Can i start my own pointless thread
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To the OP , please .....can you stop wasting time here and do something important , let me think .......wait please ....
I know , how about going back to the training ground and trying to dispatch some sort discipline to your teammates in the defence , they were shocking against Wolves as they have been many times this season , surely as a senior member you have some influence , for crying out loud man !
I know , how about going back to the training ground and trying to dispatch some sort discipline to your teammates in the defence , they were shocking against Wolves as they have been many times this season , surely as a senior member you have some influence , for crying out loud man !
drmark said:
Not so, but a common misconception. So, for the sake of all PH pedants here is a useful overview from oxforddictionaries.com
People are often uncertain about whether there is any difference between can and may when these verbs are used to ask for or grant permission. For example, is one of these two sentences ‘more correct’ than the other?
Can I ask you a few questions?
May I ask you a few questions?
There is a widespread view that using can to ask for permission is wrong and that it should only be used in expressions to do with ability or capability, e.g.:
Can she swim?
Can you speak Italian?
But the 'permission' use of can is not in fact incorrect in standard English. The only difference between the two verbs is that one is more polite than the other. In informal contexts it’s perfectly acceptable to use can; in formal situations it would be better to use may.
You missed a trick - People are often uncertain about whether there is any difference between can and may when these verbs are used to ask for or grant permission. For example, is one of these two sentences ‘more correct’ than the other?
Can I ask you a few questions?
May I ask you a few questions?
There is a widespread view that using can to ask for permission is wrong and that it should only be used in expressions to do with ability or capability, e.g.:
Can she swim?
Can you speak Italian?
But the 'permission' use of can is not in fact incorrect in standard English. The only difference between the two verbs is that one is more polite than the other. In informal contexts it’s perfectly acceptable to use can; in formal situations it would be better to use may.
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'The English language, especially for the 'tards off of* Pistonheads...'
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Haymarket Publishing
Teddington Studios,
Broom Road,
Teddington,
Middlesex,
TW11 9BE,
United Kingdom
26/02/2015
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please take this Letter of Internet as confirmation from me that I would like to put my name down to reply to this pointless thread. Whilst I do appreciate that the electrons allocated to each server are not yet finalised, writing this LOI does make me feel very very important indeed and allows to to contribute to other such letter-waving threads.
I would appreciate if you could reply to me at your earliest convenience once the final specs of the thread are known, such as length, contributors etc. I would also be grateful if my local branch of Haymarket would also take into account my long and loyal posting history, over 2000 posts now and counting. Whilst it is fair to say that I have also posted on non-offical sites such Boxa.net, I have always returned to Pistonheads as a loyal customer, and I can assure you that the rubber ball inside my mouse is N-rated, as I fully understand that using a non-N rated mouse ball will result in my mouse spinning hopelessly off it's mouse mat if it's a slightly dewy morning with no hope of a payout from my house insurance whatsoever.
May I also point out that after having inspected my somewhat old computer in detail, the only thing keeping it cool is a simple fan and some folded tin directing air to the processor. Whilst it's undoubtedly slower than a modern PC and takes ages to boot up, it's in a particularly fetching shade of retro biege with a backdated "Atari" badge, and being aircooled is undoubtedly worth several thousand pounds more than it was when I started typing this last sentence.
Anyway, I look forward to receiving confirmation of my posting slot. I'm now off to remove the engine seats and steering wheel from my car as they increase the financial risk by leaving the car driveable, and also save 235kg of weight which will make a massive difference to my marbled garage floor. Oh, and the PDK box is coming out too because it's crap. Discuss.
Please advise if it is too early for me to write this Letter Of Intent, and if so, I can write you a Letter of Intent to Write a Letter of Intent.
Yours sincerely,
Tarquin Bore-Score
Teddington Studios,
Broom Road,
Teddington,
Middlesex,
TW11 9BE,
United Kingdom
26/02/2015
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please take this Letter of Internet as confirmation from me that I would like to put my name down to reply to this pointless thread. Whilst I do appreciate that the electrons allocated to each server are not yet finalised, writing this LOI does make me feel very very important indeed and allows to to contribute to other such letter-waving threads.
I would appreciate if you could reply to me at your earliest convenience once the final specs of the thread are known, such as length, contributors etc. I would also be grateful if my local branch of Haymarket would also take into account my long and loyal posting history, over 2000 posts now and counting. Whilst it is fair to say that I have also posted on non-offical sites such Boxa.net, I have always returned to Pistonheads as a loyal customer, and I can assure you that the rubber ball inside my mouse is N-rated, as I fully understand that using a non-N rated mouse ball will result in my mouse spinning hopelessly off it's mouse mat if it's a slightly dewy morning with no hope of a payout from my house insurance whatsoever.
May I also point out that after having inspected my somewhat old computer in detail, the only thing keeping it cool is a simple fan and some folded tin directing air to the processor. Whilst it's undoubtedly slower than a modern PC and takes ages to boot up, it's in a particularly fetching shade of retro biege with a backdated "Atari" badge, and being aircooled is undoubtedly worth several thousand pounds more than it was when I started typing this last sentence.
Anyway, I look forward to receiving confirmation of my posting slot. I'm now off to remove the engine seats and steering wheel from my car as they increase the financial risk by leaving the car driveable, and also save 235kg of weight which will make a massive difference to my marbled garage floor. Oh, and the PDK box is coming out too because it's crap. Discuss.
Please advise if it is too early for me to write this Letter Of Intent, and if so, I can write you a Letter of Intent to Write a Letter of Intent.
Yours sincerely,
Tarquin Bore-Score
Hard-Drive said:
Haymarket Publishing
Teddington Studios,
Broom Road,
Teddington,
Middlesex,
TW11 9BE,
United Kingdom
26/02/2015
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please take this Letter of Internet as confirmation from me that I would like to put my name down to reply to this pointless thread. Whilst I do appreciate that the electrons allocated to each server are not yet finalised, writing this LOI does make me feel very very important indeed and allows to to contribute to other such letter-waving threads.
I would appreciate if you could reply to me at your earliest convenience once the final specs of the thread are known, such as length, contributors etc. I would also be grateful if my local branch of Haymarket would also take into account my long and loyal posting history, over 2000 posts now and counting. Whilst it is fair to say that I have also posted on non-offical sites such Boxa.net, I have always returned to Pistonheads as a loyal customer, and I can assure you that the rubber ball inside my mouse is N-rated, as I fully understand that using a non-N rated mouse ball will result in my mouse spinning hopelessly off it's mouse mat if it's a slightly dewy morning with no hope of a payout from my house insurance whatsoever.
May I also point out that after having inspected my somewhat old computer in detail, the only thing keeping it cool is a simple fan and some folded tin directing air to the processor. Whilst it's undoubtedly slower than a modern PC and takes ages to boot up, it's in a particularly fetching shade of retro biege with a backdated "Atari" badge, and being aircooled is undoubtedly worth several thousand pounds more than it was when I started typing this last sentence.
Anyway, I look forward to receiving confirmation of my posting slot. I'm now off to remove the engine seats and steering wheel from my car as they increase the financial risk by leaving the car driveable, and also save 235kg of weight which will make a massive difference to my marbled garage floor. Oh, and the PDK box is coming out too because it's crap. Discuss.
Please advise if it is too early for me to write this Letter Of Intent, and if so, I can write you a Letter of Intent to Write a Letter of Intent.
Yours sincerely,
Tarquin Bore-Score
Genius.....Teddington Studios,
Broom Road,
Teddington,
Middlesex,
TW11 9BE,
United Kingdom
26/02/2015
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please take this Letter of Internet as confirmation from me that I would like to put my name down to reply to this pointless thread. Whilst I do appreciate that the electrons allocated to each server are not yet finalised, writing this LOI does make me feel very very important indeed and allows to to contribute to other such letter-waving threads.
I would appreciate if you could reply to me at your earliest convenience once the final specs of the thread are known, such as length, contributors etc. I would also be grateful if my local branch of Haymarket would also take into account my long and loyal posting history, over 2000 posts now and counting. Whilst it is fair to say that I have also posted on non-offical sites such Boxa.net, I have always returned to Pistonheads as a loyal customer, and I can assure you that the rubber ball inside my mouse is N-rated, as I fully understand that using a non-N rated mouse ball will result in my mouse spinning hopelessly off it's mouse mat if it's a slightly dewy morning with no hope of a payout from my house insurance whatsoever.
May I also point out that after having inspected my somewhat old computer in detail, the only thing keeping it cool is a simple fan and some folded tin directing air to the processor. Whilst it's undoubtedly slower than a modern PC and takes ages to boot up, it's in a particularly fetching shade of retro biege with a backdated "Atari" badge, and being aircooled is undoubtedly worth several thousand pounds more than it was when I started typing this last sentence.
Anyway, I look forward to receiving confirmation of my posting slot. I'm now off to remove the engine seats and steering wheel from my car as they increase the financial risk by leaving the car driveable, and also save 235kg of weight which will make a massive difference to my marbled garage floor. Oh, and the PDK box is coming out too because it's crap. Discuss.
Please advise if it is too early for me to write this Letter Of Intent, and if so, I can write you a Letter of Intent to Write a Letter of Intent.
Yours sincerely,
Tarquin Bore-Score
@ TarquinHard-Drive said:
Haymarket Publishing
Teddington Studios,
Broom Road,
Teddington,
Middlesex,
TW11 9BE,
United Kingdom
26/02/2015
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please take this Letter of Internet as confirmation from me that I would like to put my name down to reply to this pointless thread. Whilst I do appreciate that the electrons allocated to each server are not yet finalised, writing this LOI does make me feel very very important indeed and allows to to contribute to other such letter-waving threads.
I would appreciate if you could reply to me at your earliest convenience once the final specs of the thread are known, such as length, contributors etc. I would also be grateful if my local branch of Haymarket would also take into account my long and loyal posting history, over 2000 posts now and counting. Whilst it is fair to say that I have also posted on non-offical sites such Boxa.net, I have always returned to Pistonheads as a loyal customer, and I can assure you that the rubber ball inside my mouse is N-rated, as I fully understand that using a non-N rated mouse ball will result in my mouse spinning hopelessly off it's mouse mat if it's a slightly dewy morning with no hope of a payout from my house insurance whatsoever.
May I also point out that after having inspected my somewhat old computer in detail, the only thing keeping it cool is a simple fan and some folded tin directing air to the processor. Whilst it's undoubtedly slower than a modern PC and takes ages to boot up, it's in a particularly fetching shade of retro biege with a backdated "Atari" badge, and being aircooled is undoubtedly worth several thousand pounds more than it was when I started typing this last sentence.
Anyway, I look forward to receiving confirmation of my posting slot. I'm now off to remove the engine seats and steering wheel from my car as they increase the financial risk by leaving the car driveable, and also save 235kg of weight which will make a massive difference to my marbled garage floor. Oh, and the PDK box is coming out too because it's crap. Discuss.
Please advise if it is too early for me to write this Letter Of Intent, and if so, I can write you a Letter of Intent to Write a Letter of Intent.
Yours sincerely,
Tarquin Bore-Score
Perfect summation of the PH Porsche forum currently. Ouch !Teddington Studios,
Broom Road,
Teddington,
Middlesex,
TW11 9BE,
United Kingdom
26/02/2015
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please take this Letter of Internet as confirmation from me that I would like to put my name down to reply to this pointless thread. Whilst I do appreciate that the electrons allocated to each server are not yet finalised, writing this LOI does make me feel very very important indeed and allows to to contribute to other such letter-waving threads.
I would appreciate if you could reply to me at your earliest convenience once the final specs of the thread are known, such as length, contributors etc. I would also be grateful if my local branch of Haymarket would also take into account my long and loyal posting history, over 2000 posts now and counting. Whilst it is fair to say that I have also posted on non-offical sites such Boxa.net, I have always returned to Pistonheads as a loyal customer, and I can assure you that the rubber ball inside my mouse is N-rated, as I fully understand that using a non-N rated mouse ball will result in my mouse spinning hopelessly off it's mouse mat if it's a slightly dewy morning with no hope of a payout from my house insurance whatsoever.
May I also point out that after having inspected my somewhat old computer in detail, the only thing keeping it cool is a simple fan and some folded tin directing air to the processor. Whilst it's undoubtedly slower than a modern PC and takes ages to boot up, it's in a particularly fetching shade of retro biege with a backdated "Atari" badge, and being aircooled is undoubtedly worth several thousand pounds more than it was when I started typing this last sentence.
Anyway, I look forward to receiving confirmation of my posting slot. I'm now off to remove the engine seats and steering wheel from my car as they increase the financial risk by leaving the car driveable, and also save 235kg of weight which will make a massive difference to my marbled garage floor. Oh, and the PDK box is coming out too because it's crap. Discuss.
Please advise if it is too early for me to write this Letter Of Intent, and if so, I can write you a Letter of Intent to Write a Letter of Intent.
Yours sincerely,
Tarquin Bore-Score
pete.g said:
This thread is to point out that other threads may be seen as pointless.
Therefore it is not a pointless thread. Its making a point about pointlessness.
(is there a prize for pedantry, as I think this is top notch)
May be we could have a "pointless thread" sub forum where all the garbage or variation .1/.2/.3./3a of the same threads can be put Therefore it is not a pointless thread. Its making a point about pointlessness.
(is there a prize for pedantry, as I think this is top notch)
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