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Post by Jim on Nov 19, 2019 7:22:55 GMT
I'd rather stick with old fashioned sums. 1 x 1= 1, 2 x 1 = 2 , though, if you owe me money I'm happy to run with your thesis. more implies 'in addition to'.Β Β But nobody puts One times more on anything, they say +1 extra. Which is correct.
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Post by JohnV on Nov 19, 2019 7:33:03 GMT
Railway station, train station? What is it that is actually stationed there, TRAINS! Not Railways. Where would you be without me? A bunch of elderly confused right wing voters. According to a recent poll. ππππ What's that creeping up behind you? Dementia. Boo! Trains run on railways, which is why we have railway stations that trains stop at. My Grandad worked for British Railways, not British Trains. Ah but railways don't stop there trains do ........ when they are station ary
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Post by Trina on Nov 19, 2019 13:39:34 GMT
I used to catch a train to college at Chester Railway Station & changed trains at Crewe Railway Station.πTrain station sounds far too American for me.π Train station is almost as annoying(to me) as,'Can I get...?'Ahhhhhhhhhh
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Post by Mr Stabby on Nov 19, 2019 13:48:14 GMT
I knew someone who got run over by a steam train.
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Post by bodger on Nov 19, 2019 14:38:07 GMT
more implies 'in addition to'. But nobody puts One times more on anything, they say +1 extra. Which is correct. some people might - how can you rule it out? it is just awkward to say. one times something is clearly 100% of something - and saying 100% more is absolutely unambiguous. think of it another way - if I said one third more you would not conclude that I meant one third of what we started with, rather that I meant the original PLUS one third.
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Post by patty on Nov 19, 2019 15:07:30 GMT
confused... I like simple speech
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2019 15:56:32 GMT
I knew someone who got run over by a steam train. I bet he was well stoked
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2019 15:58:01 GMT
I really hate the "buy one get one free" type of nonsense.
How can it be "free" it I am paying for it ?
Doesn't add up. Why is this allowed ?
It's an outrage. An out rage.
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Post by bodger on Nov 19, 2019 16:02:02 GMT
confused... I like simple speech blame the advertising and marketing industry - as MM says, it is simply out rage ous.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2019 16:56:35 GMT
Well said Trina ... I too find the 'can I get' question at shops/cafes etc. extremely irritating for no obvious reason. I'm always tempted to shout "No, tell them what you want and they'll get it for you." but I have managed to resist thus far. Rog
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 19, 2019 17:02:52 GMT
I really hate the "buy one get one free" type of nonsense. How can it be "free" it I am paying for it ? If it was really free, then you could just have that one, and leave the other unpurchased.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2019 17:05:04 GMT
Well said Trina ... I too find the 'can I get' question at shops/cafes etc. extremely irritating for no obvious reason. I'm always tempted to shout "No, tell them what you want and they'll get it for you." but I have managed to resist thus far. Rog When people say "can I get" it makes me want to throw bricks at them.
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 19, 2019 17:08:09 GMT
BOGO-nomics
Weβve all seen it flashing across TV screens, splayed across e-commerce landing pages, and pinned to sweaters at clothing stores: BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE!
Largely marketed toward women, these early ads offered 2-for-1 wool dresses. In these early days of price opacity, the first dress would be marked up to cover the cost of both.
Today, these offers, affectionately called βBOGOβ by the corporations that peddle them, make up an estimated 80% of all βfreeβ promotions. A whopping 93% of all shoppers have used a BOGO β and 66% of them say itβs their favorite type of discount.
For retailers, BOGO deals are extremely effective: They allow for the profitable liquidation of low-quality inventory under the guise of βdoing something niceβ for loyal consumers.
Letβs say a retailer has a surplus of jeans that cost them $20 per pair and carry a βsuggested retail priceβ of $100 (they never actually sell at this price). If they run a standard 50%-off sale, they make a $30 profit ($50 β $20). With a BOGO, they offload two products instead of one and walk away with the same profit per pair.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2019 17:12:44 GMT
Funny how the marketers latched onto the term "Bogof" and it became humourous.
Another problem with these type of "offers" is that they discriminate against people who specifically only wanted one item.
What really gets my goat is the liberal misuse and the word "free".
It's just so toweringly unacceptable in every conceivable way.
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 19, 2019 17:18:26 GMT
Another problem with these type of "offers" is that they discriminate against people who specirically only wanted one item. I am always met by puzzlement when I go to a pub and ask for 3/4 of a pint of beer.
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