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TOK.

Check Oxford Dick.

I hope that's not an indecent suggestion, Fred. Nothing between already and Alsatia.
And anyway, all the style books from my hacking days ban it.

TOK

1) pure typing error 8-)

"Alright" is in my edition of Talking Dict.

Also from Merriam Websters D.

": all right

See alright defined for English-language learners

See alright defined for kids

Usage Discussion of ALRIGHT

The one-word spelling alright appeared some 75 years after all right itself had reappeared from a 400-year-long absence. Since the early 20th century some critics have insisted alright is wrong, but it has its defenders and its users. It is less frequent than all right but remains in common use especially in journalistic and business publications. It is quite common in fictional dialogue, and is used occasionally in other writing ."

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As I "was" dyslexic, I often have difficulties with "double" letters and have to check. I checked "alright and all right".

But I am thankful for Dicts, but wish I could find and easy to use program for "syntax", but when I did a little programming found the syntax there usually easy.

My wife is very useful when I attempt to write anything of any "importance" and checks any missile I intend sending out, but she is "perfect" and puts my "faults" down to laziness.

I am surprised that you of all people, Fred, is putting up an American publication in support of your argument. But I must agree that wives are very useful. Give her a hug from me.

TOK.

I will give her a hug and tell her it is from you.

(God help me.)


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Interesting, about American publications. When I was a student (thousands of years ago), many of us liked to use American text books, as they seemed more logically laid out and the illustrations were better.

Also, the costs were sometimes less than the British equivalents.

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PS.

Nothing against the USA as a whole, but I think, some of the Administrations and its actions have been atrocious.


Also, I wish its "culture" was not as pervasive, although I think I understand some of the reasons for it being so.

Italy's borrowing costs jump at bond auction as EU attempts to forge a 'fiscal union' fails to convince markets it can solve the debt crisis, while 'opt out' Britain secures record low interest rates at gilt sale.
Speaks volumes.

Yes and those imbeciles in that ivory tower have the audacity to denigrate the UK for not kowtowing to their demands.. the sooner we leave that corupt cesspit the better...But thats only my own humble opinion......

" My wife is very useful when I attempt to write anything of any "importance"

She must be getting fed up waiting all this time , when are going to ?

My wife thinks everything I do is important.

Even my death will probably be celebrated.

See christmas in first Fred.

Rest assured Fred, we will.

It,

You encourage me to live long enough to disappoint you..

Have an appropriate XMAS.

I hear there is cheering about possibility that the 26 don't sign a new treaty.


Just a thought. is the UK better off with France, Germany and a few others
signing a new treaty more beneficial to their needs?

May find the latter more exclusive to trade agreements than the 26.

(Must look at the map again.)

No worries Fred I don't want you to die, rest assured however if that sad event were to occur, dead certainty (no pun intended) your 'Gobshite of the Year' award would be awarded posthomously. :O)

downgrade of France's AAA rating would not be justified and the ratings agencies are making decisions based more on politics than economics, said Christian Noyer, who is a European Central Bank policymaker as well as head of the Banque de France.

Standard and Poor's is due to decide whether or not to downgrade eurozone countries in the coming days following an EU agreement on Friday to forge tougher fiscal rules.

"The downgrade does not appear to me to be justified when considering economic fundamentals," Mr Noyer said in an interview with local newspaper Le Telegramme de Brest.

"Otherwise, they should start by downgrading Britain which has more deficits, as much debt, more inflation, less growth than us and where credit is slumping," he went on.

However, he forget something called the euro which is about to blow up in his face. Selective reasoning, I believe they call it.

Hmmmm righteo - Spain looks safer than Italy as borrowing costs fall

(Reuters) - Spain saw solid demand for its bonds on Thursday, paying more than 2 percentage points less to borrow over 5-years than Italy a day earlier as budget cuts helped ease concerns it could be among the next to fall in the euro zone's debt crisis.

Channel 4

"Its Twitterloo! The Banque de France is throwing away the book on monetary diplomacy, and openly lashing out at Britains economic record in remarkable terms today.

A few weeks ago I reported on the growing discontent withing Europes central banks at the unwanted advice to print money from the English Patient.

Today, the Banque de France, Frances central bank, went a step further, clearly translating into English and tweeting out pointed criticisms of the UK economy in the name of its governor.

@banquedefrance: Noyer: The UK has a bigger deficit, as much debt, more inflation, weaker growth, than France.

@banquedefrance: Noyer: Bank lending is collapsing in the UK

Of course the context here is the increasing likelihood that Papa Noel is about to deliver the unwanted Christmas present of a AA credit rating.

I cant find the speech, but the tweets seem to be a defence of Frances credit rating, particularly in relation to the worse economic fundamentals in Britain.

Indeed when I saw Noyer in October he suggested that the eurozone was being punished for its virtue in not engaging in a UK-style massive monetisation of our debts. Certainly Standard & Poors now openly includes the prospect of having a friendly central bank liquidising your debts as a ratings plus point.

So who started this low level economic jousting? As I pointed out last month, European monetary officials are fed up with lectures from Britain.

The not-so-subtle megaphone diplomacy wielded by the Chancellor, PM, and US Treasury Secretary, has, i

The French bank's are in more trouble then our's are , they have the worse credit rating. Anyway who care's what the French say , they can't be trusted.

Can you be?

Maybe not - but we won the war :-)