The importance of correct punctuation and grammar.

[Maz]

Oh, and I'm not referring to drugs!

He works in perfumes, right?

 

[ColinJ]

He works in perfumes, right?

I'm sure he'll be along after he knocks back that drink to tell you all about it!

 

[Davidc]

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With all the talk of punctuation and spelling has nobody pointed out that Capitalisation is spelt incorrectly in the original post?

And why does the forum correct spellings to American English rather than UK English?

I think you'll find it's your browser that does the spelling checking.

I use Firefox and it was easy to add and then switch to a British English dictionary.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

The noble Earl, Lord Caithness, quite rightly used that word.

I remember him, he's exactly what you'd imagine a hereditary peer to look like - if he says it's forums, it's fora!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

A hereditary peer who seems to have inherited a weak chin and receding hair line together with his seat in the Lords.....I wonder if he had fantasies about his nanny and matron at school?

His missus shot herself because of his philandering, the cad.

 

[Kestevan]

His missus shot herself because of his philandering, the cad.

See mrs Kes is much more sensible..... If she caught any philandering she would be much more likely to shoot me.

 

[rich p]

His missus shot herself because of his philandering, the cad.

The shocking thing is that he found two women to fancy him.

 

[lukesdad]

The shocking thing is that he found two women to fancy him.

Shocking thing is, you found ONE !

 

[Maz]

The shocking thing is that he found two women to fancy him.

Poor fella.
With looks like that, only 2 women could ever love him; his mum and his sister.

Who the second woman is, I don't know.

 

[Crackle]

The shocking thing is that he found two women to fancy him.

Are you sure it was two women?

 

[Globalti]

I'm sure he'll be along after he knocks back that drink to tell you all about it!

My mission is to make Africa smell better, which is a herculean task, I can tell you!

In case anybody happens to envy me, I can tell you that the weather here in West Africa is just as carp as at home!

 

[ASC1951]

... I can tell you that the weather here in West Africa is just as carp as at home!

You're lucky. We're getting cats and dogs here; and they take some catching.

 

[guitarpete247]

In case anybody happens to envy me, I can tell you that the weather here in West Africa is just as carp as at home!

Don't be Koi.

 

[swee'pea99]

A woman without her man, is nothing.

A woman, without her, man is nothing.

In a similar vein...

'Only the bishop gave the gorilla the bun.
The only bishop gave the gorilla the bun.
The bishop only gave the gorilla the bun.
The bishop gave only the gorilla the bun.
The bishop gave the only gorilla the bun.
The bishop gave the gorilla only the bun.
The bishop gave the gorilla the only bun.'

 

[malcermie]

“From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.” -Sir Winston Churchill