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Post by malxscfc on Jun 14, 2007 22:59:09 GMT
Medibot, did you steal the trophy last year? As there appears to be a new one: His Dad would be REALLY chuffed if he had, I'll wager! Guess it's yet another receptacle for holding beer for him, though!
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Post by medibot on Jun 15, 2007 0:33:29 GMT
I tried but then the FA official seemed to remember that he'd came out of the board room with a big shiny thing and probably should've gone back with it. I wasn't quick witted enough to pretend to be a representative of the Wales squad
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Post by ambersalamander on Jun 15, 2007 10:34:49 GMT
he'd came out of the board room ARGH! ARGH! Bottilicious, I know I'm always nagging about this, but bloody learn to use the pluperfect tense!!! He comes He came He had comeThank you
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Post by malxscfc on Jun 15, 2007 12:23:50 GMT
he'd came out of the board room ARGH! ARGH! Bottilicious, I know I'm always nagging about this, but bloody learn to use the pluperfect tense!!! He comes He came He had comeThank you Had he come upon this subject at a civilised hour he could have come to comment competently, and in a more comely and commendatory fashion; commensurate with his commonly comparable competence. Innit.
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Post by ambersalamander on Jun 15, 2007 12:28:30 GMT
No he couldn't; he's always saying things like "if I'd went" and next time I have eight pints I shall tell him that I am "drank." I mean, Botty, you can use the word "been"; I've never heard you say "I was later than usual that day because I had was down the pub," so you can do it with other words
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Post by medibot on Jun 15, 2007 12:54:22 GMT
It's one of my subtle linguistic foibles, leave it alone
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Post by ambersalamander on Jun 15, 2007 12:57:19 GMT
Foibles my bottom.
Subtle my arse.
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Post by bh on Jun 15, 2007 14:05:40 GMT
One thing I've heard a lot of is brought being used instead of bought and visa versa. I try to use the best English I can in conversation because of the way I was brought (not bought) up, as my father was a bit of a stickler. My grammar is not the best because I was lazy at school after the first three years of seniors was wasted going over stuff I'd previously learned at junior school!!
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Post by ambersalamander on Jun 15, 2007 15:03:21 GMT
That's not as bad as "lay" instead of "lie" -grrr!!!
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Post by martello on Jun 15, 2007 15:10:06 GMT
My best mate of some 17 years, Daniel, used to have this annoying habit of using the word "brung"...
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Post by ambersalamander on Jun 15, 2007 15:33:52 GMT
at least he could use the pluperfect!!! YOU say "lay" anyway!
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Post by bh on Jun 15, 2007 15:38:38 GMT
What's a 'pluperfect' please guys???
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Post by ambersalamander on Jun 15, 2007 16:02:47 GMT
Hehe! it's the posh word for when you talk about something that happened in the past, when you're already in the past tense. Like,
"He went to the oven and took out the cakes that he had put in half an hour ago"
I'm talking in the past tense about him going to the oven, but even at the time he went to the oven putting the cakes in there was already in the past tense, see?
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Post by bh on Jun 15, 2007 17:00:52 GMT
Yeah, ok, I believe you. See your never to old to learn!! Thanx Teach!!
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