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Nearly Sane

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Mind your langauge
« on: January 22, 2016, 01:56:46 PM »

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Re: Mind your langauge
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2016, 04:00:01 PM »
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Re: Mind your langauge
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Re: Mind your langauge
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2016, 04:43:01 PM »
Oh dear, that's really sad! I had a letter some years ago to all Conservative Party members when, in the first paragraph, the word 'past' was used instead of 'passed'. I phoned and told them, but I wonder how many spotted it.
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Re: Mind your langauge
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2016, 04:57:46 PM »
Ironically, I suspect that the folk this new test and programme is aimed at may have been able to spell the offending word better than some of our own indigenous individuals.  I blame the English teachers!!   ;)
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