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It's the airs and graces that at times amongst some of those people that gets me....but anyway : after Brown and the previous labour lot : they are like a breath of fresh air....

N,

I like Europe.


Parts of the UK are alright as well, but I want to whinge against ?

Understand your feelings about Brown and the Blue Labour lot, but why go back to the original Tory party? why not try another option?

UKIP

Welsh nationalists are good.

Rhodri Morgan would probably come out of retirement for a small fee.


The UK would benefit from Alex Salmond.

What is this word "alright", Fred. Is this an example of what we can expect of sloppy EuroEnglish speak?

I think the UK would also benefit from Clive, Salmond.......(finance cartoon)...

Oh dear, now that they have all done with kicking the UK and thought about it more, looks like it is not such a done deal after all....

I'm sure it's nothing like a done deal. Batten down the hatches.

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.