h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I just saw this and I loved it. "Racist" joke an' all even though it is insulting to the English!!

I always say cheerio. Look...

Cheerio!

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Well I liked it as well despite the fact I often say Cherio, it does usally get me odd looks.

There, what did I tell you?

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Bels

It's so easy to get disheartened when you're piece is being ignored in peer review. I remember my first attempt at writing a guide to bars in Birmingham staying in Peer review for weeks when there was nothing much wrong with it. Well apart from my spelling.

Sweet! Thats really cool. Took a while, but it did happen. Thanks for all the help everyone!

many a loud 'hurrah'
(not hooray.)

hey, I was wonderin... how long does it take to be published?

Well, if you care to take a look here, A773723, you can check out the edited version before I send it back to the editors for the final polish before it hits the Guide.

Sorry about the delay - I was given 4 new entries to edit rather quickly after my last lot and just when I was in the middle of redoing my kitchen.

shazz

Thanks mate, but I found a typo. Their should be a period after "Cabnit."

Hey, I have a question... if I want to add something after its been edited, what do I do?

OK... added fullstop after cabnit.

Oooh... just found another example!

What did you have in mind? I can add something now if you have it ready!

shazz

Here goes:
Address the audience in your greetings.
Call them "mate," even if you do not wish to mate with them, "luv," even if you do not love them, or "guv'nor," even if they are not an ellected official.

...which, once you've addressed them more than 2ce, can be abridged to 'Guv'.

Is this as well as or instead of point 11 where you also mention the word 'mate'? Perhaps you would like to reword this entire paragraph to incorporate the new idea, rather than doubling up?

And shall I add - 'fullstop' instead of period - to section 4 while I'm at it?

shazz

Yeah, I meant to have that instead of the mate bit.

I dont see where one would be needed in section 4. Maybe an error beyond my powers of perception, but could you point it out for me?

... sorry, we are talking at cross-purposes here...

I meant would you like that adding as another example... us English use the word 'fullstop' and the quickest way to spot a US person is if they say 'period' instead
As editor of The Post I know this only too well

I will replace the other bit as per your request

shazz

Sure... I've never heard that one before but its pretty cool. I'm gonna use that.