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post May 10 2012, 02:32 PM
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I have a train timetable too....

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post May 14 2012, 07:34 PM
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Aaargh, homonyms! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) Are they really that difficult?
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post May 14 2012, 08:16 PM
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Aaargh, homonyms! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) Are they really that difficult?

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Proposals seen by this newspaper show the clinical working group review will recommend only one specialist impatient childrens' ward in SW London ...

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) quote from a local paper - online version.
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post May 17 2012, 11:46 PM
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Someone showed me a letter they'd received today...here's part of it:

On....I will have a get together with some people for a cupper / coffee
And some think to eat you are very much welcome.
From 1pm to 4pm Friday afternoon
I am hopping you will come and join me,
Bring others if you wish there welcome also

This is from the manager of a business...

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Mind you, I would hop with joy if Cyrilla joined me for coffee!
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On the stairwell in the building I work in an internal poster has appeared (A0 sized) which has in foot high letters: "Who will you vote for?".
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QUOTE(Cyrilla @ May 18 2012, 12:46 AM) *

Someone showed me a letter they'd received today...here's part of it:

On....I will have a get together with some people for a cupper / coffee
And some think to eat you are very much welcome.
From 1pm to 4pm Friday afternoon
I am hopping you will come and join me,
Bring others if you wish there welcome also

This is from the manager of a business...

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QUOTE(stetenorve @ May 18 2012, 07:21 AM) *

Mind you, I would hop with joy if Cyrilla joined me for coffee!


LOL!!!

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post May 18 2012, 10:38 AM
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QUOTE(Cyrilla @ May 18 2012, 12:46 AM) *
Someone showed me a letter they'd received today...here's part of it:

On....I will have a get together with some people for a cupper / coffee
And some think to eat you are very much welcome.
From 1pm to 4pm Friday afternoon
I am hopping you will come and join me,
Bring others if you wish there welcome also

This is from the manager of a business...

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It's not as if it's just silly typos (such as I'm prone to)...
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On a noticeboard at West Croydon Bus Station this morning :

"264 terminates at Mitcham. For Tooting walk to Figges Marsh for bus'es"

AAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

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QUOTE(Bagpuss @ May 18 2012, 07:51 PM) *
On a noticeboard at West Croydon Bus Station this morning :

"264 terminates at Mitcham. For Tooting walk to Figges Marsh for bus'es"

AAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Bx


I'm intrigued - what's been elided by that apostrophe? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ May 18 2012, 09:19 PM) *

QUOTE(Bagpuss @ May 18 2012, 07:51 PM) *
On a noticeboard at West Croydon Bus Station this morning :

"264 terminates at Mitcham. For Tooting walk to Figges Marsh for bus'es"

AAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Bx


I'm intrigued - what's been elided by that apostrophe? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


'businesses' obviously!
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From a write-up in a local newspaper (online version) about a flower festival at St John's Church -

"The festival was absolutely fantastic. The church looked beautiful and the music complimented it"
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QUOTE(maggiemay @ May 25 2012, 09:16 PM) *

From a write-up in a local newspaper (online version) about a flower festival at St John's Church -

"The festival was absolutely fantastic. The church looked beautiful and the music complimented it"


Argh (having been at said flower festival and concert)!

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From one single article in same online newspaper -

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