That thread was really fucking annoying.
Sorry, I do of course mean that it 'were' really annoying.

What do you find to be annoying?

Alt: I'm really annoyed.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:16, 135 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Sorry I didn't reply Monters
You were of course correct and are grammatically fabulous, darling.

Better? Thought not.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:18, Reply)

A little, thanks.
Been at the drugs again lately? I do hope so.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:19, Reply)

I finished off the remnants last night at a Hadouken! gig as it happens
It was fucking ace.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:25, Reply)

ecstasy at live gigs is just weird

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:27, Reply)

I once got binned off my lid on MDMA blotters and went to see Mobb Deep at the Clapham Grand.
That was not pleasant.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:28, Reply)

That sounded really weird
until I remembered that Mobb Deep and Roll Deep are two different groups.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:31, Reply)

Wasn't X
Nonetheless I disagree, depends on the nature of the band I suppose
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:34, Reply)

I get annoyed at people pluralising 'referendum' as 'referenda'.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:21, Reply)

REFERENDOPODES

( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:22, Reply)

Referendums.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:22, Reply)

I know

( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:23, Reply)

I know you know, you did Latin.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:23, Reply)

So you were just showing that you knew, too?
Show-off
( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:24, Reply)

SHOW-OFFOPODES

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:25, Reply)

i get annoyed when I get upset online at grammar

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:19, Reply)

She don't like it much either

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:26, Reply)

Other commuters are very annoying.
As are the French, the gays, Tories, Battered, idiots and the weather.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:19, Reply)

This has got fuck all to do with your thread but I feel utterly munted today
:-)
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:19, Reply)

Wrong online.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:21, Reply)

Haha, yeah

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:22, Reply)

One out of the two of us is upset.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:22, Reply)

The irony here is that you've got that grammatically correct
whilst you think you're taking the piss.
( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:23, Reply)

No I didn't.
www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post1937458
In this situation the Two represents two so the one is singular.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:26, Reply)

'One' is without exception and in every conceivable context singular.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:27, Reply)

One is very happy to have this clarified.

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:28, Reply)

you should post a large picture to win this particular argument, online

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:29, Reply)

A huge flashing number 1, perhaps.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:31, Reply)

Make it so number one

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:32, Reply)

thats a star wars reference btw

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:32, Reply)

I KNEW that!! GOD!!!!!!

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:35, Reply)

One percent?

(PsychoChomp, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:33, Reply)

A percent. So singular.
Who knew having one of something could be so complicated?
( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:34, Reply)

It's all about context, apparently.
Renowned genius Lokesy said so.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:37, Reply)

Still singular.

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:34, Reply)

The top one percent of people is richer than the the bottom 40% combined.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:37, Reply)

By jove, you appear to be getting it at last.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:38, Reply)

No, he thinks he's taking the piss and being clever again.

( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:39, Reply)

Hard to combine appearing clever with being repeatedly demonstrably wrong,
especially when combined with an existing, long-documented struggle with spelling and grammar.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:45, Reply)

He's getting being actually right
and thinking he's right because he thinks it makes more sense confused, I think.
( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:47, Reply)

Could be either, depends on the context

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:35, Reply)

Even if that one per cent represents 55 million, then it is still singular.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:36, Reply)

Depends if you're talking about the percentage per se or the things defined by it.
We could all be right and arguing to no great purpose on the internet.
Still, it makes the morning go quicker.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:42, Reply)

No, it doesn't.
The subject of your statement, when talking about one percent of something, is always the one percent. Which is singular.
( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:44, Reply)

In the original story the subject was fat kids, not statistics
Thing is, either of these reads fine to me;

One in four kids is fat

One in four kids are fat.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:49, Reply)

You see, in that sentence, you're singling out the fat kid, right?
That's the "one in" part of the sentence, you're focusing on that child, which makes it the subject. Therefore because it's "one kid", it's singular. Same for "one percent", they're both still one of something.

If it were "four out of ten kids", it would be a plural.

The mistake occurs because people see the "out of four" bit and think they're talking about a group, when they're not.
( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:54, Reply)

"you're singling out the fat kid"
you're not, you're describing a proportion of kids as fat.

"The mistake occurs because people see the "out of four" bit and think they're talking about a group, when they're not."
They are.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:57, Reply)

And this, Chompy, is why you're looking like a fool.

( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:58, Reply)

One of those statements is grammatically correct,
....and one are not.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:55, Reply)

click!

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:00, Reply)

OK, I shall explain my joke.
You see, you got that right. You knew you got that right, I knew you got that right. In the last thread, the argument involved because of a grammatical misunderstanding in which you were widely lambasted.

The joke I'm making lies in the fact that I'm suggesting that you're being sarcastic and accidentally getting it right. That would normally be a dig, but because everybody including you knows you're right, it's just a gag. The butt isn't actually you, but grammar-nazis.
( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:29, Reply)

The more you explain it, the funnier it gets!!!!

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:31, Reply)

I know :(
But he didn't get it. I didn't want to look like the stupid one.
( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:32, Reply)

Dodged a bullet there, eh?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:35, Reply)

That was close!

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:36, Reply)

I make this mistake a lot.

( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:38, Reply)

We know.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:40, Reply)

I always seem to do it in public, which is embarrassing.

( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:40, Reply)

widely lambasted?
I think you're getting your plurals wrong.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:35, Reply)

OK, Chompy, you carry on believing that you use different, yet still correct, grammar

( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:37, Reply)

On his computer, his language setting is to 'MK English'

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:41, Reply)

and we're loving it

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:50, Reply)

OH JESUS IT'S STILL GOING AHHHH WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON ITS STILL BEING DISCUSSED I MIGHT TOP MESELF OH GOD OH GOD THERE'S BLOOD COMING OUT OF EVERYWHERE OH GOD

( Theoban What of it, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:35, Reply)

I get annoyed by people in the service industry who seem completely unable to understand even the most rudimentary aspects of their jobs.
Unfortunately, this seems to include 'most of them'.

Alt: you should be. You were right on the internet.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:26, Reply)

and yet they have a job and you don't WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT YOU EH EH
TAKE THJAT GUPTAL OF SLUMSVILLE INDIA
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:28, Reply)

That I'm too intelligent for the service industry?

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:29, Reply)

getting colder

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:29, Reply)

My fuel supplement ran out :-(

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:30, Reply)

i'm surprised you ent got a mobility scooter yet. Just imagine you and mr beff with matching ones down the new pier. Magical moments in Weston Super Mare right there

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:31, Reply)

You going to the pub tomorrow?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:32, Reply)

Yerss.
Just waiting for PJ to gaz me the details.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:33, Reply)

Oh, you didn't get the gaz then.
Shame.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:39, Reply)

Your face.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:33, Reply)

nice sig

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:43, Reply)

Nothing, I'm much happier at the moment
In fact everything is great
What a lovely world we live in
( Theoban What of it, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:33, Reply)

I have a lovely coffee in front of me
It's not great coffee but I'll enjoy it. What a nice way to start the day, lovely.
( Theoban What of it, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:41, Reply)

I get annoyed at everyone and everything
Including myself.
( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:35, Reply)

That's quite annoying.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:36, Reply)

I exist in a barely contained bubble of rage.

( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:39, Reply)

The NHS is annoying me at the moment
High falutin doctors using long words telling you what is wrong. Then when you ask for that in writing, you have to wait 10 working days, sorry.

Cunts.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:37, Reply)

They're all terrified of being sued these days.

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:38, Reply)

They should just give him the bromide before any more children get hurt.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:42, Reply)

I'll sue them for being cunts.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:43, Reply)

Perfectly ok to record your consultations on your phone.
Best ask first though.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:41, Reply)

I think I'll do that,. Ta.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:43, Reply)

have you tried not being so wet and using a search term as mentioned by your GP, or in the alternative you could type 'I am a fat cunt' and see what shows up

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:43, Reply)

Well, its not me. If it was I wouldn't mind.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:44, Reply)

if it's not you why do you care?

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:46, Reply)

WHY ARE YOU MAKING THIS SO DIFFICULT

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:46, Reply)

A kid he knows has had an, ah, accident where they, ah accidentally tore their anus.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:51, Reply)

Ha ha

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:53, Reply)

AHH THE OLD 'HE WAS JUST CLIMBING OVER A FENCE AND SLIPPED ONTO THE SPIKE' SWITCHEROO PAEDO EXCUSE STORY
TEXTBOOK
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:58, Reply)

The thing is, the poor sod's parents are back from holiday on Monday so this needs sorting pronto to avoid any awkward questions.
And to ensure 'Uncle Bart' gets to look after him again next year.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:02, Reply)

NO PRESSURE THERE BARTLEBY

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:08, Reply)

'I HAVEN'T GOT TIME TO LOOK UP THESE TERMS - WILL HIS ARSE STILL BE BLEEDING ON MONDAY OR NOT?'

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:10, Reply)

All they need to tell you is
Eat a lot less
Exercise
Stop noncing kids
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:44, Reply)

See above.
But that is excellent advice for us all though.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:45, Reply)

The Irish.
When they say something is "10 Euro" or a property costs "150,000 Euro". Oh, we are back to plurals again aren't we?!

And "po-day-does". It's poTaToes!!
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:52, Reply)

Fucking spudwogs

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:54, Reply)

Another group on the register of life's victims.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:55, Reply)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_issues_concerning_the_euro
(PsychoChomp, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:55, Reply)

Come on. They don't say it like that because that's what some of the legislation says.
They do it to piss me off.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:58, Reply)

The bit about Ireland says they do it because thats what they hear on TV.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:00, Reply)

Typical paddies.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:03, Reply)

IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME THAT STUNNED IS BOTH FAT AND STUPID, THEY USUALLY GO HAND IN HAND

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:00, Reply)

If we want your opinion, bog trotter, we will slap it out of you.
Your lot were shit last night.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:04, Reply)

(so dey were)

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:05, Reply)

YER i SEEN MOST OF IT. IT'S IN TEH BAG SO INSTEAD OF A POINTS RECORD OR WHATEVER THEYLL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE SHIT UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON
IF YOU CARRY ON LIKE THIS YOULL HAVE TO INVEST IN ONE OF THOSE MIRRORS ON A STICK AFFAIRS FOR WHEN YOU WANT TO GET INTO A CAR
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:07, Reply)

MIRROR SPONGE
A CAR MY BUTTCRACK
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:08, Reply)

I'm getting really fucking annoyed at my utter inability to spell.
The amount of edits I'm having to do today is retarded.
( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:55, Reply)

I think you are doing really well considering English is not your first language.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:56, Reply)

I'm just glad we don't have gender in our language.
What with the amount of people thinking that "one" is a plural, having to explain whether it's masculine, feminine or neuter as well would just about do me in.
( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:57, Reply)

Or changes in spelling of a word, say the word "one", for nominative, accusative, genitive or dative cases.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:02, Reply)

Yeah eff that shit yo

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:04, Reply)

At least when you see them you know they're wrong, and are man enough to admit it.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 10:58, Reply)

Not stand outside in the rain?

(PsychoChomp, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:07, Reply)

oh HO! You've seen a 'window' of opportunity for a gag here and jumped at it like a randy dog.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:08, Reply)

Perfect Victim Comedy

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:10, Reply)

I've been to the bank and back and this thread is still here?
Oh well it's a lovely day, I hope you're all having fun and joy in your lives. MUCH LOVE GUYS xx
( Theoban What of it, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:21, Reply)

I'm sorry you're not interested. Please feel free to talk about something else.
Or continue bitching, whichever.
( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:22, Reply)

Are you an upset mr Kroney?
You look like an upset mr Kroney
Awwwwww cheer up mr Kroney
Have a smile grumblepuss
( Theoban What of it, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:23, Reply)

Haha soz, I'm a bit wound up from grammar chat

( Kroney, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:25, Reply)

words on the internet

(King Zog of Albania lives in Kensington, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:25, Reply)

One has done a new thread.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 11:25, Reply)