Hi, Fellow Ranters, I was not getting at any individual person ,I believe that one should try one's best to use our language to the best that they can, it's so irritating to try and decipher what they are trying to say in there enquiry to the forum .
Tina Turner , would it be possible for Tesco to deliver to your shopping in their returnable trays as they do in Ireland as I said before in Ireland there is a tax levy of €0:80 per bag which would add an extra €24:80 to your shop if you lived in Ireland arn't you lucky that you don't .
This is one of those light-hearted rants and I am rather glad that we have returned to that. The point is serious but it is good to have a sense of humour, too.Clogherhead, I know you weren't getting at anyone and your point is valid. I'm sorry if I seemd to be making fun of you.
Tina, I get bagless deliveries and I find it OK because they put loose veg etc into a bag anyway. The delivery people don't mind waiting while you empty the boxes and check that you have everything and they always carry the boxes ito my kitchen for me. I find them very nice and up for a chat and a laugh. i wouldn't get 30 odd bags here in Wales anyway because it would cost me 5p a bag and I'd object!
Hi, Fellow Ranters, I was not getting at any individual person ,I believe that one should try one's best to use our language to the best that they can, it's so irritating to try and decipher what they are trying to say in there enquiry to the forum .
Derek sorry to be picky, do you think that should be "their" instead of "there" we all do it at times. No hard feelings Derek, I had to correct three pages of writing today when my brain ran well ahead of my fingers getting them all tangled up, I never print those pages without checking. I do crossword puzzles and today came across a word I had never heard before the clue was "loudly Lamenting" and the word which I did not get was "Plangent" had to wait until tonight's paper came to find out, we never stop learning do we. Frank.
there you my grammar lets me down every time ,no hard feelings /none taken .There was an item on the news this morning ,the Manager of a company called "Pay-pal" had to refuse job's to Graduates because they sent in their "CV's " in txt spk ?
The twpsins, as we Welsh peasants say. To be twp (rhymes with 'cup' said with a northern accent) is to be a twit. It would make sense to smarten up their application a bit when they are going for a job!
The spell check was a bit foxed by the word twpsins and thought it was some reference to sin! Or possibly tocsins, whatever they are!
G/Grandma, we used to shoot them up north, hang about was the Peasants or Pheasants, not to worry they both taste the same a bit gamy. We just hung them longer. The local paper published some of the job applications sent in, I fell about Laughing until it struck me these were young people desperate for work, the education system has a lot to answer for.
Derek/GG. Think the bag situation dates back to when I first shopped on-line with Tesco in 1999. I was a mere slip of a girl then. Delivery men were always in such a hurry as they had far too many deliveries for the amount of time allowed. I just used to throw everything in the hall so they could get on their way. Will go bagless and ask them to bring it in to the kitchen. Do you think, if I smile sweetly, they may put it all away for me.
Before I retired I dealt with students, all with degrees already but wishing to get a few more letters after their name. One examiner made the comment that he had never seen such poor grammar, spelling, etc and had marked them down accordingly. My own grandson's reply when I commented on his poor spelling, punctuation, etc, when doing a History project simply said, 'But it's not English, so I don't have to bother'.
Can't remember where I got this from now, but it shows that you can't rely on the spell-checker; I've just tried it here & it says "No misspellings found"
Spell-Check Poem
Eye halve a spelling chequer, It came with my pea sea.
It plainly marques four my revue, Miss steaks eye kin knot sea. Eye strike a quay and type a word, And weight four it two say.
Weather eye am wrong oar write, It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid, It nose bee fore two long.
And eye can put the error rite, It's rare lea ever wrong.
Eye halve put this poem threw it, I am shore your pleased two no. Its letter perfect awl the weigh, My chequer tolled me sew.
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Hi, Fellow Ranters, I was not getting at any individual person ,I believe that one should try one's best to use our language to the best that they can, it's so irritating to try and decipher what they are trying to say in there enquiry to the forum .
Tina Turner , would it be possible for Tesco to deliver to your shopping in their returnable trays as they do in Ireland as I said before in Ireland there is a tax levy of €0:80 per bag which would add an extra €24:80 to your shop if you lived in Ireland arn't you lucky that you don't .
I will take on board what you say Frank
Derek
This is one of those light-hearted rants and I am rather glad that we have returned to that. The point is serious but it is good to have a sense of humour, too.Clogherhead, I know you weren't getting at anyone and your point is valid. I'm sorry if I seemd to be making fun of you.
Tina, I get bagless deliveries and I find it OK because they put loose veg etc into a bag anyway. The delivery people don't mind waiting while you empty the boxes and check that you have everything and they always carry the boxes ito my kitchen for me. I find them very nice and up for a chat and a laugh. i wouldn't get 30 odd bags here in Wales anyway because it would cost me 5p a bag and I'd object!
Derek sorry to be picky, do you think that should be "their" instead of "there" we all do it at times.
No hard feelings Derek, I had to correct three pages of writing today when my brain ran well ahead of my fingers getting them all tangled up, I never print those pages without checking.
I do crossword puzzles and today came across a word I had never heard before the clue was "loudly Lamenting" and the word which I did not get was "Plangent" had to wait until tonight's paper came to find out, we never stop learning do we.
Frank.
there you my grammar lets me down every time ,no hard feelings /none taken .There was an item on the news this morning ,the Manager of a company called "Pay-pal" had to refuse job's to Graduates because they sent in their "CV's " in txt spk ?
Derek
The twpsins, as we Welsh peasants say. To be twp (rhymes with 'cup' said with a northern accent) is to be a twit. It would make sense to smarten up their application a bit when they are going for a job!
The spell check was a bit foxed by the word twpsins and thought it was some reference to sin! Or possibly tocsins, whatever they are!
G/Grandma, we used to shoot them up north, hang about was the Peasants or Pheasants, not to worry they both taste the same a bit gamy. We just hung them longer.
The local paper published some of the job applications sent in, I fell about Laughing until it struck me these were young people desperate for work, the education system has a lot to answer for.
Frank.
Parents and electronic gadgets have something to do with it, too, Frank!
Derek/GG. Think the bag situation dates back to when I first shopped on-line with Tesco in 1999. I was a mere slip of a girl then.
Delivery men were always in such a hurry as they had far too many deliveries for the amount of time allowed. I just used to throw everything in the hall so they could get on their way. Will go bagless and ask them to bring it in to the kitchen. Do you think, if I smile sweetly, they may put it all away for me. 
Before I retired I dealt with students, all with degrees already but wishing to get a few more letters after their name. One examiner made the comment that he had never seen such poor grammar, spelling, etc and had marked them down accordingly. My own grandson's reply when I commented on his poor spelling, punctuation, etc, when doing a History project simply said, 'But it's not English, so I don't have to bother'.
Can't remember where I got this from now, but it shows that you can't rely on the spell-checker; I've just tried it here & it says "No misspellings found"
Spell-Check Poem
Eye halve a spelling chequer,
It came with my pea sea.
It plainly marques four my revue,
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a quay and type a word,
And weight four it two say.
Weather eye am wrong oar write,
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid,
It nose bee fore two long.
And eye can put the error rite,
It's rare lea ever wrong.
Eye halve put this poem threw it,
I am shore your pleased two no.
Its letter perfect awl the weigh,
My chequer tolled me sew.
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