Misuse of the apostrophe.

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Aug 10th 2012, 10:32 am

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Re: Misuse of the apostrophe.

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Use the hose. Paper is unnecessary and inefficient.

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Aug 10th 2012, 10:37 am

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Re: Misuse of the apostrophe.

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Use the hose. Paper is unnecessary and inefficient.

But doesn't drying your with paper afterwards defeat the object

Aug 10th 2012, 12:31 pm

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Re: Misuse of the apostrophe.

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Use the hose. Paper is unnecessary and inefficient.

I do. I just prefer to double up and make sure it's 100% clean

Aug 10th 2012, 12:57 pm

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Re: Misuse of the apostrophe.

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Originally Posted by auzdafluff

Within the first three months, the toilet became blocked four times. And I don't use that much paper.

You really must do big, big jobs.

Last edited by Millhouse; Aug 10th 2012 at 1:02 pm.

Aug 10th 2012, 1:24 pm

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Re: Misuse of the apostrophe

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Originally Posted by silversilver

I must stress I don't really pay attention to punctuation when texting or typing on forums or FB however if I was making a sign for the general public to feast their eyes upon on I would make sure it was right. (take note I have used only one full stop in that epic ramble)

I type the way I talk - lots and without a care for pausing or stopping in the right places.

The loss of the English subjunctive 'were' is lamentable also. Even the BBC don't do it consistently any more

Aug 10th 2012, 1:33 pm

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Re: Misuse of the apostrophe.

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Originally Posted by Millhouse

You really must do big, big jobs.

I thought that earlier, gave me my first laugh of the day but now .......

That's it the fast is on.... every time I think about eating something terribly unhealthy I'm going to think of those "big,big jobs."

Aug 10th 2012, 1:35 pm

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Re: Misuse of the apostrophe.

As for 'the hose' that must be another thing that I'm going to have to get used to in Dubai! I can wait to be introduced to that.

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Aug 10th 2012, 1:46 pm

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Re: Misuse of the apostrophe

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Originally Posted by auzdafluff

It's a bracketing comma so is perfectly legal. It's linked to the second comma after trade.

Perfectly correct.

Aug 10th 2012, 1:47 pm

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Re: Misuse of the apostrophe.

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Originally Posted by silversilver

But please elaborate on the 'hose'.... in Scotland that terminology refers to how you are on the pan after eating something particularly dodgy. Also can be known as 'the power hose'

Am I right in thinking you aren't here yet? if so you may not have come across the shataf (sp?) which I believe means snake in Arabic which is next to every loo. It's a water hose, used to clean your nether regions.

Aug 10th 2012, 2:17 pm

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Re: Misuse of the apostrophe.

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Originally Posted by Meow

Yes, that's right. I fly out to Dubai two weeks today. Thanks for the insight Meow :-)
Looking forward to it very much (Dubai that is - not the hose!!)

Aug 10th 2012, 2:19 pm

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Re: Misuse of the apostrophe.

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Originally Posted by silversilver

Yes, that's right. I fly out to Dubai two weeks today. Thanks for the insight Meow :-)
Looking forward to it very much (Dubai that is - not the hose!!)

You'd think that people were obsessed by the cleanliness of certain parts as most bathromms have both a shataf and a bidet. OCD??

You'll have to come along to the next BE drinks. That's assuming we can cope with the sight of each other yet again!

Aug 10th 2012, 2:26 pm

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Re: Misuse of the apostrophe.

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Originally Posted by Meow

Definitely, I'd like that.

Aug 10th 2012, 2:32 pm

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Re: Misuse of the apostrophe.

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Originally Posted by Meow

And I thought it was to wash your feet

Aug 10th 2012, 2:49 pm

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Re: Misuse of the apostrophe.

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And I thought it was to wash your feet

To be honest, when I lived in JBR that was all the bidet got used for.

Great for getting the sand off your feet without it ending up all over the bath.

Aug 10th 2012, 2:53 pm

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Re: Misuse of the apostrophe.

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Originally Posted by Millhouse

You really must do big, big jobs.

Nope. Just a loo designed by someone who obviously doesn't use toilet paper.

When it got blocked the first time, I saw how narrow the outlet was. It's easily a third the size of a UK-style loo.

The building's plumber told me to use the hose only. I told him to **** off, and that paper is far more hygienic than just the hose.

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