%age Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Reading the Courier (we get ours delivered on a Sunday) I came across this gem. It brought a smile to my face proper it did!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moghrey Mie Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Reading the Courier (we get ours delivered on a Sunday) I came across this gem. It brought a smile to my face proper it did!! I love it. Panda eats, shoots and leaves. Those little commas do make a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 a real 'eats shoots and leaves' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 poor lass, being articled to me cannot have helped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeddan Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 'Setting the record straight' sounds Very Grand and makes the Courier seem Very Authoritative . Do you think 'setting the record straight' might catch on? Imagine if all the true facts which have not been accurately reported were always given. I thought most newspapers stick more modestly to 'corrections and apologies'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 the original mistake was funny, but the correction is correct. the comma after 'boik' is what corrects it if you read it properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman8180 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 the original mistake was funny, but the correction is correct. the comma after 'boik' is what corrects it if you read it properly. Nobody is claiming otherwise are they? That's what the whole thread is about. The missing comma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeddan Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 the original mistake was funny, but the correction is correct. the comma after 'boik' is what corrects it if you read it properly. Nobody is claiming otherwise are they? That's what the whole thread is about. The missing comma. two commas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 So we're looking for a serial comma-killer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 So we're looking for a serial comma-killer? Better not get into the additional missing colons and quotation marks then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manshimajin Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 So we're looking for a serial comma-killer? Lovely post. Mind you I think this sort of behaviour needs to be brought to a full stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeddan Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 So we're looking for a serial comma-killer? Tougher sentences! Mind you I think this sort of behaviour needs to be brought to a full stop. Are we also missing the point? If so it could run and run. ('comma-killer' - the serial, sequel to 'punctuation break') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Ayres Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 There's a question mark over the whole affair, did she inhale? or, did she, inhale I'm going to dash off for a slash now, my colon is in parenthasis. apostrophes to one and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 well done and thanks to everyone who sent that in to the BBC Radio 4 New Quiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
%age Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 It wasn't me but here is the clip from tonight's show anyway: 20081107_IoM_Courier_re_cannabis_01.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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