One for the spelling police

[eldar]

singlecoil said:

The ArtfulBodger said:

Agree with the above. We are in the final throws of selling our 11 year old home, we are the original owners and have kept it in as near as damn it as new condition throughout our ownership.

Seems a slightly clumsy construct, otherwise I'm struggling to see an error.

[witteringon]

eldar said:

singlecoil said:

The ArtfulBodger said:

Agree with the above. We are in the final throws of selling our 11 year old home, we are the original owners and have kept it in as near as damn it as new condition throughout our ownership.

Seems a slightly clumsy construct, otherwise I'm struggling to see an error.

It should be froze as any fule kno

[singlecoil]

eldar said:

singlecoil said:

The ArtfulBodger said:

Agree with the above. We are in the final throws of selling our 11 year old home, we are the original owners and have kept it in as near as damn it as new condition throughout our ownership.

Seems a slightly clumsy construct, otherwise I'm struggling to see an error.

I like posting the more abstruse errors to see who I can catch on this thread

[paulguitar]

eldar said:

singlecoil said:

The ArtfulBodger said:

Agree with the above. We are in the final throws of selling our 11 year old home, we are the original owners and have kept it in as near as damn it as new condition throughout our ownership.

Seems a slightly clumsy construct, otherwise I'm struggling to see an error.

Throes.

[eldar]

singlecoil said:

I like posting the more abstruse errors to see who I can catch on this thread

It's catching me, and I have an O level in woodwork

[eldar]

survivalist said:

Not sure I would pay for Amazon Prime if it wasn’t for the steaming services, but as it stands it’s pretty good value compared to, say, Netflix where it costs more just for steaming.

[RATATTAK]

V8covin said:

As a rule,black people's skin ages better than white, something to do with melamin isn't it . ie protection from the sun.

[eldar]

paulguitar said:

eldar said:

singlecoil said:

The ArtfulBodger said:

Agree with the above. We are in the final throws of selling our 11 year old home, we are the original owners and have kept it in as near as damn it as new condition throughout our ownership.

Seems a slightly clumsy construct, otherwise I'm struggling to see an error.

Throes.

Cheers. 0/10 for my error spotting

[RATATTAK]

Jaguar steve said:

Past client of mine proudly displayed B16 MEE in a illegal font and featuring the obligatory screwcap on a stone rashed Mercedes ............

[eldar]

RATATTAK said:

Jaguar steve said:

Past client of mine proudly displayed B16 MEE in a illegal font and featuring the obligatory screwcap on a stone rashed Mercedes ............

I'll raise my head again..... looks OK to me...

[RATATTAK]

... the indefinite article

[eldar]

RATATTAK said:

... the indefinite article

Thanks

[Spleen]

cerb4.5lee said:

I'd actually gone off BMW a lot, but this has peaked my interest again for sure.

[Chester draws]

Nickbrapp said:

........But if I had £500-600k I could have a new build with a kitchen dinner and maybe a dinning room and a double garage but still no huge garden,......

[paulguitar]

Chester draws said:

Nickbrapp said:

........But if I had £500-600k I could have a new build with a kitchen dinner and maybe a dinning room and a double garage but still no huge garden,......

I'd want dinner included for £600k.

[SCEtoAUX]

I can't work out whether "affect" or "effect" is correct here:

"Although, we can affect a lot of change ourselves, there are a number of initiatives that we can only succeed in if the council is willing to support us"

It's in a piece for a magazine I'm putting together. My thinking is that "effect" would be right if the author is talking about bringing about change, but "affect" is right if she is talking about making a difference to the changes that are already in place.

[Tyre Smoke]

I'm going to say effect in the context of what is being said.

Another way of writing what you have posted would be - We can make a lot of changes ourselves, but only so much without the council assistance.

[tobinen]

Jazzer77 said:

I think that’s the dumbest question I’ve ever been asked.

Lookup the difference between could & should. You maybe using them wrongly.

[paulguitar]

Dr Doofenshmirtz said:

I no longer need to constantly role my eyes at the nonsense people post on there

[SlimJim16v]

Kev_Mk3 said:

Oh know someone used a bin