sotonjoe Posted 5 November, 2015 Posted 5 November, 2015 There was a Bournemouth fan next to us in the Northam. We noticed after the first goal so we jumped on him and forced him to celebrate the second. He left early.
The9 Posted 6 November, 2015 Posted 6 November, 2015 Needs a lot more than 2 commas to make sense. Maybe the reporter (not journalist) is well on the way to a job at the Mail. I assure you it doesn't.
The9 Posted 6 November, 2015 Posted 6 November, 2015 Or the Portsmouth News. He's got no chance there, they use line breaks instead of commas.
Batman Posted 9 November, 2015 Posted 9 November, 2015 http://www.rednblack.net/courtoffside/showthread.php?t=207580 yanks are getting in on the act over there
Badger Posted 9 November, 2015 Posted 9 November, 2015 http://www.rednblack.net/courtoffside/showthread.php?t=207580 yanks are getting in on the act over there Yes but I like the original post from 11th July 2015: 25% stake in the club to be announced on Monday ????????? I suppose he was right in so far as it was announced Monday 9th November.
angelman Posted 9 November, 2015 Posted 9 November, 2015 I assure you it doesn't. Oh go on then, show us where the 2 commas would go to make perfect sense.
Danbert Posted 9 November, 2015 Posted 9 November, 2015 Oh go on then, show us where the 2 commas would go to make perfect sense. The father, who mistakenly claimed a Cherries fan snatched from his 12 year old son a top player’s shirt after it had been handed to the boy after a game against Saints last Sunday, has withdrawn the accusation.
angelman Posted 9 November, 2015 Posted 9 November, 2015 Nope, still makes no sense, unless you really think "who mistakenly claimed a Cherries fan snatched from his 12 year old son a top player’s shirt after it had been handed to the boy after a game against Saints last Sunday" does!!! Not sure whether you thought it did or whether you were just trying to put in 2 commas to make it better.
shurlock Posted 9 November, 2015 Posted 9 November, 2015 The father, who mistakenly claimed a Cherries fan snatched from his 12 year old son a top player’s shirt after it had been handed to the boy after a game against Saints last Sunday, has withdrawn the accusation. That's f**king awful -and being partly French I usually love a good subordinate clause.
The9 Posted 10 November, 2015 Posted 10 November, 2015 The father, who mistakenly claimed a Cherries fan snatched from his 12 year old son a top player’s shirt after it had been handed to the boy after a game against Saints last Sunday, has withdrawn the accusation. Thank you. Though yeah, it's still not the best.
CB Fry Posted 10 November, 2015 Posted 10 November, 2015 The father, who mistakenly claimed a Cherries fan snatched from his 12 year old son a top player’s shirt after it had been handed to the boy after a game against Saints last Sunday, has withdrawn the accusation. That makes absolutely no sense as an opening line.
The9 Posted 10 November, 2015 Posted 10 November, 2015 That makes absolutely no sense as an opening line. Agreed, but it works fine as a follow up to some information about the father and his accusation. So what's missing is that information, as this sentence serves as a summary - of information that doesn't actually exist. Nevertheless, it is two commas away from being coherent, which is what I said originally. I made no claims about full disclosure or necessary context.
The9 Posted 10 November, 2015 Posted 10 November, 2015 Anyway, this is a thread for morons to get excited about punch-ups and blather on about the 70s, not a half-assed critique of sentence construction. Modern football, eh?
SimonC Posted 10 November, 2015 Posted 10 November, 2015 Too long in the PL - See what happened? Glad we'll only be here a year Keeping it real.....
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