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The man is on a roll.

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The man is on a roll.

Oh no he’s not, he’s dieting.
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JDAW’s missing apostrophe

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In reading an old TPF thread, I found an apostrophe crime by me. A space where there should have been a right single apostrophe. By me.

Oh the shame of it. Excuse me whilst I go flagellate myself.
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Please provide a helpful link.
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…Conky would derive pleasure from finding it himse

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No. I thought Conky would derive pleasure from finding it himself.
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How would Conky recognise an apostrophe error?
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Finding jdaw1’s apostrophe crime

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That’s the point. Knowing there is one, with the clues I gave above, he would derive a sense of great satisfaction from finding it. (Which he might have to do using his new grammar checker, but, nonetheless.)
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Conky’s missing apostrophes

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[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=8393#8393]Here[/url] Conky wrote:Fairs fair, I cant remember whether it was brown sauce or red sauce.
Two missing apostrophes.
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Conky’s missing apostrophe

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[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=8395#8395]Here[/url] Conky wrote:What a shame you cant come over this side of the Pond. You can put up with our Julian, and you like your Chip Butties...you'd fit right in.

(You can talk crap until the early hours, of course, cant you?)
Two more.
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Re: Conky’s missing apostrophe

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And another.
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I found the apostrophe errors !!!
Am I improving or do I have a keener insight into Meaningless drivel . . .
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You found my old error? Or you now see Conky’s?

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You found my old error? Or you now see Conky’s?
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Both !!!!
I'm so excited . . . I think I'll break wind . :roll: :roll:
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The you should quote my error…

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The you should quote my error, in the format now blessed by its antiquity.
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I would quote , but just came off the night shift .
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jdaw1’s missing apostrophe

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[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=8775#8775]Here[/url] jdaw1 wrote:Normally I don’t criticise the punctuation of those whose first language isnt English.
What is wrong with me this week? Even my previous post to this thread missed an ‟n”. I think I have major 1966 deprivation. How could this be cured, I wonder?
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Damn - beat me to it
Port is basically a red drink
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I doubt it, but you may be developing a human side!

Hope the Collective 'isnt' too upset.
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I also have '63 & '66 deprivation .
Could this cloud my judgement in Drivel matters ?
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no covering up

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KillerB wrote:Damn - beat me to it
I saw it after Luc had quoted it, so there was no covering up (‟up there was no covering” would be horrible). A quick admission felt like the cheapest escape.
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Re: no covering up

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jdaw1 wrote:...so there was no covering up (“up there was no covering† would be horrible).
How about "so no covering up was possible" and using "to cover up" as a compound verb?
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Re: no covering up

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AHB wrote:so no covering up was possible
That works. Thank you.
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Conky's three-in-one

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Here
Conky wrote:Fairs, fair.
and
They will now see that its not all about a few nerds
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hyperactive Brides Mothers
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I think you should set up a Club.

Its a good idea isnt it!!!
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torch from my failing hands

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I have been so sloppy myself in the last week I felt that it would be inappropriate to act on these which I did see. But I am glad to see that Derek T. has taken the torch from my failing hands.
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Alan,

Following jdaws normal rule I will refrain from reporting intentional crimes, such as the one in your post above.

jdaw,

You can have the torch back when you are feeling better. Or on Monday, whichever happens first.
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