The Brexit 50p Oxford Comma Dilemma
#31
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Donation boxes will remain empty, Remainers will leave them alone, Leavers will remain content.
#32
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The coin doesn’t matter in the slightest.
A reasonable insight into present circumstances by Gisela Stuart in the Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...e_iOSApp_Other
A reasonable insight into present circumstances by Gisela Stuart in the Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...e_iOSApp_Other
#33
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What else will they do with their unwanted 50 pence pieces that they receive in their change? go to the trouble of asking for a different one? seems like a lot of trouble.
#34
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As per usual, difficult to argue with anything Mr. Pie says here:
#35
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Very good article. I think it sums up the last 47 years....its not since the 2016 referendum that just brought it to a head.... a lot of the British people didn't want political union in the first place! and its been continually forced upon them for 47 years, if only it had remained as EFTA. I believe it will go back to that. The UK is the first to leave the EU, I am pretty sure it wont be the last.
Our Brexit destiny in the 21st Century is a watershed philosophical choice, far beyond immediate trade
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business...e_AtyQzpSH7dv8
#36
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Setting a direction of travel, certainly, and no more antagonistic than the three pro-EEC/EU 50ps we've had previously.
#37
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On a more obscure note...
Anyone who's old enough to remember pre-decimal UK coinage will wonder into which hole design artistry has been tossed.
I've no trouble with the message but the design of the reverse is awful, my 6 year old grandson would do better, he might even add the odd flourish, like a rendering of his favourite dinosaur, it could be no worse.
Imagination and style: is that something no longer required by a Royal Mint designer?
Anyone who's old enough to remember pre-decimal UK coinage will wonder into which hole design artistry has been tossed.
I've no trouble with the message but the design of the reverse is awful, my 6 year old grandson would do better, he might even add the odd flourish, like a rendering of his favourite dinosaur, it could be no worse.
Imagination and style: is that something no longer required by a Royal Mint designer?
#38
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Without the Oxford or serial comma I could take it to mean peace as a standalone general declaration and only prosperity and friendship with all nations.
#39
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If you were outside the greengrocer's and the sign said "Onion's 99p a pound" would be thinking Onion is what? Or what was associated with the onion? Or would you think that a pound of onions were 99p?
#40
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It's a naf coin with naf wording, naf punctuation, and overall just a big naffing tribute to nafness. Thankfully, I never have to use primitive cash anymore so will not be receiving on of these pathetic pieces. Given that half the country isn't celebrating, you'd think the government could find a better use for the funds.
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"Onion's 99p a pound" is grammatically incorrect though.
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Let me re-phrase that. Without the Oxford comma the statement is more ambiguous. By including it we know more clearly that "peace with all nations" is also meant. I think it's important to be clear on a public inscription like this.
"Onion's 99p a pound" is grammatically incorrect though.
"Onion's 99p a pound" is grammatically incorrect though.
#43
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Let me re-phrase that. Without the Oxford comma the statement is more ambiguous. By including it we know more clearly that "peace with all nations" is also meant. I think it's important to be clear on a public inscription like this.
"Onion's 99p a pound" is grammatically incorrect though.
"Onion's 99p a pound" is grammatically incorrect though.