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lol, wayne - then of course there are examples of coarse course language ...
"only way that bloody horse will ever win a goddamned race is inside the belly of a f***ing greyhound."


Ms Eliza Doolittle, act 1 :-
"shift your blooming a-rse"

Ms Eliza Doolittle, act 3:-
"Why certainly Higgins, of course I'll sing a coarse song in the course of the concert for the cause, if it helps get horses back on the course in time for the cup - even if these are the coarsest corsets you've ever caused me to wear"

etc etc

course
1. a direction or route taken or to be taken.
2. the path, route, or channel along which anything moves: the course of a stream.
3. advance or progression in a particular direction; forward or onward movement.
4. the continuous passage or progress through time or a succession of stages: in the course of a year; in the course of the battle.
5. the track, ground, water, etc., on which a race is run, sailed, etc.: One runner fell halfway around the course.
6. a particular manner of proceeding: a course of action.
7. a customary manner of procedure; regular or natural order of events: as a matter of course; the course of a disease.
8. a mode of conduct; behavior.
9. a systematized or prescribed series: a course of lectures; a course of medical treatments.
10. a program of instruction, as in a college or university: a course in economics.
11. a prescribed number of instruction periods or classes in a particular field of study.
12. a part of a meal served at one time: The main course was roast chicken with mashed potatoes and peas.
13. Navigation. a. the line along the earth's surface upon or over which a vessel, an aircraft, etc., proceeds: described by its bearing with relation to true or magnetic north.
b. a point of the compass.

14. Nautical. the lowermost sail on a fully square-rigged mast: designated by a special name, as foresail or mainsail, or by the designation of the mast itself, as fore course or main course.
15. Building Trades. a continuous and usually horizontal range of bricks, shingles, etc., as in a wall or roof.
16. one of the pairs of strings on an instrument of the lute family, tuned in unison or in octaves to increase the volume.
17. the row of stitches going across from side to side in knitting and other needlework (opposed to wale).
18. Often, courses. the menses.
19. a charge by knights in a tournament.
20. a pursuit of game with dogs by sight rather than by scent.
21. golf course.
22. a race.
–verb (used with object) 23. to run through or over.
24. to chase; pursue.
25. to hunt (game) with dogs by sight rather than by scent.
26. to cause (dogs) to pursue game by sight rather than by scent.
27. Masonry. to lay (bricks, stones, etc.) in courses.
–verb (used without object) 28. to follow a course; direct one's course.
29. to run, race, or move swiftly: The blood of ancient emperors courses through his veins.
30. to take part in a hunt with hounds, a tilting match, etc.
—Idioms31. in due course, in the proper or natural order of events; eventually: They will get their comeuppance in due course.
32. of course, a. certainly; definitely: Of course I'll come to the party.
b. in the usual or natural order of things: Extra services are charged for, of course.
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cause
1. a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
2. the reason or motive for some human action: The good news was a cause for rejoicing.
3. good or sufficient reason: to complain without cause; to be dismissed for cause.
4. Law. a. a ground of legal action; the matter over which a person goes to law.
b. a case for judicial decision.

5. any subject of discussion or debate.
6. a principle, ideal, goal, or movement to which a person or group is dedicated: the Socialist cause; the human rights cause.
7. the welfare of a person or group, seen as a subject of concern: support for the cause of the American Indian.
8. Philosophy. a. the end or purpose for which a thing is done or produced.
b. Aristotelianism. any of the four things necessary for the movement or the coming into being of a thing, namely a material (material cause), something to act upon it (efficient cause), a form taken by the movement or development (formal cause), and a goal or purpose (final cause).

–verb (used with object) 9. to be the cause of; bring about.
—Idiom10. make common cause, to unite in a joint effort; work together for the same end: They made common cause with neighboring countries and succeeded in reducing tariffs.
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coarse
1. composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand.
2. lacking in fineness or delicacy of texture, structure, etc.: The stiff, coarse fabric irritated her skin.
3. harsh; grating.
4. lacking delicacy, taste, or refinement; unpolished: He had coarse manners but an absolutely first-rate mind.
5. of inferior or faulty quality; common; base.
6. vulgar; obscene; crude: His coarse language angered us.
7. (of metals) unrefined.
8. (of a metal file) having the maximum commercial grade of coarseness.
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1. Every person present did their best to help. (right/wrong?)
2. Every person present did his best to help. (right/wrong?)
3. Every person present did his or her best to help. (right/wrong?)

4. All men and women present did their best to help. (right/wrong?)

5. Everybody present helped. (right/wrong?)

6. Neither of the men were selected. (right/wrong?)
7. Neither of the men was selected. (right/wrong?)

8. Neither of the twins is to blame. (right/wrong?)
9. Neither of the triplets is to blame. (right/wrong?)

10. Each of the boys filled their pockets with the stolen fruit.
 
cripes this gets tricky lol.

1. They are older than us, yet we did better than them.
2. They are older than we, yet we did better than they.
 
lol - If anyone likes spoonerism humour ( I think I'm right lol)
Kath and Kim movie lol Channel 7 now

"like an octopus spreading his testicles over everything" etc lol

lol Sharon is "getting married to some bloke she's been chatting to all day and all night on the chatroom" lol
(Magda Szubanski)

she's taken up Pole dancing - lol - turns up to the lesson dressed in Polish garb lol -
rofl
 
LOOSE is like not tight


LOSE is like not gain


Q. are 50% of people taught to spell lose with double `o`:cool:
 
Wysiwyg said:
LOOSE is like not tight
LOSE is like not gain
Q. are 50% of people taught to spell lose with double `o`:cool:
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wys, just that we sometimes find ourselves in a "loose-loose" situation? maybe? - or is that "hang loose-loose". ?

Q. Mr Lautrek , why are you always broke?
A. mmm maybe because I was "born Toulouse"? ;)
 
I'm trying to catch up so haven't read all the posts so if this has been said before, please forgive me.

They are older than we, yet we did better than they.
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This one's easy if you realise that it's a contraction of 'They are older than we ARE, yet we did better than they DID.'
 
That's fine if you want to sound like an upper-class British git, but if you prefer to sound like an average Aussie bloke or sheila, you'll treat "than" as a preposition in that case and use objective pronouns after it. :)

GP
 
bassmanpete said:
I'm trying to catch up so haven't read all the posts so if this has been said before, please forgive me.



This one's easy if you realise that it's a contraction of 'They are older than we ARE, yet we did better than they DID.'
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prefer: "they are older, yet we did better"
 
GreatPig said:
That's fine if you want to sound like an upper-class British git, but if you prefer to sound like an average Aussie bloke or sheila, you'll treat "than" as a preposition in that case and use objective pronouns after it. :)

GP
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Around my area of 'Nam you are like to hear "They are older than we, yet we did better than they". But a quick walk down the road and it would be "Wo'ever, we'z better than them old geezers".
 
then of course the private school educated Pom might resort to "in" -acronyms .. like
NOCD ;)
not our class darling ..., etc. :rolleyes:

best responded to by singing a round of "walking the bulldog" - sung delicately ..;)

Once a jolly vagabond camped down by a lily pond
Under the spreading chestnut tree
And he sang as he watched as he waited till his kettle boiled
Who'll come a walking the bulldog with me.

Walking the bulldog, walking the bulldog
You'll come a walking the bulldog with me.
(Repeat last 2 lines of previous verse.)

Up came a hedgehog to drink at the lily pond
Up jumped the vagabond with cries of glee
And he sang as he stuffed that hedgehog in his haversack
You'll come a walking the bulldog with me.

Walking the bulldog....

Up came a policeman mounted on his bicycle
Up came the gamekeepers, one, two, three
If that's a spiny hedgehog what you've got in your haversack XXX picnic hamper! get it right google!
You'll come a walking the bulldog with me.

Walking the bulldog....

Up jumped the vagabond and leapt into the lily pond
You'll never take me alive said he.
Now his ghost may be heard as you pass by the lily pond
Who'll come a walking the bulldog with me.

Walking the bulldog...
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just heard this one on ABC ... an example of when grammar sounds "strange"

a) we won the semifinal by fewer than 15 seconds :confused:
b) we won the semifinal by less than 15 seconds (my vote)
 
2020hindsight said:
just heard this one on ABC ... an example of when grammar sounds "strange"

a) we won the semifinal by fewer than 15 seconds :confused:
b) we won the semifinal by less than 15 seconds (my vote)
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Fewer or Less?

Use fewer with objects that can be counted one-by-one.

Use less with qualities or quantities that cannot be individually counted.

Incorrect: There were less days below freezing last winter.

Correct: There were fewer days below freezing last winter.
(Days can be counted.)

Correct: I drank less water than she did.
(Water cannot be counted individually here.)

When referring to time or money, less is normally used even with numbers. Specific units of time or money use fewer only in cases where individual items are referred to.

Examples: I have less than an hour to do this work.

I have less time to this work.

I have less money than I need.

I have less than twenty dollars.

He worked fewer hours than I did.

The only occasion in which you might say, "I have fewer than twenty dollars," would be when you were talking about specific dollar bills or coins, such as "I have fewer than twenty silver dollars in my collection."
 
Another very common mistake is for people to refer to 'one another' when talking about just two people, and 'each other' when referring to many people.
Should of course be the other way around.

Also noticeable when I've been unable to avoid hearing the occasional bit on the radio about the dreaded Olympics is reporters referring to the "Dias".
It's the "Dais", fellas.
 
i wood like to take the opportoonity to thank everyone here for learning me great grammer and spelling stuff , i am doing real gooder now
thankyou , thankyou very much
 
nunthewiser said:
i wood like to take the opportoonity to thank everyone here for learning me great grammer and spelling stuff , i am doing real gooder now
thankyou , thankyou very much
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Grate yuh doin reel gooder nour. Itz ah inspiatchun two all uz educatad fokes too bee abal two halp.
 
nunthewiser said:
i wood like to take the opportoonity to thank everyone here for learning me great grammer and spelling stuff , i am doing real gooder now
thankyou , thankyou very much
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ok ok nun lol - no need to take the piss (or maybe there is a need, lol )
we all cringe a bit posting to a thread called "grammar lessons" -
think of it as discussion / sharing. :cool:
 
Something I keep meaning to research is - suppose you have a quote in a sentence (or the entire sentence is a quote) - should you finish the sentence with ". or with ."
I'm guessing the latter, (although I usually use the former) - but maybe there are cases when the former is correct :confused:

"Go to work".
"Go to work".
He said "Go to work".
He said "Go to work."

Getting down to the important questions now! lol -
Forget this stuff about "Is there a God?"
or should that be ""Is there a God"?"? ;)

He said "she said "he said "they went to work.""" :)
 
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