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#26610
Al
BBC Grammar
17 Years, 3 Months ago
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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#26611
Mart
Re:BBC Grammar
17 Years, 3 Months ago
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.
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Anthony
Re:BBC Grammar
17 Years, 3 Months ago
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!
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The Cat
Re:BBC Grammar
17 Years, 3 Months ago
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!
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