Sgt Pepper

As a humourous little sidetrack, here’s Irish author Joseph O’Connor (brother of Sinead) doing a clever little take on our overuse of the word “like” ..

LIKE

@Terry wrote:

I mean – don’t you get p1ssed off with Americans who “do” British accents??

:evil:

I dislike British and Irish “doing” forms of the whole Transatlantic mutilation of accents gig (such as “upspeak”) more Telsbells.

Uh huh Telstar.

Anyway, aren’t Pandas like Chinese or something?

No, I’m not British.
I have some British family and friends though.. as well as some English blood myself a wee bit back on my Mother’s side of things.
All of which is perfectly grand.
Why wouldn’t it be I hear you ask?
No reason whatsoever.
Just sayin ain’t I?
Geeeeezaaaa!

:roll:

@Wordsworth60 wrote:

@Irish_Lucy wrote:

@Wordsworth60 wrote:

My summation was pretty!

He likes me! He really, really likes me!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Carefull or he’ll ride ya

He’ll need a bloody good whisperer before I’m that tame . . . . .

I just knew I’d regret the whole “pretty” thing :oops:

:lol:

@eve wrote:

For sgt Pepper. I never said, at any time, that Donegal was english or british. I just said that it was the most beautiful place on Gods earth.

Fair enough eve.
I guess it was wrong of me to assume that you putting “D for Donegal” on a thread titled “A-Z of Britain’s best places” indicated at least one of the above.
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@Wordsworth60 wrote:

@Sgt Pepper wrote:

Just for the record friends..
Northern Ireland isn’t actually in Britain. It is part of the UK (that of course being the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland). However, A great deal of Northern Irish natives consider themselves British (which is of course their right and certainly sounds better…

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Tyneside

8)

@Wordsworth60 wrote:

Very true. I put a more po-faced comment in “Anything you like” as I didn’t want to spoil this thread.

Good man yourself!

Don’t see how spoiling anything would’ve come into play myself.. but erm.. yeah.. well done.. and let’s carry on :D

@Wordsworth60 wrote:

@Sgt Pepper wrote:

Just for the record friends..
Northern Ireland isn’t actually in Britain. It is part of the UK (that of course being the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland). However, A great deal of Northern Irish natives consider themselves British (which is of course their right and certainly sounds better…

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Just for the record friends..
Northern Ireland isn’t actually in Britain. It is part of the UK (that of course being the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland). However, A great deal of Northern Irish natives consider themselves British (which is of course their right and certainly sounds better than UKish).
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@minim wrote:

I’m still trying to find a duck to suck!

Uh huh.. are you a Daffy or Donald gal?

Grand.

Now I’m just confused :?

Coventry 1-1 at the mo?

@jen_jen wrote:

If poor grammar arises from bad punctuation do you criticise the punctuation and ignore the grammar or point out both?

Jeeze jen.. my take would be to criticise neither.
Not on here anyway.

But..I’m sure my lingo-ranger friend Teldorado here would say go hell for leather on both.
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@Terry wrote:

@Sgt Pepper wrote:

it’s not grammar you are choosing to scrutinise here, it’s PUNCTUATION.

=D> Well spotted. :wink:

Thanks babe x
You know I love you really :wink: x

“Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative”

… And I wouldn’t even mind, you hardly have a perfect record on this kinda thing Telstar.
None of us do.
Oh and if you wish to go down the road of STRICT linguistics, it’s not grammar you are choosing to scrutinise here, it’s PUNCTUATION.
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@Terry wrote:

@Mrs_Teapot wrote:

Ok … lets be having the corrected version then.

Anyone notice I got Pete’s Teapot back :D

Well, the most glaring mistake is the use of an apostrophe. :roll:

Telboy… You’re such a disease :P

@Terry wrote:

She called me Tel. :-

As if.. Bernard :lol:

A time of the year I have always loved.
Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Alone, without a hint of guardian leaf!
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