I know this is petty but... it's BOUGHT not BROUGHT!

rodent

KiKi wrote: »

I love that you're a grammar pedant, and I love that you still believe a jammy bun is a special enough reward for a child's truly brilliant deduction.

Marry me.

KiKi

Oh no ...there can't possibly be 2 of you ...can there ??:eek:

rodent

Mind_the_Gap wrote: »

I have. I used to give Rodent (see above) counselling for his ellipsis issues, once. (Long ago and far away, in a land right over the ocean). He only regresses when he's drunk or very tired.

..or out of sight;)

I used to have a serious problem but MTG cured me of it, over some time.:cool:


..and yes, I am on auto pilot here. Have you been reading my tea leaves again ?

KiKi

rodent wrote: »

Oh no ...there can't possibly be 2 of you ...can there ??:eek:

There's definitely only one of me.

But here's something spooky: I used to work at London Underground, and did an eight week stint on an Underground station as part of the management training. So I spent much of January and February one year saying 'mind the gap'.

When I left the company I was presented with a roundel with my name in the middle. Apparently I - and the Queen - are the only ones to have personalised roundels. I was dead pleased.

KiKi

PasturesNew

Mind_the_Gap wrote: »

I don't think you can have an advice, surely? Isn't it a non-countable noun? So, some advice.

In that case, how come you can have an advice note? Surely that's a note of an advice....

Mind_the_Gap

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

You can have "an advice" in some circumstances. In my work, for example, I'm often briefed to produce an advice. "Counsel is kindly requested to draft an advice on the above points by a week next Monday....."

Edited to say - in case you think I'm spinning a line, the Bar Council says:

Barristers do not normally handle “transactions”, only individual pieces of work (eg an advice or a court hearing).

http://www.barcouncil.org.uk/about/instructingabarrister/shoppingforlegalservices-barristers/

Well, if the Bar Council says it, it must exist! Have you ever heard it used outside that specialised context, just out of interest?

Mind_the_Gap

KiKi wrote: »

I love that you're a grammar pedant, and I love that you still believe a jammy bun is a special enough reward for a child's truly brilliant deduction.

Marry me.

KiKi

OK! Why not, eh.

Actually, better not. Several people might be somewhat inconvenienced by that arrangement, not least my husband, three children and two cats.

And Rodent would sulk for absolutely ages.

KiKi

Mind_the_Gap wrote: »

OK! Why not, eh.

Actually, better not. Several people would be inconvenienced by that development, including my husband and three children.

And Rodent would sulk for ages.

Crikey. I assumed you were male. This puts a whole different perspective on things. (Although, of course, you could still be male. I shouldn't assume.)

I will no longer encourage adultery and quietly withdraw my proposal.

KiKi

Mind_the_Gap

KiKi wrote: »

Crikey. I assumed you were male. This puts a whole different perspective on things. (Although, of course, you could still be male. I shouldn't assume.)

I will no longer encourage adultery and quietly withdraw my proposal.

KiKi

Definitely female. May one enquire why you thought I was male :think: ? I'm used to being insulted (see other forum!), but this is ridiculous! (Only joking).

But I'd be intrigued to know the reason.

KiKi

Nothing about posts specifically, just the name. MTG sounds male to me.

Absolutely no rational reason.

KiKi

neverdespairgirl

Mind_the_Gap wrote: »

Well, if the Bar Council says it, it must exist! Have you ever heard it used outside that specialised context, just out of interest?

I'm not sure, to be honest. But it's not a specialist context for me - I'm a barrister, my OH is a barrister, my Dad is - so "an advice" is something I hear / read / write all the time.