tamthebam Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 11 hours ago, AngusTheBull said: I realise the BBC Sport ‘Scottish Gossip’ column is hardly going to be a bastion of journalistic excellence, but what is the point of this? It’s not gossip, rumours or anything of the sort, it’s a fucking Adidas press release. On top of it, the hyperlink to the Herald article (which in itself is just Celtic season ticket promotion) doesn’t mention anything regarding the kit whatsoever. I think I’m a bit grumpy this morning that this riled me so much. It's nice to know the Hoops "proudly span the chest" as compared to the Hoops on other clubs shirt that presumably merely cower on one side and don't go all the way across... I saw that article and the words "vomit inducing" come to mind. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 12 minutes ago, tamthebam said: It's nice to know the Hoops "proudly span the chest" as compared to the Hoops on other clubs shirt that presumably merely cower on one side I've just had to explain to Mrs Shotgun why I burst out laughing there. Reminding me for the umpteenth time that the 2 of us don't share the same sense of humour. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) Very minor and very petty, but Spiers' article on United's new manager has the word 'alot' written a lot of times. If it was on P&B it wouldn't annoy me (I certainly make grammatical mistakes that can't simply be put down as a typo)but for a tenured journalist to be making such simple mistakes and them not being checked when he writes for what is supposedly one of the premium newspapers in the UK gets right on my tits. Whilst I'm on my rant - Kheredine for the BBC is one of the poorest writers around. His work is littered with grammatical errors that'd make a school pupil blush. Edited July 13, 2020 by Ludo*1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DA Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Ludo*1 said: Very minor and very petty, but Spiers' article on United's new manager has the word 'alot' written a lot of times. If it was on P&B it wouldn't annoy me (I certainly make grammatical mistakes that can't simply be put down as a typo)but for a tenured journalist to be making such simple mistakes and them not being checked when he writes for what is supposedly one of the premium newspapers in the UK gets right on my tits. Whilst I'm on my rant - Kheredine for the BBC is one of the poorest writers around. His work is littered with grammatical errors that'd make a school pupil blush. I know that newspapers can't afford to employ sub-editors these days but surely Spiers & co could install Grammarly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 8 hours ago, Ludo*1 said: Very minor and very petty, but Spiers' article on United's new manager has the word 'alot' written a lot of times. If it was on P&B it wouldn't annoy me (I certainly make grammatical mistakes that can't simply be put down as a typo)but for a tenured journalist to be making such simple mistakes and them not being checked when he writes for what is supposedly one of the premium newspapers in the UK gets right on my tits. Whilst I'm on my rant - Kheredine for the BBC is one of the poorest writers around. His work is littered with grammatical errors that'd make a school pupil blush. I still remember my first year English teacher telling us it was an automatic fail if you used the term "alot" in any piece of work you submitted to her. How we all laughed until a quarter of the class failed the first term essay writing exam. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Pennel Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 ^^Did you submit it within the time alotted ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 14 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: I still remember my first year English teacher telling us it was an automatic fail if you used the term "alot" in any piece of work you submitted to her. How we all laughed until a quarter of the class failed the first term essay writing exam. A quarter, that's a lot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 12 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: A quarter, that's a lot. But it's not alot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLanarkshireWhite Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 27 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: I still remember my first year English teacher telling us it was an automatic fail if you used the term "alot" in any piece of work you submitted to her. How we all laughed until a quarter of the class failed the first term essay writing exam. Clearly her message has gotten through, as no one is using this lot much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, SouthLanarkshireWhite said: Clearly her message has gotten through, as no one is using this lot much. Not sure about that...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: But it's not alot I know, bloody autocorrect ruined my post. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flash Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: But it's not alot 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearthammer Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Will be able to retire soon with a lotto ticket, if it comes up. Will then treat my dog to Winalot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Gordon Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 49 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: I still remember my first year English teacher telling us it was an automatic fail if you used the term "alot" in any piece of work you submitted to her. How we all laughed until a quarter of the class failed the first term essay writing exam. Pretty poor English teacher in my opinion, if that's the only common grammatical mistake she was aware of. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, Golden Gordon said: Pretty poor English teacher, in my opinion, if that's the only common grammatical mistake of which she was aware of. B+. Continue to practice. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Gordon Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Mark Connolly said: B+. Continue to practice. The student has become the master... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 53 minutes ago, hearthammer said: Will be able to retire soon with a lotto ticket, if it comes up. Will then treat my dog to Winalot. Is Winalot not Asda's cheapo shit as it is? What do you feed it normally? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearthammer Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said: Is Winalot not Asda's cheapo shit as it is? What do you feed it normally? No idea. I don't have a dog. It was just playing with the word to fit with the theme. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pull My Strings Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I was going to make a Paul Daniels joke but I'm clearly far too slow. Instead here's a picture of multi millionaire Eddie Thompson and the glamorous Debbie McGee. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, Pull My Strings said: "Gryffindor......" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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