Brixton chitter chatter, part 2

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I was hoping that other pedants would join me so designated it pedants' corner

no, they knew you were nitpicking and decided one person was enough

 

[teuchter]

Pedant's or pedant's ?

Please use quotation marks to make your question clear. And there should not be a space before the question mark.

Anyway, if I had to choose between "pedant's" and "pedant's", I would choose "pedant's". In fact I would quite literally have to choose "pedant's".

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Please use quotation marks to make your question clear. And there should not be a space before the question mark.

Anyway, if I had to choose between "pedant's" and "pedant's", I would choose "pedant's". In fact I would quite literally have to choose "pedant's".

and to all those who are putting spaces either side of hyphens - they're not needed

 

[nick]

Doh - Teuchter is the most pedantic (and the most observant).

My first question should read pedants' or pedant's (without the quotation marks)

Please edit all of your posts accordingly

 

[teuchter]

and to all those who are putting spaces either side of hyphens - they're not needed

Indeed. They are only to be used either side of dashes.

Unless you are using the American convention in which case you leave out the spaces but use a long dash.*

*Fact learned recently on urban75.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Indeed. They are only to be used either side of dashes.

Unless you are using the American convention in which case you leave out the spaces but use a long dash.*

*Fact learned recently on urban75.

Well I have no intention of using American convention

 

[teuchter]

Well I have no intention of using American convention

This is the kind of attitude that puts the "Great" into Great Britain.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

This is the kind of attitude that puts the "Great" into Great Britain.

ok

 

[quimcunx]

You should change your tagline, minnie.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

You should change your tagline, minnie.

To what, moomoo loves Quimmy?

 

[quimcunx]

To what, moomoo loves Quimmy?

''putting the great in great britain''

or

''making britain great''.


Maybe it's time to ask for longer taglines.

 

[teuchter]

ok

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Good God, absolutely not

 

[teuchter]

Good God, absolutely not

Is that a bit too patriotic for you?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Is that a bit too patriotic for you?

Just can't stand the woman

 

[gaijingirl]

yes, but it was only Se5 being a pedant


We could also call it Nitpicker's/Nitpickers' Corner for those that can't spell pendant

I think it's "pedant" that people seem to have trouble spelling...

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I think it's "pedant" that people seem to have trouble spelling...

I put that in on purpose

 

[gaijingirl]

I put that in on purpose

Wasn't just you.....

 

[Andy the Don]

Laurence the greengrocer on New park Road passed away after a brave battle with cancer last week. A top bloke (for a spurs supporter), great greengrocer and all round good guy who will be missed by all those who had the pleasure of knowing him.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Andy, brix started a thread about him...
www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=281358

 

[snowy_again]

Some skater dude just broke his leg in the skate park. His board's being looked after at BC if anyone needs to let him know.

 

[quimcunx]

Ouchy.

((skaterdude))

 

[Not a Vet]

Witnessed one of the cleaners at Brixton tube trying and failing to get the phone number/date of one of the (female) passengers on the train itself. Just what you need first thing in the morning. He was very persistant, she just looked embarrassed.

 

[Not a Vet]

Oyster card readers (presumably for PAYG) have been installed at Brixton railway station. Not operational yet though.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Oyster card readers (presumably for PAYG) have been installed at Brixton railway station. Not operational yet though.

And I only told someone the other day there were none there

Might have been you?

 

[teuchter]

They've been there for a while with black bags over their heads.

 

[Not a Vet]

Sorry, only noticed for the first time today

 

[teuchter]

What i did notice today was a massive sign near the tube entrance saying to beware of pick pockets and the like. I'm sure it's even bigger than the one that's sometimes parked in the street opposite.

 

[quimcunx]

I saw a huge sign outside the tube station which instructed me to ''OPERATE IN THIS AREA''.

It wasn't at all clear on what I should be operating so I ignored it.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

What i did notice today was a massive sign near the tube entrance saying to beware of pick pockets and the like. I'm sure it's even bigger than the one that's sometimes parked in the street opposite.

Oh yeah, I saw that