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Should of, could of but in the end just couldn't

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  • ScarletBea
    ScarletBea Posts: 2,921 Forumite
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    Yesterday on my local free paper I noticed one that I'd never seen before!

    "Witnesses to an assault are bing sought"

    I know they *sort of* sound similar, but you'd expect a paper to be more careful - or who wrote this? The local school drop-out? hehe
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  • sarahg1969
    sarahg1969 Posts: 6,694 Forumite
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    ScarletBea wrote: »
    Yesterday on my local free paper I noticed one that I'd never seen before!

    "Witnesses to an assault are bing sought"

    I know they *sort of* sound similar, but you'd expect a paper to be more careful - or who wrote this? The local school drop-out? hehe

    You would usually expect to see "witnesses are BEEN sought".

    Another one is the use of the word fulsome. Some bloke from the Observer yesterday said that Gordon Brown made a fulsome apology to that woman in Rochdale. I'm guessing that that's not what he meant, but he was very probably right!!
  • kalaika
    kalaika Posts: 716 Forumite
    sarahg1969 wrote: »
    You would usually expect to see "witnesses are BEEN sought"...

    "Witnesses are being sought", surely... ;)
    No trees were killed to send this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. - Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson)
  • sarahg1969
    sarahg1969 Posts: 6,694 Forumite
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    kalaika wrote: »
    "Witnesses are being sought", surely... ;)

    Yes, I know what it should be, :rotfl:, but we are discussing mistakes!
  • Comyface
    Comyface Posts: 669 Forumite
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    sarahg1969 wrote: »
    Asda tell you to ask a colleague if you need assistance. A colleague? How would one of my colleagues know where to find something on the shelves at Asda?

    Haha, never thought of that one! Lol. :rotfl:
    Are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation? :cool:
  • Comyface
    Comyface Posts: 669 Forumite
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    Baggieboy wrote: »
    Who led the pedants' revolt?

    Which Tyler

    Genius! Love it. :rotfl:
    Are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation? :cool:
  • Comyface
    Comyface Posts: 669 Forumite
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    Adore this thread!

    My nephew told me he was going to 'win me' the other day in a game.
    I replied that he was not, because I'm not a prize!
    I got the response 'Oh, okay!'.

    Sheesh!
    Are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation? :cool:
  • Eenymeeny
    Eenymeeny Posts: 2,015 Forumite
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    Can any one tell me if I'm right please. "Forgot password?" is often written on log in pages. Surely it's a question and should be "Forgotten Password?"
    The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
    Thanks to everyone who contributes to this wonderful forum. I'm very grateful for the guidance and friendliness that I always receive from you.
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  • Salster278
    Salster278 Posts: 80 Forumite
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    I can't believe it! I've just listened to a Will Young track 'I won't give up' and in the second verse he sings 'I will worship you, put you on a pedal stool' :D.
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