Returning to the UK - don't
May 12th 2009 | 5:50 pm
#151
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Re: Returning to the UK - don't
Is there a full moon at the moment? There seems to be a plethora of idiots floating about on here this week 
May 12th 2009 | 8:37 pm
#152
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Re: Returning to the UK - don't
And, if you are going to nitpick, then there shouldn't be an apostrophe in doctors...
I'm off to have some adult discussion somewhere else.
May 12th 2009 | 11:11 pm
#153
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Re: Returning to the UK - don't
I don't have great faith in the PT health care system either for personal reasons, I was just giving an example of how the UK NHS failed us as a family.
It used to be great midwife service here but having just had my 3rd child I can tell you now that in my area it has changed, midwives are stretched to the limits. My daughter is nearly one and a half and she hasn't had a health check since she was 6 weeks old! You get no home visits any more by the Health Visitors, and in the majority of areas you are only offered one scan now at 20 weeks. Gone are the supposed regular development checks, yes they give you the books telling you when they are supposed to be done but I haven't had them.
There are parts of the NHS service that are great but you don't get what you pay for anymore.
It used to be great midwife service here but having just had my 3rd child I can tell you now that in my area it has changed, midwives are stretched to the limits. My daughter is nearly one and a half and she hasn't had a health check since she was 6 weeks old! You get no home visits any more by the Health Visitors, and in the majority of areas you are only offered one scan now at 20 weeks. Gone are the supposed regular development checks, yes they give you the books telling you when they are supposed to be done but I haven't had them.
There are parts of the NHS service that are great but you don't get what you pay for anymore.
May 13th 2009 | 1:42 am
#154
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Re: Returning to the UK - don't
well, i've looked hard, but just looks to me like a very sad, and, personally to the o/p, distressing set of incidents that have affected her life, values and opinions. yes she goes off on one at the end, but hey, who is not guilty of that on here, i know i am. glasshouses i'm afraid.
May 13th 2009 | 1:52 am
#155
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Re: Returning to the UK - don't
No, I can't as the doctor says it's down to the HV to do the checks. If you had young kids and were in my position you would know that though and be in a better position to comment.
And, if you are going to nitpick, then there shouldn't be an apostrophe in doctors...
I'm off to have some adult discussion somewhere else.
And, if you are going to nitpick, then there shouldn't be an apostrophe in doctors...
I'm off to have some adult discussion somewhere else.
The possessive is also used to refer to shops, restaurants, churches and colleges, using the name or job title of the owner. Examples:
the grocer's, the doctor's, the vet's,
the newsagent's, the chemist's, Smith's,
the dentist's, Tommy Tucker's, Luigi's,
Saint Mary's, Saint James's.
May 13th 2009 | 2:17 am
#156
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Re: Returning to the UK - don't
You're all loopy.
May 13th 2009 | 2:57 am
#157
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Re: Returning to the UK - don't
Sorry for nitpicking but there can be an 'S' in doctor's.
The possessive is also used to refer to shops, restaurants, churches and colleges, using the name or job title of the owner. Examples:
the grocer's, the doctor's, the vet's,
the newsagent's, the chemist's, Smith's,
the dentist's, Tommy Tucker's, Luigi's,
Saint Mary's, Saint James's.
The possessive is also used to refer to shops, restaurants, churches and colleges, using the name or job title of the owner. Examples:
the grocer's, the doctor's, the vet's,
the newsagent's, the chemist's, Smith's,
the dentist's, Tommy Tucker's, Luigi's,
Saint Mary's, Saint James's.
It seems this thread, may well now go the same way.Admittedly, the grammar and spelling errors on this thread, are still a world away from the illiteracy levels of the other.
May 13th 2009 | 3:01 am
#158
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Re: Returning to the UK - don't
A thread was shut down on here the other day "Canada, anything else you would like to add" because we(I) were/was accused of turning it into a grammar lesson. The writing and grammar on there by certain individuals was beyond a joke It seems this thread, may well now go the same way.
Admittedly, the grammar and spelling errors on this thread, are still a world away from the illiteracy levels of the other.
It seems this thread, may well now go the same way.Admittedly, the grammar and spelling errors on this thread, are still a world away from the illiteracy levels of the other.
I just thought that I would point out that whilst mentioning somebody else's nitpicking, her own nitpicking back in turn was incorrect.
That's my nitpicking over for today -lol.
May 13th 2009 | 7:18 am
#159
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Re: Returning to the UK - don't
May I respectfully suggest that a MOD attach a warning to anyone coming across this thread for the first time NOT TO READ IT, as to do so is likely to inflict upon the reader an overwhelming desire to give up the will to live.....
May 13th 2009 | 8:19 am
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Re: Returning to the UK - don't
what a surprise, the old pick up on grammar, spelling and the like. i don't bother because i don't have to.
Changing The Subject (Digression, Red Herring, Misdirection, False Emphasis):
this is sometimes used to avoid having to defend a claim, or to avoid making good on a promise. In general, there is something you are not supposed to notice.
For example, I got a bill which had a big announcement about how some tax had gone up by 5%, and the costs would have to be passed on to me. But a quick calculation showed that the increased tax was only costing me a dime, while a different part of the the bill had silently gone up by $10.
This is connected to various diversionary tactics, which may be obstructive, obtuse, or needling. For example, if you quibble about the meaning of some word a person used, they may be quite happy about being corrected, since that means they've derailed you, or changed the subject. They may pick nits in your wording, perhaps asking you to define "is". They may deliberately misunderstand 'you'
Changing The Subject (Digression, Red Herring, Misdirection, False Emphasis):
this is sometimes used to avoid having to defend a claim, or to avoid making good on a promise. In general, there is something you are not supposed to notice.
For example, I got a bill which had a big announcement about how some tax had gone up by 5%, and the costs would have to be passed on to me. But a quick calculation showed that the increased tax was only costing me a dime, while a different part of the the bill had silently gone up by $10.
This is connected to various diversionary tactics, which may be obstructive, obtuse, or needling. For example, if you quibble about the meaning of some word a person used, they may be quite happy about being corrected, since that means they've derailed you, or changed the subject. They may pick nits in your wording, perhaps asking you to define "is". They may deliberately misunderstand 'you'
May 13th 2009 | 8:22 am
#161
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Re: Returning to the UK - don't
If ever a thread needed a moderator to put it out of its misery, it's this one.
May 13th 2009 | 8:47 am
#162
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Re: Returning to the UK - don't
Agreed. It's getting off subject a bit. I'm hot on grammar myself, but once you start getting down to the nitty-gritty of the genitive case on a thread about emigration, then it's time to go elsewhere for your kicks.
Last edited by MartianTom; May 13th 2009 at 8:58 am.
May 13th 2009 | 8:50 am
#163
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Re: Returning to the UK - don't
May 13th 2009 | 8:55 am
#164
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Re: Returning to the UK - don't
With 4,883 viewings it still seems to be a hot cookie nothing on the forum comes near it for hits. Brits like aggro whether if be football hooliganism, fisticuffs or girly handbag hitting.
A woman is like a horse, she needs to know that she is being riden firm and strong.
nothing on the forum comes near it for hits. Brits like aggro whether if be football hooliganism, fisticuffs or girly handbag hitting.A woman is like a horse, she needs to know that she is being riden firm and strong.
