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James Woodcock
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| Posted: 13 April 2026 at 7:24pm | IP Logged | 1
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Volume is less, numbers is fewer.
One bug bear I have is centred.
Something is centred on, not centred around.
Edited by James Woodcock on 13 April 2026 at 7:24pm
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 13 April 2026 at 7:55pm | IP Logged | 2
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Bugbear is one word. :-pppppp
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James Woodcock
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| Posted: 14 April 2026 at 5:34am | IP Logged | 3
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That is my failing.
Knowing when words are concatenated and when they should have
hyphens. I’m crap at that as my manger keeps pointing out to me.
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Bill Collins
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| Posted: 14 April 2026 at 6:35am | IP Logged | 4
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I often get "Me and" wrong because i sometimes slip into
the Black Country vernacular where it is commonly said.
Often when i am writing on here it's in the early hours
before work, so for me having just got up, it's an easy
mistake.
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James Woodcock
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| Posted: 14 April 2026 at 1:27pm | IP Logged | 5
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One pair of words I can never figure out which to use is
further and farther.
I read what the difference is, and still cannot commit to
memory which to use when.
I do understand the difference between accept and except
though, which seems to be a dying art.
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Brian Miller
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| Posted: 14 April 2026 at 2:52pm | IP Logged | 6
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Since farther is actual physical distance, I switch the f with an e for earth
and that reminds me of distance.
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James Woodcock
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| Posted: 14 April 2026 at 3:01pm | IP Logged | 7
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Thanks, I will try that
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Peter Martin
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| Posted: 14 April 2026 at 5:50pm | IP Logged | 8
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I know and understand the purported rule for 'further/farther' and I reject it!
Two players are on a football pitch, Jim and Bob. Jim is close to his own goal, whereas Bob is much further down the pitch.
Tell me it's wrong!
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John Byrne
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So Bob has farther to go……….
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Peter Martin
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| Posted: 14 April 2026 at 8:00pm | IP Logged | 10
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I see further as an acceptable sub for farther in practical terms. I think further as a figurative distance probably doesn't swap out of father. You have Christmas coming up, and then Christmas 2027. That makes 2027 the farther Christmas... Probably not right, but has a certain ring to it :)
Edited by Peter Martin on 14 April 2026 at 8:01pm
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