cue Bond theme and hamster turning around to fire seed from cheek pouch: Da da DAH, da da DAH, dada da da da! ( ) |
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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Fluffy. Fluffyhamster. Pls. correct typo in post above |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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Dear John:
Yes, that would explain.....
quite a lot, in fact!
Best,
spiral |
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Xie Lin
Joined: 21 Oct 2011 Posts: 731
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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spiral78 wrote: |
151 posts referring to 'peopel'
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Ah, but 126 of these were by the same person!
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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Dear Xie Lin,
You mean "by the same persno," don't you?
Regards,
John |
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Xie Lin
Joined: 21 Oct 2011 Posts: 731
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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johnslat wrote: |
Dear Xie Lin,
You mean "by the same persno," don't you?
Regards,
John |
Oh, good catch, John! That's exactly what I meant.
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fluffyhamster
Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Posts: 3292 Location: UK > China > Japan > UK again
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 12:22 am Post subject: |
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Oops, yes, that should've been skunk, not hamster. And as for the seed from its cheek pouch, that should've been...well, you get the picture.
But seriously, all I can afford to smoke nowadays are Agio's "Sweet Orient Mehari's". Honest! But you'd think they were something completely illicit the way you have to ask for them now: no products on display, and if you can't name the brand you want (from memory and/or by showing an old packet) they won't help you out. The UK government especially still happily rakes in the taxes from these products, though! Guess one lobby forgot to pay the new going rate, and has no plans to release any more brands. |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 1:09 am Post subject: |
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You dnot like my tyops ? |
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artemisia
Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 875 Location: the world
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:33 am Post subject: |
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21 posts referring to 'loosers'. |
But was the context checked? Maybe these posts are all about people - I mean peopel - who are not uptight? Those who like to get on down and are always ready to play fast and loose? In which case, you'd really have to ask if there should be an opposite term: 'uptighters' (?).
Is there to be no room for a few neologisms in this new charter?? |
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