"In the end the winning ticket was won by my best friend and I" Bridget enthused
"Me" Grrrmachine said
"Pardon?"
"Me. You mean 'friend and me'. You've hyper-corrected there, a typical fallacy, most common in those with a late 80s early 90s education"
Silence followed for a full minute.
"So...BMWs?"
( Theoban What of it, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 11:33, archived)

beautiful

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 11:35, archived)

Nice.
Though I'm 100% with Grrry on the old hypercorrection bugbear.

Maybe even 110%, come to think of it.
( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Thu 22 Mar 2012, 11:46, archived)

I'd imagine he treats ladies with all the care and attention he gives his cars
and tries to spot weld all their rusty holes closed
( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 12:38, archived)