What happened to English grammar?

As said, it is sad that you can't see that, although you did not mean any harm, and were indeed talking about grammar- if someone has been involved in that war or that event, or have lost relatives in said event, it could be hugely hurtful, irrespective of the intent of the thread.

I would make that comment to anyone, absolutely, and will leave it at that.

But I do wish you would take an honest look at it, and try to imagine it with other words and case, which, irrespective of the intent of the poster, could have touched and hurt you deeply. Thanks.

I knew that really, Jane!

Neither Ana
Envious of being air-lifted off a mountain by an RAF Rescue helicopter pilot

Perhaps she did. Who cares. She's wrong on either count, as she knows full well.

Oh, I thought jingl meant emotionally thick....

My brain's been scuttled!

You have made my day chucklesome, jings

Glad we're agreed, jings dahling.

Mr Bags thinks it means what I think it means too (the thick thing). You should have seen his face when he asked: "And someone thinks you're unintelligent?"

Oh no! says I. She just throws words about. It doesn't mean anything.

I shouldn't have said "thick as two short planks". Was getting a bit steamed up.

And Greatnan is not a hawk or an eagle. Waiting to swoop.

The OP is about the misuse of the word "sunk". It is impossible for that to be insensitive.

For the avoidance of doubt - I was not joking, I was not talking about the death of this man. I was talking about bad grammar. I won't be responding to any more ridiculous accusations of being insensitive.

Didn't she, ana? I always thought "thick as two short planks" meant unintelligent. Not that I care what jings thinks I am, as you might have noticed.

I am sure you are sincere in what you say GN- but I could make up a sentence with exactly the same lack of syntax and grammatical error- which I am sure you would find totally insensitive, irrespective of the fact it was meant to be about grammar. I am surprised you can't see this, really and truly. The death of a close one is rarely a good joke... even if you are talking about the grammar, surely?

I'd have made the same comment totally irrespective of the poster-and has nothing to do with a personal attack.

But then, would you have sunk it or sank it....?

galen, . Just got as far as your post. I noticed that I shopped the first ship but not the second. You might sink a shop you were angry with, mightn't you? Figuratively speaking.

Oh I see, you were referring back to your #

Oh well, what I said still applies!

No! I didn't mean to refer to your post Ana.

#roundincircles

No, I was just quoting Bags herself, jngl. I know you didn't mean thick as in unintelligent...

......shakes head and gives up.....

Apparently, any kind of subject matter could be upsetting for some member, so perhaps we should all stop posting!
Why on earth should an innocent thread about bad grammar from a newspaper give rise to this kind of comment?

Thick wasn't the right word. Not in the sense of brain thickness.

Envious of Bags being transparentaswellasthick Jane, or talented?

I do like these threads that have several conversations all going on at once!

Well, J08 people who live in glass houses calling kettles black are already so throwing stones at pots could be a shattering experience for them!