Sometimes I wonder if my whole career was a waste of effort...
Found in a (USA) National Geographic magazine:
One would expect coral reefs to be exposed at LOW tide...
Our local newspaper:
Spelling checkers can't teach you when an apostrophe is not needed -- twice.
Even the ABC's NEWS24 channel can't get it right:
Did archaeologists discover some oars?
Or was it a skull?
Wasted Career?
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Greynomad
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Regards & God bless,
Ray
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Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
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Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
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Greynomad
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Re: Wasted Career?
Actually, we have to pay for it. Note the price ($1.50) in top right corner.
(I didn’t. Picked up at local pharmacy.)
The ‘Free’ refers to freedom of speech & from commercial influence.
(I didn’t. Picked up at local pharmacy.)
The ‘Free’ refers to freedom of speech & from commercial influence.
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Regards & God bless,
Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
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Re: Wasted Career?
What really bugs me is when a "journalist”, tv presenter etc uses “I” when they should use “me” and uses "me" when they should be using “I”: most seamingly intelligent people haven’t a clue.
Sterling
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Agree Sterling,
And by the way, it’s ‘seemingly’.
See? Still working. Just not being paid for it.
And by the way, it’s ‘seemingly’.
See? Still working. Just not being paid for it.
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Regards & God bless,
Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
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Re: Wasted Career?
I am most annoyed by the increasing use of "the reason why" when the reason is why.
George
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Are you 'impacted' by that, George?
Or does it affect you???
Or does it affect you???
Regards & God bless,
Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
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Thatbloke
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Re: Wasted Career?
Seemingly ........trying the new slide over keyboard on my ipad, should pay more attention 
not really , just testing you to see if your were paying attention 
There’s nothing quite so satisfying as upsetting a teacher, I’m married to one
not really , just testing you to see if your were paying attention There’s nothing quite so satisfying as upsetting a teacher, I’m married to one
Sterling
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If you really want to get p**d off by bad grammar, then all that is required is for you to watch the dribble that is scrolled across most of our TV stations news feeds. Doesn't matter which station. None of them can spell very well.
SWMBO and myself comment about it almost every morning.
SWMBO and myself comment about it almost every morning.
Cheers
David
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Re: Wasted Career?
I watched an hour of morning TV ... once.
I get my fair share of aggravation just watching the crawlers on the nightly news.
Even some of the ads have glaring spelling mistakes!
Don’t know who checks them these days. When I worked in an agency, two senior writers checked all work. And they checked each other’s work with a backup writer.
I get my fair share of aggravation just watching the crawlers on the nightly news.
Even some of the ads have glaring spelling mistakes!
Don’t know who checks them these days. When I worked in an agency, two senior writers checked all work. And they checked each other’s work with a backup writer.
Regards & God bless,
Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields
Ray
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"Insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question"
"I refuse to drink water, because of the disgusting things fish do in it"
W.C.Fields