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Boosted LS1

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21,200 posts

290 months

Wednesday 26th October 2016
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There is not, there are not.

How hard can it be? Even journalists on the news can't grasp the basics, grrr. Mini rant over :-)

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

285 months

Wednesday 26th October 2016
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Some crash hot investigative journalist called Jane Deith doesn't know that pence is the plural of penny...

Oh, how we laughed.

Silly bint.

Neither does Gordon Brown.


ambuletz

11,768 posts

211 months

Wednesday 26th October 2016
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  • looks at number of posts*
  • looks at length account has been on PH*
  • wonders how rant is GG related*

DoubleD

22,154 posts

138 months

Wednesday 26th October 2016
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There is not nothing what we can do

InitialDave

15,142 posts

149 months

Wednesday 26th October 2016
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mybrainhurts said:
Some crash hot investigative journalist called Jane Deith doesn't know that pence is the plural of penny...
Well, it does depend on context. If you have one 50p coin, you have fifty pence. If you have fifty 1p coins, you also have fifty pennies.

talksthetorque

10,821 posts

165 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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Boosted LS1 said:
There is not, there are not.

How hard can it be? Even journalists on the news can't grasp the basics, grrr. Mini rant over :-)
Are you pointing out they should have said:
There "so-called" is not?

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

285 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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InitialDave said:
mybrainhurts said:
Some crash hot investigative journalist called Jane Deith doesn't know that pence is the plural of penny...
Well, it does depend on context. If you have one 50p coin, you have fifty pence. If you have fifty 1p coins, you also have fifty pennies.
For the avoidance of doubt, she said...ONE PENCE.

DickyC

58,764 posts

228 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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Half of one percentage point.

xRIEx

8,180 posts

178 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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Welcome to the feeling I have whenever I see or hear "less" when it should be "fewer".

DoubleD

22,154 posts

138 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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Yeah I wish less people would do that.

maccboy

856 posts

168 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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How much less people?

Monkeylegend

29,488 posts

261 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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You should of said fewer.

Johnspex

5,279 posts

214 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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Monkeylegend said:
You should of said fewer.
Oh, the irony.

should have said should have or should've

LordGrover

34,185 posts

242 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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Johnspex said:
Monkeylegend said:
You should of said fewer.
Oh, the irony.

should have said should have or should've
I sense a parrot shortage.

Slaav

4,375 posts

240 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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LordGrover said:
Johnspex said:
Monkeylegend said:
You should of said fewer.
Oh, the irony.

should have said should have or should've
I sense a parrot shortage.
smile

beer

DickyC

58,764 posts

228 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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Parrots are more better.

leigh1050

2,461 posts

195 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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DickyC said:
Parrots are more better.
I fought it were Parrots are more bettered.

Monkeylegend

29,488 posts

261 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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Johnspex said:
Monkeylegend said:
You should of said fewer.
Oh, the irony.

should have said should have or should've
Indeed, Norwegian blue anybody hehe

xRIEx

8,180 posts

178 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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LordGrover said:
Johnspex said:
Monkeylegend said:
You should of said fewer.
Oh, the irony.

should have said should have or should've
I sense a parrot shortage.
There are less parrots than their should be?

The Mad Monk

11,568 posts

147 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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Incident.

Incidents.

Incidence.

Incidences? NO!