>>When did "concerning" come to mean "worrying" instead of "of concern"? And why do BBC reporters give the plural 3rd person verb to single unit subjects eg "government are"?<<
Tricky things collective nouns.
The staff at that hotel is very helpful or are very helpful? Leicester City is/are having a mediocre season
I remember an area social services conference when we were berated for not hitting budgetary targets that had been set for the services to provide support for the families of thd most seriously disabled and life-limited children.
‘It’s not rocket science’ was one of the phrases lobbed at us.
I stood up and said ‘I agree ... the principles involved in rocket propulsion are much more straightforward than meeting the needs of the children we work with.’
There was loud applause from the social workers and paediatricians in the room.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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A glow worm's never glum
Cos how can you be grumpy
When the sun shines out your bum!
”It is now officially ... “
Two overused and frequently unnecessary adverbs.
Tricky things collective nouns.
The staff at that hotel is very helpful or are very helpful?
Leicester City is/are having a mediocre season
I remember an area social services conference when we were berated for not hitting budgetary targets that had been set for the services to provide support for the families of thd most seriously disabled and life-limited children.
‘It’s not rocket science’ was one of the phrases lobbed at us.
I stood up and said ‘I agree ... the principles involved in rocket propulsion are much more straightforward than meeting the needs of the children we work with.’
There was loud applause from the social workers and paediatricians in the room.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I personally, with all due respect, think you should feck right off.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border