Grandad here!

Lucca Thu 12-Nov-20 08:54:14

Odd that you saw it at college, I’ve heard that one many times before !

When I was there it was called, Queen Mary College. Nowadays it's called Queen Mary University of London. The year was 1964. A spoof degree in a university, not my definition of odd, but what would I know?

(Did I split a what there?)
MissA I dearly love a split wotsit.

we were taught not to use the “Cambridge Comma”.

Indeed, it is, a very difficult thing, to use.

you are probably unaware that my posts are often meant be tongue in cheek. Not to be taken too seriously
Marydoll

Rufus made a dig at me and I duly responded. It's none of your business.
On the contrary! It's everyone's business on an open forum and free to comment or not as they so wish.
Nobody has the right to warn posters off from expressing an opinion and quite frankly your uncalled for remark should be followed by an apology for its breach of GN Guidelines.
OoRoo

Philosophy degrees, please take one
Spangler Very good!
Although I see you've caught the "patroniser" tag!
Been there, done that!
Although, given the choice I'd prefer being the patroniser than be patronised!
OoRoo

this is becoming a bore!!

Spangler
“ Whilst I agree with that sentiment, Marydoll, I have to admit to a chuckle caused by some graffiti that I saw at college. Above the loo roll in the gents toilet, someone had written: "Philosophy degrees, please take one."”

Odd that you saw it at college, I’ve heard that one many times before !

kittylester

Spangler

MissAdventure Thu 12-Nov-20 00:45:13

^Oh, emigres.
That's a new word for me, too.^

An émigré is a person who has emigrated, often with a connotation of political or social self-exile. The word is the past participle of the French, émigrer, "to emigrate".

Slightly patronising spangler.

More than slightly

Thanks Mary sorted ?

This is all beyond me so I am not joining therefore there is no need to run away.

This pedantry was meant to be a bit of lighthearted fun, now it seems to have turned into a boring grammar lesson! ?

If I was the OP, I think I too, would have run away. ?

You should use a comma before but, only if it is connecting two independent clauses, Kate.

I should use a comma, but I don't actually care! ! ?

Well, i should think all that would frighten off Omit01

Just to add to this grammatical theme, is it incorrect to put a comma before ‘but’ ?

.......nor meant to be taken seriously!

welbeck, you are indeed correct, I'm definitely an émigré , not particularly from pedants' corner, but from those threads, which seem to be catching the eye of GN.
I thought I was safe here, but oh how wrong I was!

Miss A, just ignore us, its not meant to make people bad.

My last English lesson - I guess it would be called a tutorial these days, was back in 1964, we were taught not to use the “Cambridge Comma”. As there is still controversy I will now not bother which I use.

Spangler

MissAdventure Thu 12-Nov-20 00:45:13

^Oh, emigres.
That's a new word for me, too.^

An émigré is a person who has emigrated, often with a connotation of political or social self-exile. The word is the past participle of the French, émigrer, "to emigrate".

Slightly patronising spangler.

Well, I did gather that; just I've never heard it before.

The French I did at school seemed to revolve around mothers preparing coffee, and windows and doors being opened and shut.

MissAdventure Thu 12-Nov-20 00:45:13

^Oh, emigres.
That's a new word for me, too.^

An émigré is a person who has emigrated, often with a connotation of political or social self-exile. The word is the past participle of the French, émigrer, "to emigrate".

Oh, emigres.
That's a new word for me, too.

some emigres from pedants' corner here.
perhaps they've got lost.

Almost everything is, really, isn't it? (Did I split a what there?)

Perfect, MissA ?

It's just stuff.

I wish I understood all this stuff.
Not enough to do anything about it, to my shame.