Little VictoriesI recently received a £2 voucher from a supermarket after complaining vociferously about the poor quality of their own-brand Rich Tea biscuits, which I spent on more tasty, tasty biscuits. Tell us about your trivial victories that have made life a tiny bit better.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 12:07)
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Whilst applauding your erudition and educationI think we can probably dispense with the leading apostrophe on "bus". It's been an independent word for some time now, regardless of its original etymology.
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This "we" being ... ?(
Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 16:20,
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The human race...or at least, that part of it that speaks English, or even Merkin.
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So ... you're that arrogant that you think you speak for the entire English-speaking population of the world?I see.
You're wrong - you don't.
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Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Thu 17 Feb 2011, 10:31,
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It'd be quite nice to bring back some of the older/original/pre-abbreviationwords through judicious use of an apostrophe though wouldn't it? Slowly but surely reminding folk that the word is aeroplane for example with a casual 'plane here and there, or would it make everybody sound like those Northern folk?
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number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Wed 16 Feb 2011, 17:33,
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I like the apostrophe.I see nothing wrong with anachronistic language and see it as a peculiarly British manifestation of eccentricity.
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I was just about to mention theapostrophe in front of 'bus. I was taught to write it like that, just like I was to write 'phone.
That was in about 1983.
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Mrs Entity is in hiding., Wed 16 Feb 2011, 22:23,
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I still use 'phone in business letters...... sometimes.
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Ugi , it's a game of give and cake, Thu 17 Feb 2011, 12:03,
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