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The man is on a roll.[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=8236#8236]Here[/url] Conky wrote:Luckily, mines not 15 stone!
Two missing apostrophes.[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=8393#8393]Here[/url] Conky wrote:Fairs fair, I cant remember whether it was brown sauce or red sauce.
Two more.[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=8395#8395]Here[/url] Conky wrote:What a shame you cant come over this side of the Pond. You can put up with our Julian, and you like your Chip Butties...you'd fit right in.
(You can talk crap until the early hours, of course, cant you?)
And another.[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=8433#8433]Here[/url] Conky wrote:I cant fault the logic
What is wrong with me this week? Even my previous post to this thread missed an ‟n”. I think I have major 1966 deprivation. How could this be cured, I wonder?[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=8775#8775]Here[/url] jdaw1 wrote:Normally I don’t criticise the punctuation of those whose first language isnt English.
I saw it after Luc had quoted it, so there was no covering up (‟up there was no covering” would be horrible). A quick admission felt like the cheapest escape.KillerB wrote:Damn - beat me to it
How about "so no covering up was possible" and using "to cover up" as a compound verb?jdaw1 wrote:...so there was no covering up (“up there was no covering† would be horrible).
That works. Thank you.AHB wrote:so no covering up was possible
andConky wrote:Fairs, fair.
andThey will now see that its not all about a few nerds
Deputy Sheriffhyperactive Brides Mothers
Was that intentional? Not obviously.Derek T. wrote:Following jdaws normal rule
Is that the missing Jane Austen novel?Luc wrote:Hey , I'm I involved in something here ?
Does It involve Port & Punctuation ?
Hard to believe that Jane Austen and Austen Powers were related . . .KillerB wrote:Is that the missing Jane Austen novel?Luc wrote:Hey , I'm I involved in something here ?
Does It involve Port & Punctuation ?
Actually, it's "Turnbull, Double Agent Turnbull - shaken but difficult to stir"Conky wrote:Derek,
As you have made mistakes in Posts, in the rush to correct my apostrophe crimes, and now you're making apostrophe mistakes in this thread, it has only just dawned on me....
Well done Agent Turnbull, the mission is going well, the whole place will crumble and fall shortly.
Alan
Back from a weekend away: am I allowed to object to the second comma? It should be at least a semi-colon, or maybe even a full colon.[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=8934#8934]Here[/url] Conky wrote:Well done Agent Turnbull, the mission is going well, the whole place will crumble and fall shortly.
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=8934#8934]Here[/url] ADV wrote:I once used it to remove paint from a counter top then made maragrita's with it
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=8924#8924]Here[/url] Conky wrote:Shouldn't you delete our new friends Email address from the open Forum asap.
Thanks Jules, I uncritically try to rectify an innocent mistake of yours, and get it highlighted as a mistake!jdaw1 wrote:[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=8924#8924]Here[/url] Conky wrote:Shouldn't you delete our new friends Email address from the open Forum asap.
Gonzalez Byass wrote:Spains dry sherry
- someone interupted me and I didn't hit the submit button before AHB spotted it.[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=9114#9114]Here[/url] Derek T. wrote:One of four bottles purchased from Uncle Tom by Derek T in December 2007. The total cost of £180 was subsequently shared equally by Conky, KillerB, Overtired & emotional and Derek T. The latter of whom takes credit for the contribution of this bottle to the line-up.
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=9113#9113]Here[/url] Derek T. wrote:One of four bottles purchased from Uncle Tom by Derek T in December 2007. The total cost of £180 was subsequently shared equally by Derek T, Conky, Overtired & emotional and KillerB. The latter of whom takes credit for the contribution of this bottle to the line-up.
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=9112#9112]Here[/url] Derek T. wrote:One of four bottles purchased from Uncle Tom by Derek T in December 2007. The total cost of £180 was subsequently shared equally by Derek T, KillerB, Overtired & emotional and Conky. The latter of whom takes credit for the contribution of this bottle to the line-up.
What’s the error?[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=9111#9111]Here[/url] Derek T. wrote:One of four bottles purchased from Uncle Tom by Derek T in December 2007. The total cost of £180 was subsequently shared equally by Derek T, Conky, KillerB and Overtired & emotional. The latter of whom takes credit for the contribution of this bottle to the line-up.
You would prefer semi-colons.jdaw1 wrote:Very good. Anything else?
No. Commas fine.KillerB wrote:You would prefer semi-colons.jdaw1 wrote:Very good. Anything else?
Equally by rather than between?jdaw1 wrote:No. Commas fine.KillerB wrote:You would prefer semi-colons.jdaw1 wrote:Very good. Anything else?
According to MS Word 'whom' should be 'who'jdaw1 wrote:Anything else?
A more precise description would be 'a grammatical error that was copied and pasted three times'jdaw1 wrote:a four-times repeated grammatical error
