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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2021 19:40:44 GMT
There is a boat called 'Way to blue' It is magnificently, multi and brightly coloured , but I guess the owner becomes daily more frustrated by people who, not comprehending the difference between 'to' and 'too' , suggest that there isn't much blue on it. Life's little irritations are part and parcel of its rich tapestry Rog
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2021 19:41:31 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2021 19:46:42 GMT
There is a boat called 'Way to blue' It is magnificently, multi and brightly coloured , but I guess the owner becomes daily more frustrated by people who, not comprehending the difference between 'to' and 'too' , suggest that there isn't much blue on it. Life's little irritations are part and parcel of its rich tapestry Rog With just a little more regimented teaching 'by rote' this tragedy could have been easily avoided. I despair.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2021 19:57:58 GMT
As if that's not bad enough ... you then queue in a cafe, pub or shop, to buy some small purchase, and hear the individual in front state "Can I get ..."
The world's run mad.
Rog
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Post by Trina on Sept 17, 2021 20:04:27 GMT
When I hear, 'Can I get ?'- I really want to do that person serious harm !😡
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2021 20:06:46 GMT
It's almost impossible to resist the temptation to elbow them in the back of the head
Rog
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Post by thebfg on Sept 18, 2021 1:24:52 GMT
Frankly I don't see how CRT can be expected to live up to their obligations if they are criticised by a bunch of illiterates who consistently fail to use an apostrophe correctly. It just isn't good enough. The fabric of society is at stake. I've said it before and I'll say it again - complacent use of grammar will reap the language you deserve. From around 4 minutes in.
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Post by TonyDunkley on Sept 18, 2021 5:23:05 GMT
Not sure if you are having a dig at me or anyone who wants to live on their boat but not in a marina? It's not always an easy option, but I think that forward planning is probably going to be more enjoyable than hiding under a bridge. The CRT do offer winter moorings, not in the spirit of boosting boaters wellbeing, but in the spirit of increasing their own income from licence holders. I believe some of these moorings turn in to lines of moored boats, occupied or otherwise and accessed by muddy footpaths, so absolutely not what I want. No not a dig at you particularly, but you did say you might bridge hop and Peterboat suggested it is acceptable. Those who have paid to do the correct thing in the spirit of the T&C’s might disagree. Free loading because it is easy to get away with or because it suits an individual isn’t always justifiable. Stoppages aside of course. It’s also perfectly acceptable to not wish to be in a marina but in that case winter needs to be planned for. I would suggest that C&RT are trying to be fair to all. Same old C&RT apologist script, . . same old guff about the "spirit" of C&RT's ever changing, ever more unreasonable, and ever more legally unenforceable extra statutory pleasure boat licence T&C's. The one and only thing that C&RT are "trying" to do -- and ARE actually succeeding in -- is to establish just how much they can get away with NOT doing in terms of routine preventative maintenance, . . and to what extent the gullible pleasure boating public will continue to pay for something they're not getting, . . whilst continuing meekly to swallow all C&RT's ever more lame excuses for the ever increasing numbers of stoppages brought about by nothing other than planned neglect.
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Post by patty on Sept 18, 2021 5:33:50 GMT
When I hear, 'Can I get ?'- I really want to do that person serious harm !😡 I best not ask what's wrong wit 'Can I get' ..................
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2021 8:33:10 GMT
When I hear, 'Can I get ?'- I really want to do that person serious harm !😡 I best not ask what's wrong wit 'Can I get' .................. It is the wrong way to ask an attendant for something. You are implying that you are going to be "getting" the product yourself thereby bypassing the requirement for the attendant and in this way putting their job at risk. It would be more appropriate to say "can you get me..." although starting any request with the word "Can" is basically rude anyway. I would like a skinny lattemochachino Please can you do me a ... Etc. Not "Can I get"
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2021 8:35:19 GMT
An irritating Americanism which has crept into our language.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2021 8:42:22 GMT
One wonders how they got it as American is 'theoretically' based on English presumably via Irish English.
Also if there is an attendant then they are presumably doing a job so there should be no need to ask them for permission to acquire any products.
It should be a request not a question.
A question implies that the person you are asking can say "No".
I suppose if they were out of stock of something then perhaps the answer would be "no".
Hmm. Fascinating.
One wonders if there have been any situations where the "Can I get" question has been answered "No".
This could cause quite a humorous / awkward situation depending on who was subjected to it.
I think it would be hilarious.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2021 8:53:13 GMT
Every time my kids asked can I have I answered yes you can but you may not. Still to this day I only respond to may I have not can I have.
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Post by Trina on Sept 18, 2021 14:40:06 GMT
I remember going to collect my comic(when I was a little girl😁)from the newsagent.I used 'Can I...?',but my mum corrected it to 'May I...?'
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Post by Telemachus on Sept 18, 2021 15:57:24 GMT
An irritating Americanism which has crept into our language. Rog It also seems to be common parlance in Scotland and has been for as long as I can remember, so I don’t think it is necessarily an Americanism. Having lived here for 40 years I’ve come to the conclusion that sometimes, “When in Rome” etc so you will hear me say it on occasion, I just have to try not to say it in Englandshire.
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