Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[fuzzybobble]

I don't think it's that kind of "touch" typist!!!

 

It wasn't.

[locutus]

Hang on a mo... thread about spelling etc... why are we in a bear garden? shouldn't it be a beer garden?

[gyzmo]

Talking of spelling, just spotted in the Times the 10 most commonly mis-spelt words. Quite interesting really.

[fuzzybobble]

Hang on a mo... thread about spelling etc... why are we in a bear garden? shouldn't it be a beer garden?

 

Shhh can't mention acoholic beverages. It's not PC and it may upset someone. Britain, don't you just love the common sense of it all.

[locutus]

So we sit in a garden full of large carnivores that can devour us.... yeah that's about right for us Brits!

[fuzzybobble]

Shhhh, don't tell Gordon Brown. He'll probably tax us for it.

 

He see's the average Brit as what's known in the "trade"

 

TAX-TURDS

 

stands for - Tax All & Xpect The Underhanded Revenue Disappearence Swindle.

Edited August 25, 2008 by fuzzybobble

[barracad]

Hang on a mo... thread about spelling etc... why are we in a bear garden? shouldn't it be a beer garden?

 

Bear Garden is used to describe a place where noisy riotous behaviour goes on - and is permitted.

 

What you may not know is that there is an area in the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand which is actually called The Bear Garden. It is the place where for 150 years it has been used as an area where opponents - lawyers and clients would meet each other and negotiate last minute settlements before going in for the trial.

[locutus]

I didn't know either of them facts... I've only ever heard of beer garden. (I've probably dealt with more beer than bears in the past, which probably explains my ignorance)

[Bona]

If it is important I check the dictionary and spell check this is an off topic chat so I cant spell in free hand I dont want to have to get up for the dictionary every few minutes and it is compounded when I ve had a glass or two or three or four my sight reverses the keys on the pad when ive had a drink they all move right buy about 3 hence the problem but I like the beer garden I just wish people would speak proper

[fuzzybobble]

Bear Garden is used to describe a place where noisy riotous behaviour happens.

 

Also known as Stoke on Trent then Barracad.

 

What bit of stoke are you from? I live 2 miles north of Chesterton. Not quite far enough away from Stoke itself.

[barracad]

I cant spell on here as Im thick ( dyslexic ) and theres no spell check

 

Try using a different web browser - e.g. Safari has a spell checker built in and will put a red squiggle underneath as you type, just the same as Word does.

 

 

What bit of stoke are you from?

 

The posh bit.

[Bona]

Where the hell do i find that

[barracad]

Apple - Safari

[Bona]

Thanks to tight tonight will try in the morning

[fuzzybobble]

 

The posh bit.

 

Stoke on Trent has a posh bit? :eek: Well...take me to Ann Summers and buy me pink nightdress. lol

 

I've been here 7 years now and not seen a posh bit. I did have a friend from Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield) stay with me recently and he said it was nice where I live. But then I live at the north end of the D-Road/ A500 where they still have uncontaminated fields and trees. I'm also 12 miles away from the nearest Brighthouse store and 15 miles away from the nearest Cash converters too.

 

On a Sunday morning here most cars still have their windows, wheels, and wing mirrors. The puddles of vomit near the pub have evidence of fresh vegetables in them......For Stoke on Trent that's what you call posh. ;-)

Edited August 26, 2008 by Rooster-UK
Unsuitable.

[locutus]

I just copy and paste into SpellCheck.net - Free Online Spell Checker when I can be bothered (rarely in bear garden tho )

[Bona]

i agree not in bear garden

[The GodMother]

[EDIT]

Edited August 26, 2008 by Rooster-UK
Unsuitable link removed

[kia]

all we need now is batteries:Dxxkia

[The GodMother]

they sell batteries my sister told me.

 

If not try Online Grocery Shopping & Delivery Service - Tesco.com or even ur local corner shop they defo sell them

Edited August 27, 2008 by Rooster-UK
Link defused.

[locutus]

my sister told me.

 

Yeah... right... we believe ya "your sister" was the one that went

[kia]

well i thought it ;)xxkia

[The GodMother]

Yeah... right... we believe ya "your sister" was the one that went

 

She does she likes the chocolate shapd things. Any way i need to travel miles to get to Ann Summers.

[JOSH_IOU]

Why bother its not like your gona be fined for it.

[livelylad]

What nonsense. You could say the same about colons, dashes, parentheses, and semicolons - but without them, written text gets very difficult to read.

 

And this shows that you do need punctuation even when you are speaking!

 

 

Mmmm, I never mentioned colon, dashes, perentheneses and semicolons. The point was made regarding apostrophes in the spoken context. I am mearly stating that when English is spoken an apostrophe can not be distinguished. I would imagine that when English is written people can understand the context in which the sentence is written. Indeed your initial point on this thread clearly states that the use of the apostrophe (written) in its correct context is all but lost.

 

And as for the you tube clip, nothing to do with apostrophes as far as I can make out. Just two people that should take a breath once in a while.