Principal Principle
May 20th 2013, 3:12 am
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Principal Principle
Why do people keep on saying "Principle plus Interest"??? Argh!
My personal principles are not for sale.
You need to pay principal and interest to the bank.
The high school principal is angry.
I got an approval-in-principle for my loan principal.
<whinge over>
My personal principles are not for sale.
You need to pay principal and interest to the bank.
The high school principal is angry.
I got an approval-in-principle for my loan principal.
<whinge over>
May 20th 2013, 3:25 am
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Re: Principal Principle
Grama nazi?
Are you saying it's the principal of the thing?
Are you saying it's the principal of the thing?
May 20th 2013, 5:05 am
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Re: Principal Principle
LoLz
May 20th 2013, 9:08 am
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Re: Principal Principle
It's not grama nazism - just using the right words in the right place 
Last week, I was horrified to discover that all of the people in our American office believe that 'Premise' is the singular form of 'Premises'...
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Last week, I was horrified to discover that all of the people in our American office believe that 'Premise' is the singular form of 'Premises'...
S
May 20th 2013, 10:37 am
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Re: Principal Principle
I am soooo with you! But everyone hates me when I point out the correct spelling!! The other day I saw a law firm which stated its 'principle' area of business was litigation. ARGH 
May 20th 2013, 11:09 am
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Re: Principal Principle
That is bad practise.
May 20th 2013, 11:47 am
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Re: Principal Principle
who wants to buy some office stationary at officeworks?
May 20th 2013, 12:01 pm
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May 20th 2013, 12:11 pm
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Re: Principal Principle
Halting from making commonwealth *twitch* for a moment, I'd much rather people put their efforts into saying something interesting and considered, than put those same efforts into learning the, frankly stupid, vagaries of the English language. You can run a text through an automatic checker to fix most major grammar issues - you can't fix dumb thoughts the same way.
Witness the perfectly formed, grammatically correct, diatribes from politicians' mouths.
Learning the difference between 'principal' and 'principle' is a 'nice-to-have' relative to knowing when you are talking crap.
Witness the perfectly formed, grammatically correct, diatribes from politicians' mouths.
Learning the difference between 'principal' and 'principle' is a 'nice-to-have' relative to knowing when you are talking crap.
May 20th 2013, 12:13 pm
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Re: Principal Principle
Commonwealth is a principal ballerina
May 20th 2013, 12:15 pm
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Re: Principal Principle
i'm a principled ballerina
May 20th 2013, 12:16 pm
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Re: Principal Principle
Halting from making commonwealth *twitch* for a moment, I'd much rather people put their efforts into saying something interesting and considered, than put those same efforts into learning the, frankly stupid, vagaries of the English language. You can run a text through an automatic checker to fix most major grammar issues - you can't fix dumb thoughts the same way.
Witness the perfectly formed, grammatically correct, diatribes from politicians' mouths.
Learning the difference between 'principal' and 'principle' is a 'nice-to-have' relative to knowing when you are talking crap.
Witness the perfectly formed, grammatically correct, diatribes from politicians' mouths.
Learning the difference between 'principal' and 'principle' is a 'nice-to-have' relative to knowing when you are talking crap.
May 20th 2013, 12:18 pm
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Re: Principal Principle
Halting from making commonwealth *twitch* for a moment, I'd much rather people put their efforts into saying something interesting and considered, than put those same efforts into learning the, frankly stupid, vagaries of the English language. You can run a text through an automatic checker to fix most major grammar issues - you can't fix dumb thoughts the same way.
Witness the perfectly formed, grammatically correct, diatribes from politicians' mouths.
Learning the difference between 'principal' and 'principle' is a 'nice-to-have' relative to knowing when you are talking crap.
Witness the perfectly formed, grammatically correct, diatribes from politicians' mouths.
Learning the difference between 'principal' and 'principle' is a 'nice-to-have' relative to knowing when you are talking crap.
its usually irks the anally retentive