Newsbot Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Students on the Isle of Man are climbing more than 1,500 ft to celebrate their school's 175th anniversary. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/8109363.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Students on the Isle of Man are climbing more than 1,500 ft (440m) to celebrate their school's 175th anniversary. Arbory School students are ascending South Barule later, one of the highest mountains on the island. Richard Milky Quayle, the first Manx man to win a TT race and the Hon Noel Cringle, President of Tynwald, were pupils at the school in Castletown. There will be other other events taking place throughout the year. That's 73 words, lets see how many errors - 1. Arbory School is in Ballabeg not Castletown 2. Milky Quayle was not the first Manxman to win a TT Race 3. It's Barrule not Barule 4. It's not a mountain; it's a hill 5. "other other" 6. The school was attended by many well-known people on the Isle of Man - I don't know any of those people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilligan Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 6. The school was attended by many well-known people on the Isle of Man I attended, is that not enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 The school was attended by many well-known people on the Isle of Man - Ah ha That is where you have made your fatal error. Given the size of the IOM the law of averages says that the school was attended by many well-known people on the Isle of Man. You may not know it but you probably know some. But I'll grant you 5/6 ain't bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Students on the Isle of Man are climbing more than 1,500 ft (440m) to celebrate their school's 175th anniversary. On the Isle of Man? Isn't it "in" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentbob Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 You are IN a country, you are ON an Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 The school was attended by many well-known people on the Isle of Man - Ah ha That is where you have made your fatal error. Given the size of the IOM the law of averages says that the school was attended by many well-known people on the Isle of Man. You may not know it but you probably know some. But I'll grant you 5/6 ain't bad. True, but the quote was a caption to that picture, I hazard a guess that none of the people in that picture are well known on the Isle of Man. Which one are you Gilligan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Public Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 The school was attended by many well-known people on the Isle of Man - Ah ha That is where you have made your fatal error. Given the size of the IOM the law of averages says that the school was attended by many well-known people on the Isle of Man. You may not know it but you probably know some. But I'll grant you 5/6 ain't bad. True, but the quote was a caption to that picture, I hazard a guess that none of the people in that picture are well known on the Isle of Man. Which one are you Gilligan? Bet it's the one in a dress holding the Union Flag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Public Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Hang on, we've also got Boudica there. Are you sure it's the IOM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 It's hardly appropriate attire for climbing South Barrule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Public Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 It's hardly appropriate attire for climbing South Barrule. It was a gentle stroll the last time I went up. Which route are you taking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebrof Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 You are IN a country, you are ON an Island. But "the Isle of Man" is the name of the country. So you are in the IOM, but on the island. S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cret Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 I remember being at the 150th anniversary when Princess Anne came to visit. There had been a song penned to impress the visiting royalness which was remarkably cheesy with words like (forced to be sung with great glee & enthusiasm) "The time is 12 o'clock! We've got to go for dinnnn-ner: Potatoes, beans & ham. Tart with lots of jam!". Why they were boasting about an ice cream scoop full of mash, some spam, and some beans was beyond me as I hated that particular concoction, but I remember my days at Arbory fondly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilligan Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Which one are you Gilligan? Dunno, it's quite hard to make out the faces! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentbob Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 You are IN a country, you are ON an Island. But "the Isle of Man" is the name of the country. So you are in the IOM, but on the island. S I live ON the Isle of Man which is IN the Irish Sea, I live ON the Island which is IN the UK. I live ON the coast, I live IN the Countryside. I dont make the rules, I just enforce them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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