Another pointless thread
Posted 06/05/2010 - 17:15
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oooooooooh you trouble stirrer you
let the education continue
proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs
proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs
Posted 06/05/2010 - 17:17
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Hear hear - well said Steve !
Le Big Mac ? Le Weekend ??
As you say , a living language is just that - an ever evolving thing - I am a great fan of Eric Partridge and his Dictionary of Slang - amazing what we used to consider "rude" words which we now use daily and happily.
Tony
Le Big Mac ? Le Weekend ??
As you say , a living language is just that - an ever evolving thing - I am a great fan of Eric Partridge and his Dictionary of Slang - amazing what we used to consider "rude" words which we now use daily and happily.
Tony
K20D,*istD ( now a dedicated M42 digital ),K100D,MZ5N,P50,ME Super,Spotmatic 1000,Spotmatic,ESII,ES,H2.18-55 II,18-55,75-300 FAJ,35-80 FA,80-200 F,28-105 FA,Sigma 24-70 AF Aspherical,Sigma 28-300 Hyperzoom , Praotor II 500 M42,Centon 500mm mirror,and a few Pentax M42 Taks,super-Taks,smc Taks,A and M lenses.Benbo trekker,7dayshop monopod and a Lowepro rucksack.
I am now on Flickr which is nice !
I am now on Flickr which is nice !
Posted 06/05/2010 - 17:23
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You have to admire the French, they still have a Motor Industry. Their cars are very well supported by the home market.
Pentax Europe is now based in France. Presumably they now control what happens to Pentax in the UK and perhaps set UK prices!
Pentax Europe is now based in France. Presumably they now control what happens to Pentax in the UK and perhaps set UK prices!
Friendly Regards
Graham
Graham
Posted 06/05/2010 - 17:24
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As long as language does not degenerate into text speak.
My elder daughter is really getting irritated beyond belief by people submitting what are meant to be formal reports of proceedings, which are almost unintelligible because of the way in which they are written.
It appears that sentence construction is no longer taught as it might inhibit the fluency of childrens' writing
My elder daughter is really getting irritated beyond belief by people submitting what are meant to be formal reports of proceedings, which are almost unintelligible because of the way in which they are written.
It appears that sentence construction is no longer taught as it might inhibit the fluency of childrens' writing
let the education continue
proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs
proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs
Posted 06/05/2010 - 17:31
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TOZZA27 wrote:
amazing what we used to consider "rude" words which we now use daily and happily.
Tony
Speak for yourself. Not all of us would accept that the vocabulary of the scouser is acceptable in everyday intercourse. amazing what we used to consider "rude" words which we now use daily and happily.
Tony
But seriously, Tozza, I think you are in a bit of a time-warp regarding stadia. Even I use stadiums, and I am punctilious to a fault concerning correct English. Or insufferably pedantic, as some might say.
My own little idiosyncrasy is to drop the H when pronouncing hotel. Few people still do that.
Many years ago I worked for somebody who spelt shown with an E.
G
Keywords: Charming, polite, and generally agreeable.
Posted 06/05/2010 - 17:38
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Trust a Southerner to have everyday intercourse !!
The world really does need us/we pedants though - thanks be to Lynne Truss and the Daily Telegraph letters page contributors.
The misplaced apostrophe still sends me into an apoplectic lather !!
The world really does need us/we pedants though - thanks be to Lynne Truss and the Daily Telegraph letters page contributors.
The misplaced apostrophe still sends me into an apoplectic lather !!
K20D,*istD ( now a dedicated M42 digital ),K100D,MZ5N,P50,ME Super,Spotmatic 1000,Spotmatic,ESII,ES,H2.18-55 II,18-55,75-300 FAJ,35-80 FA,80-200 F,28-105 FA,Sigma 24-70 AF Aspherical,Sigma 28-300 Hyperzoom , Praotor II 500 M42,Centon 500mm mirror,and a few Pentax M42 Taks,super-Taks,smc Taks,A and M lenses.Benbo trekker,7dayshop monopod and a Lowepro rucksack.
I am now on Flickr which is nice !
I am now on Flickr which is nice !
Posted 06/05/2010 - 17:42
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from George
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My own little idiosyncrasy is to drop the H when pronouncing hotel. Few people still do that.
Doesn't everybody ?
My own little idiosyncrasy is to drop the H when pronouncing hotel. Few people still do that.
let the education continue
proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs
proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs
Posted 06/05/2010 - 17:51
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George Lazarette wrote:
But seriously, Tozza, I think you are in a bit of a time-warp regarding stadia. Even I use stadiums, and I am punctilious to a fault concerning correct English. Or insufferably pedantic, as some might say.
My own little idiosyncrasy is to drop the H when pronouncing hotel. Few people still do that.
Many years ago I worked for somebody who spelt shown with an E.
G
Did they spell lens with an E too?
TOZZA27 wrote:
amazing what we used to consider "rude" words which we now use daily and happily.
Tony
Speak for yourself. Not all of us would accept that the vocabulary of the scouser is acceptable in everyday intercourse. amazing what we used to consider "rude" words which we now use daily and happily.
Tony
But seriously, Tozza, I think you are in a bit of a time-warp regarding stadia. Even I use stadiums, and I am punctilious to a fault concerning correct English. Or insufferably pedantic, as some might say.
My own little idiosyncrasy is to drop the H when pronouncing hotel. Few people still do that.
Many years ago I worked for somebody who spelt shown with an E.
G
If you can't say something nice about Pentax, you won't say anything at all.
Apparently.
Apparently.
Posted 06/05/2010 - 17:53
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TOZZA27 wrote:
Hear hear - well said Steve !
Le Big Mac ? Le Weekend ??
As you say , a living language is just that - an ever evolving thing - I am a great fan of Eric Partridge and his Dictionary of Slang - amazing what we used to consider "rude" words which we now use daily and happily.
Tony
Pulp Fiction...classic.
Hear hear - well said Steve !
Le Big Mac ? Le Weekend ??
As you say , a living language is just that - an ever evolving thing - I am a great fan of Eric Partridge and his Dictionary of Slang - amazing what we used to consider "rude" words which we now use daily and happily.
Tony
If you can't say something nice about Pentax, you won't say anything at all.
Apparently.
Apparently.
Posted 06/05/2010 - 17:53
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robbie_d wrote:
Did they spell lens with an E too?
Indeed they did.Did they spell lens with an E too?
But only one.
G
Keywords: Charming, polite, and generally agreeable.
Posted 06/05/2010 - 17:56
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George Lazarette wrote:
But only one.
G
robbie_d wrote:
Did they spell lens with an E too?
Indeed they did.Did they spell lens with an E too?
But only one.
G
Obviously what I meant to say was "Did they spell lens "lense"?"
It's been a long day...
If you can't say something nice about Pentax, you won't say anything at all.
Apparently.
Apparently.
Posted 06/05/2010 - 18:01
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I think that has been expertly shewn !!
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I am now on Flickr which is nice !
I am now on Flickr which is nice !
Posted 06/05/2010 - 18:03
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TOZZA27 wrote:
Trust a Southerner to have everyday intercourse !!
The world really does need us/we pedants though - thanks be to Lynne Truss and the Daily Telegraph letters page contributors.
The misplaced apostrophe still sends me into an apoplectic lather !!
We pedants are needed by the world, and the world needs us pedants.Trust a Southerner to have everyday intercourse !!
The world really does need us/we pedants though - thanks be to Lynne Truss and the Daily Telegraph letters page contributors.
The misplaced apostrophe still sends me into an apoplectic lather !!
G
Keywords: Charming, polite, and generally agreeable.
Posted 06/05/2010 - 18:07
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K20D,*istD ( now a dedicated M42 digital ),K100D,MZ5N,P50,ME Super,Spotmatic 1000,Spotmatic,ESII,ES,H2.18-55 II,18-55,75-300 FAJ,35-80 FA,80-200 F,28-105 FA,Sigma 24-70 AF Aspherical,Sigma 28-300 Hyperzoom , Praotor II 500 M42,Centon 500mm mirror,and a few Pentax M42 Taks,super-Taks,smc Taks,A and M lenses.Benbo trekker,7dayshop monopod and a Lowepro rucksack.
I am now on Flickr which is nice !
I am now on Flickr which is nice !
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We need to keep these foreign words out of our language.