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wot R we cuming 2.?
Sep 20^th, 2013 at 5:25pm

I happened to be flicking thru channels...

and heard and saw this.. just now.. (see below) an excellent example of the level of literacy today..! Roll Eyes

and according to Channel 7 News Queensland... Grin

this is hilarious.. Grin

in reporting the near collision of two Qantas jets over SA,,

they are saying.....

...and today a near miss btw 2 Q jets ???????????????????

a near miss... doesn't that mean...

THEY COLLIDED.???

they nearly missed each other but collided... Cheesy

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Emma Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9853 OZ Gender:	Re: wot R we cuming 2.? Reply #1 - Sep 20^th, 2013 at 5:29pm oh look out .. someone must have rung them up and told them.... now it is a near-collision. Good grief don't it make you wonder..?
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Winston Smith Gold Member Offline Ministry of Truth Posts: 1549 Oceania Gender:	Re: wot R we cuming 2.? Reply #2 - Sep 20^th, 2013 at 5:34pm For me it's seeing the word 'than' replaced by 'then'. It's almost a convention now in the USA. To think that there are people out there that don't know there are two different words. What kind of thoughts must they have?
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Emma Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9853 OZ Gender:	Re: wot R we cuming 2.? Reply #3 - Sep 20^th, 2013 at 5:46pm CH 7 IS STILL running a scroll along the bottom saying '...a near miss ...'
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Grappler Deep State Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 85213 Always was always will be HOME Gender:	Re: wot R we cuming 2.? Reply #4 - Oct 28^th, 2013 at 8:22pm Hoons playing sky chicken - "I'm not backing down.. YOU back down!"
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Re: wot R we cuming 2.?
Reply #5 - Oct 28^th, 2013 at 8:25pm

Emma wrote on Sep 20^th, 2013 at 5:25pm:

I happened to be flicking thru channels...

and heard and saw this.. just now.. (see below) an excellent example of the level of literacy today..! Roll Eyes

and according to Channel 7 News Queensland... Grin

this is hilarious.. Grin

in reporting the near collision of two Qantas jets over SA,,

they are saying.....

...and today a near miss btw 2 Q jets ???????????????????

a near miss... doesn't that mean...

THEY COLLIDED.???

they nearly missed each other but collided... Cheesy

I don't like to admit this, but I saw some of the Channel 7 "News" tonight.

They reported an "ATM machine" that was blown up.

Yes, an "ATM machine".

Roll Eyes

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Re: wot R we cuming 2.?
Reply #6 - Oct 29^th, 2013 at 1:02pm

Well, in the present state of "development" of our language, I can see "ATM machine" as acceptable.
Don't forget this is a living language. As a conservative, I can prefer that it be dead and not change but I am not a Cnut either (be careful if you quote me), especially after watching The Vikings.
(Oh no, that's not relevant, Cnut was a Dane, much more civilised.

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Peter Freedman Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5275 Wellington Gender:	Re: wot R we cuming 2.? Reply #7 - Oct 30^th, 2013 at 5:48pm The Concise OED defines a near miss as "not quite a hit, but close enough to cause damage, esp in bombing.".
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Reply #8 - Oct 30^th, 2013 at 5:53pm

bogarde73 wrote on Oct 29^th, 2013 at 1:02pm:

Well, in the present state of "development" of our language, I can see "ATM machine" as acceptable.

How?

It's totally unacceptable.

Is "AGW warming" acceptable? No.

Is "DOA arrival" acceptable? No.

Is "ABC corporation" acceptable? No.

Is "ACT territory" acceptable? No.

How is "ATM machine" acceptable?

Undecided

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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: wot R we cuming 2.? Reply #9 - Oct 31^st, 2013 at 10:23am Phrases, words & terminology become acceptable by usage. I don't know if this is widely used but I can readily see it might become so.
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Reply #10 - Oct 31^st, 2013 at 11:07am

bogarde73 wrote on Oct 31^st, 2013 at 10:23am:

Phrases, words & terminology become acceptable by usage. I don't know if this is widely used but I can readily see it might become so.

Can we expect to hear you say "ACT territory" in the future?

Or possibly, "ABC corporation"?

How about "Automatic ATM"?

If not, why not? If "ATM machine" is acceptable (which it quite simply is not), why aren't the other examples I've provided acceptable too?

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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: wot R we cuming 2.? Reply #11 - Oct 31^st, 2013 at 1:12pm You've already asked those questions greg. There is no logic about how or why one phrase may come into usage when another doesn't. I don't want an argument, I just offer an opinion.
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Re: wot R we cuming 2.?
Reply #12 - Nov 15^th, 2013 at 11:28am

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 30^th, 2013 at 5:53pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Oct 29^th, 2013 at 1:02pm:

Well, in the present state of "development" of our language, I can see "ATM machine" as acceptable.

How?

It's totally unacceptable.

Is "AGW warming" acceptable? No.

Is "DOA arrival" acceptable? No.

Is "ABC corporation" acceptable? No.

Is "ACT territory" acceptable? No.

How is "ATM machine" acceptable?

Undecided

MSDS Sheet.... Wink

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Reply #13 - Nov 22^nd, 2013 at 5:16pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 28^th, 2013 at 8:25pm:

Emma wrote on Sep 20^th, 2013 at 5:25pm:

I happened to be flicking thru channels...

and heard and saw this.. just now.. (see below) an excellent example of the level of literacy today..! Roll Eyes

and according to Channel 7 News Queensland... Grin

this is hilarious.. Grin

in reporting the near collision of two Qantas jets over SA,,

they are saying.....

...and today a near miss btw 2 Q jets ???????????????????

a near miss... doesn't that mean...

THEY COLLIDED.???

they nearly missed each other but collided... Cheesy

I don't like to admit this, but I saw some of the Channel 7 "News" tonight.

They reported an "ATM machine" that was blown up.

Yes, an "ATM machine".

Roll Eyes

I think I do this. Well, more accurately - I think I may have done this in the past. Not anymore, buster.

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