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Topic History of: BBC Grammar Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
The Cat |
What made me cringe on TV was when a game show host told a contestant "And you also get a consolation prize as well." Eeek! |
Anthony |
Al wrote:
"If your child normally comes home at the normal time, you can expect them a little earlier than normal today."
Interestingly, there's nothing wrong with that sentence grammatically, though it is disastrous from a stylistic point of view, I agree! |
Mart |
Love it!
"Yer know yer kid like? They might be a bit home early `cos there some snow about."
Oddly enough, certain Radio 1 guys could have said just that. |
Al |
quote from a NE BBC reporter during last week's snow.
"If your child normally comes home at the normal time, you can expect them a little earlier than normal today."
My old English teacher would have gone nuts. |
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