Grammar Discussions

[medhead]

I would reply with it is one of the slams that constitute a Grand Slam.

I guess that the majority of tennis players are from non-English speaking countries, hence the unintentional bad grammar.

I remember when I was chatting with a friend from Germany and she had the term 'ain't"...

Yeah, no! What the hell is a slam/s? It means nothing without the context of a grand slam. Grand slam event, major tourament is more correct. Trying to invent terms, like slam, because people mistakenly use grand slam just makes my skin crawl.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Am I not a queenslander? That'd be news to some nurses at the RBH many, many years ago.

Yes, yes....I've already opened my mouth to change feet over that gaff.

 

[medhead]

Yes, yes....I've already opened my mouth to change feet over that gaff.

Don't worry SWMBO tells me the same every time I suggest moving back home. Long, tortured family history behind her view, so you could be correct.

 

[whatmeworry]

Something Ricky Gervais saw...

 

[Buzzard]

Just booked a room at Grand Hyatt Erawan. Their confirmation indicates 'Warmest Regards'. Just how warm are warmest regards?

You will find out during your stay

 

[rogerkambah]

You will find out during your stay

OT: I don't suppose you are referring to a possible a/c outage.

Having been to Thailand many times and stayed at hotels in the area I know that it is on Rajdamri Road very close to CentralWorld which was fire-bombed during previous demos. My wife's family says that BKK is very quiet and a lot of people are quite bored with demonstrations and have moved on.

 

[TheEmu]

The Past, the Present and the Future walked into a bar.
It was tense.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

The Past, the Present and the Future walked into a bar.
It was tense.

With all this discussion about Grammar, I'm left wondering what Grampar thinks about it.

 

[anat0l]

The Past, the Present and the Future walked into a bar.
It was tense.

With all this discussion about Grammar, I'm left wondering what Grampar thinks about it.

If I were the judge, I'd write both of you a sentence to a period!

OK mine is the lamest pun...

 

[Buzzard]

Slightly OT but worth a mention I think.

I saw 3 interesting clients yesterday. 2 brothers, one thought May was the fourth month the other brother thinking it was the sixth month. :shock: I told them like most things, the truth is somewhere in the middle.

Their colleague filled out a document with a different spelling of his name in various sections. :shock::shock: So how do you spell your name was my question.

 

[get me outta here]

I guess initially you would have heaved a resigned big sigh before asking the obvious question, I would have.

Slightly OT but worth a mention I think.

I saw 3 interesting clients yesterday. 2 brothers, one thought May was the fourth month the other brother thinking it was the sixth month. :shock: I told them like most things, the truth is somewhere in the middle.

Their colleague filled out a document with a different spelling of his name in various sections. :shock::shock: So how do you spell your name was my question.

 

[Katie]

$2000 personalised licence plate spotted on a fancy, red, low sports car this morning.

YOUR IT

I am confused

 

[get me outta here]

Maybe it means, Your Information Technology.

 

[TheEmu]

$2000 personalised licence plate spotted on a fancy, red, low sports car this morning.

YOUR IT

I am confused

Maybe it means, Your Information Technology.

Maybe it means: " I want to be a WP but I've only achieved the first part."

 

[Deleted member 29185]

$2000 personalised licence plate spotted on a fancy, red, low sports car this morning.

YOUR IT

I am confused

Damn, if it were SWAN IT I could have claimed it, but unless my +1 has been out shopping without telling me, I don't think I own a fancy, red, low sports car

 

[JohnK]

"Sorry, there is no available offers for you at this time."

Guess who?

 

[whatmeworry]

"Sorry, there is no available offers for you at this time."

Guess who?

EDR by any chance?

 

[JohnK]

EDR by any chance?

No. Citibank!

 

[whatmeworry]

So is it program or programme? Personally I use program.

For many years the federal government spelt ''program'' the way this newspaper does. But John Howard, spiritual son of Bob Menzies, insisted it revert to the fancy English spelling. Labor changed it back to the no-bulldust way. Now Tony Abbott, spiritual son of Howard, has reverted to ''programme''.
Pedants who know their stuff know the Poms - including Shakespeare in his day - used the simple spelling until the 19th century, when it was prettied-up during a bout of francophilia.

Read more: We are a nation of stay-at-homes
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[anat0l]

So is it program or programme? Personally I use program.

I used to just use "program" up until the end of high school, thinking they were interchangeable. After that, I realised the difference and adopted the British method.

• Use program for anything to do with computers, e.g. "I have installed all required programs on your system."
• Use program when you need a verb.
• Use programme for a noun meaning itinerary ("programme for this evening's award ceremony"), TV or radio show ("we now return you to your scheduled television programme"), or a collection of work projects ("the boss is outlining the programme of work funded by BLT Ltd for the next five years").