Roadside memorial bouquets

Don't worry eglantine.
Put your mind to my bread making problems.

Just back off you lot. I simply misread * Greatnan's* post. As Ana said it was ambiguous, at least to me.
Thanks for all jumping on me for a simple mistake.
Nice people on GN?
Huh!

I puzzled over it for a good three minutes. I couldn't understand it!



I geddit now!

Cazcandoit " I don't post usually, I just lurk, but really you are quite horrid. Don't you have better things to do? "

Can't you find something better to post than that!

Anyone else want a quick little shout?

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I'm a panda, look it up!

Cazcandoit quite horrid? Considering the number of acerbic comments directed my way and to others, that's a bit rich. Water off a duck's back, we are all grown ups here, hopefully.

aka ana J08 sel Quite a gang aren't you, and how brave to wait till most people have gone to bed before you come out to have a pop.

Wow Caz - spot on.

Not all grannies are tucked up in bed.

well this one isn"t , she is sitting on a computor , at an hotel about 50 miles from Yellowstone Park .

In the lovely sunshine .

heppiness to you all .

or even happiness !!!!!!!!!

Oh, Nonu that sounds wonderful! Are there lots of baby bison?

This nastiness all arose because the word 'they' was used as the subject in two consecutive sentences. In the second sentence as 'they' was repeated I took it to mean that it referred to the previous sentence ie 'they' meaning the roadside effigies put up (raised) the statistics of road deaths. Instead of the second 'they' had you said Greatnan that the authorities put up the statistics then it would have been clear.
It's all very well other people jumping in and saying 'I understood ' but harder to understand are those who attacked my question.
I don't know why I'm bothering to explain a genuine mistake except I'm disappointed in some GNetters for their attitude, but I'm posting this rather that replying to aggressive PMs that were sent to me.
I would like however to say that I too am 'grateful' for the support of those who could see where I was coming from.
I'm not upset by this incident but it has opened my eyes to certain posters who have done themselves no favours by revealing to others their proclivity to nastiness.

A quote about semantics:

'Some people, always other people, twist the meanings of words, especially during the course of an argument.'
SI Hayakawa

Stop it all of you or I shall have to come and slap your wrists and put you on the naughty step! It was a misunderstanding. Simples.

Thanks Nfk that's it ...simples! Let's stop this now when.

Yes, let's stop it. It's so much easier to be a little charitable in the first place, ask for clarification and move on with the discussion. Everyone can join in then. Peace.

when I didn't know I'd read anything wrongly until I got back off duty and read all the posts accusing me. I'm not an uncharitable person. I asked a question and got jumped on. But yes, peace

Oh dear! Upset her Ladyship again have I? (I don't mean Geraldine) (although that is also quite possible)

Cazcandoit " how brave to wait till most people have gone to bed before you come out to have a pop. "

I was watching the effing telly up till then!

I find these threads confusing. Don't know who's getting at who.

And I don't know why Aka is a panda. [shrug]

I'm going back to Game of Thrones (book form) It's easier to follow.

We have lovely sunshine here Nonu. And the sweet flowers of an early summer in an English garden.

So there!