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Patches (God of nothing worth being a God of) Ps: 24-4+13+0+9=42!!!!! Posted Dec 6, 2005
In this case, 'them' refers to the answer to my 2nd question. would you have preferred the proverbial 'them'?
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PedanticBarSteward Posted Dec 6, 2005
Could we give them the benefit of the doubt? Are 'them' the same as the 'they'? When they say that "they say that........." - who are they? Shouldn't 'them' and 'they' be removed fromm the English language altogether?
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Patches (God of nothing worth being a God of) Ps: 24-4+13+0+9=42!!!!! Posted Dec 6, 2005
what about the use that we have for "they" and "them" when we have mentioned a group of people (eg: the members of the Dave Matthews Band fan-club), and need to refer to them as them?
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Patches (God of nothing worth being a God of) Ps: 24-4+13+0+9=42!!!!! Posted Dec 6, 2005
Dave Matthews is a south african-born american musician. Have you seen the article about the band?
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Patches (God of nothing worth being a God of) Ps: 24-4+13+0+9=42!!!!! Posted Dec 6, 2005
Here's the link. A2998506. So, what do u think?
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Dene - specialist in red herrings Posted Dec 6, 2005
Why do you want to know what I think?
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Patches (God of nothing worth being a God of) Ps: 24-4+13+0+9=42!!!!! Posted Dec 6, 2005
Just curious. do you like 'em?
do u hate 'em?
r u indifferent to 'em?
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Nick_Em (not_him) Posted Dec 9, 2005
To be honest, I can't be bothered looking. I'm too busy posting on games forums, aren't you?
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PedanticBarSteward Posted Dec 9, 2005
Am I right in thinking that anyone who starts a sentence with the words 'to be honest' is certain follow it with a complete fabrication? Would it not be honest to say "What I am about to tell you is a bare faced lie"? Was it not Harold Wilson - the late and sometime occupant of a bungalow on one of the Scilly Islands - who coined the phrase 'to be perfectly frank and honest'?
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PedanticBarSteward Posted Dec 9, 2005
Wouldn't it be more polite to say that he regards the truth as a limited and valuable commodity and therefore uses it only when absolutely necessary? Wouldn't that comment be better posted on the Sarcasm Only thread?
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Dene - specialist in red herrings Posted Dec 9, 2005
Do you think that nobody has been telling lies? They have only been telling "terminological inexactitudes" Do you agree?
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PedanticBarSteward Posted Dec 9, 2005
A direct question demands a straight answer - doesn't it. So - if I said "yes" - would that be good enough for you?
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Dene - specialist in red herrings Posted Dec 9, 2005
If you said "yes" how would I know that you were not telling me a lie?
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PedanticBarSteward Posted Dec 10, 2005
Am I right in thinking that although I know you think you understand what you thought I wrote, I am not sure that you realise that what you believe you read is not what I meant? Could I be wrong?
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