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It's amazing how many people don't know how to hold their knife and fork properly.

 

And what is it with people not being able to say the letter "H" properly? It's ache, not hache.

 

:rolleyes:

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It's amazing how many people don't know how to hold their knife and fork properly.

 

And what is it with people not being able to say the letter "H" properly? It's ache, not hache.

 

:rolleyes:

they cant hold their knife and fork properly as they dont come in McDonalds cartons
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It's amazing how many people don't know how to hold their knife and fork properly.

 

And what is it with people not being able to say the letter "H" properly? It's ache, not hache.

 

:rolleyes:

 

You do mean aitch and not haitch surely?

 

Ache sounds as in I have a toothache.

 

As to knife and fork, I agree totally, our 7 yr old has his friends round sometimes. They kneel on the chair as opposed to sitting, use their fingers etc. My Mrs and I wonder if any adult sits with them while they eat their meals!

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You do mean aitch and not haitch surely?

 

Ache sounds as in I have a toothache.

 

As to knife and fork, I agree totally, our 7 yr old has his friends round sometimes. They kneel on the chair as opposed to sitting, use their fingers etc. My Mrs and I wonder if any adult sits with them while they eat their meals!

 

They are 7 ??

 

Surely let them get on with it ? As long as they are not flinging grub around

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They are 7 ??

 

Surely let them get on with it ? As long as they are not flinging grub around

 

I disagree. Children should be made to sit and eat their meals at the table using their knife and fork properly. That said they don't have much hope if their parents don't know how to use their knife and fork properly which is getting to be the norm.

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I disagree. Children should be made to sit and eat their meals at the table using their knife and fork properly. That said they don't have much hope if their parents don't know how to use their knife and fork properly which is getting to be the norm.

 

Fair point i suppose, was only really messing. I agree the fact is that the rouble makers of today prob have never had any real guidence from their parents.

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I disagree. Children should be made to sit and eat their meals at the table using their knife and fork properly. That said they don't have much hope if their parents don't know how to use their knife and fork properly which is getting to be the norm.

 

So lefties (a good one for you Stanley) get no dispensation?

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People who get wound up over grammar on an internet forum.

 

I take your point. But, if you want to get taken seriously on a lounge topic, wear the suit. Saint George looks like a joker cos he can't spell. Life Long Saint was the same last year (although he managed to back that up with his infamous Bournemouth interview... youtube anyone... ).

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I take your point. But, if you want to get taken seriously on a lounge topic, wear the suit. Saint George looks like a joker cos he can't spell. Life Long Saint was the same last year (although he managed to back that up with his infamous Bournemouth interview... youtube anyone... ).

 

Saint George does talk sense on the myth about man made global warming though.

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People who don't know when to say "I" and when to say "me".

 

I've got used, over the years, to people saying "Whoever and me went to the match", and this is pretty dumb as you wouldn't say "Me went to the match."

 

However, it's even more annoying when people learn that that's wrong, but then use I instead of me all the time, "This is from whoever and I." etc. You wouldn't say "It's from I.", would you?

 

They're ****ing thicky thickos who need to learn their own language properly.

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People who don't know when to say "I" and when to say "me".

 

I've got used, over the years, to people saying "Whoever and me went to the match", and this is pretty dumb as you wouldn't say "Me went to the match."

 

However, it's even more annoying when people learn that that's wrong, but then use I instead of me all the time, "This is from whoever and I." etc. You wouldn't say "It's from I.", would you?

 

They're ****ing thicky thickos who need to learn their own language properly.

 

It's:

 

Whoever and I, although modern parlance also allows Whoever and Me

 

or

 

Me and Whoever

 

 

There are so many things that annoy me about the poor use of the written English Language. There's informal use, for example on an internet forum, and formal use faults. For me, there are limits on informal faults [some of which have been mentiond in earlier post]s. For example, there's no reason to write:

 

bored of, when the writer means bored with

could of, [also should of, would of], all of which are a contraction of could have [should have, would have]. There's a perfectly good contraction in could've.

 

I also hate it when people spout and wear ignorance and cliché as if it is some sort of badge of achievement.

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It's:

 

Whoever and I, although modern parlance also allows Whoever and Me

 

or

 

Me and Whoever

 

 

 

I'm not sure what you're talking about here. Firstly you should always put the other person first, but the point I was making was that the subject should always be I and the object, me.

 

As in

 

Whoever and I do something.

 

It is to/from/with/for whoever and me. You shouldn't really use "me and whoever", although it's not the worst thing to do.

 

My point was that you should never say

"Dave and me went to the shops" just as you wouldn't say "Me went to the shops". It's "I went to the shops." Therefore it's "Dave and I went to the shops."

 

However it's even more annoying when people say "This is from Dave and I". You wouldn't say "This is from I." You'd say "This is from me"

So it's clearly "This is from Dave and me."

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I'm not sure what you're talking about here. Firstly you should always put the other person first, but the point I was making was that the subject should always be I and the object, me.

 

As in

 

Whoever and I do something.

 

It is to/from/with/for whoever and me. You shouldn't really use "me and whoever", although it's not the worst thing to do.

 

My point was that you should never say

"Dave and me went to the shops" just as you wouldn't say "Me went to the shops". It's "I went to the shops." Therefore it's "Dave and I went to the shops."

 

However it's even more annoying when people say "This is from Dave and I". You wouldn't say "This is from I." You'd say "This is from me"

So it's clearly "This is from Dave and me."

 

Ah, gotcha..! [] I'm in complete agreement there, Norway.

 

I was just pointing out that I read in some journal on modern English that the phrase Me and Whoever or Whoever and Me is now not frowned upon.

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It's wrong to consider holding your knife and fork 'properly' as an important thing.

 

It is important. Those who can't hold their knife and fork properly show themselves up when they go out for meals. It shows that the said person isn't properly educated.

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People who think the capital of Mali is Timbuktu. I lost a pub quiz because of this once. :mad:

 

 

You idiot. Everyone knows it's Bamako.

 

Oh, and people who don't know how to use an apostrophe properly, or don't use them at all.

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It's:

 

Whoever and I, although modern parlance also allows Whoever and Me

 

or

 

Me and Whoever

 

 

There are so many things that annoy me about the poor use of the written English Language. There's informal use, for example on an internet forum, and formal use faults. For me, there are limits on informal faults [some of which have been mentiond in earlier post]s. For example, there's no reason to write:

 

bored of, when the writer means bored with

could of, [also should of, would of], all of which are a contraction of could have [should have, would have]. There's a perfectly good contraction in could've.

 

I also hate it when people spout and wear ignorance and cliché as if it is some sort of badge of achievement.

 

To the point . . .innit? :smt075

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I once asked a gasman what CORGI stands for and he said Council of Registered Gas Installers whereas the real answer is Council for Registered Gas Installers. I couldn't f*cking believe it. He was a f*cking gasman.

 

But that doesn't spell CORGI

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Drivers who don't pull to the side to let motorbikes pass/leave sufficient space for them to overtake.

 

Think Bike!

 

And on that theme, car drivers, who have never been bikers, who get all wound up when a bike passes them during a traffic jam or other obstruction. They don't realise that a bike rider has far more visibility than they have stuck in their little metal box. What's more, the bike rider, if he/she has any sense, will have used that extra visibility and weighed up the situation before performing the maneuver.

 

So, car drivers, when you see us doing these overtaking maneuvers, we aren't necessarily being stupid or dangerous. I'm not gong to sit in your traffic jam if I can help it. And don't try to fill the road up with your car either.

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Motorcyclists who weave in and out of all three lanes on the motorway, even though the traffic is flowing freely at 70-80.

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