J R-M - pernickity pedant?

jura. He is Leader of The House. It’s closed.

but I can bet you he is going to be plotting with Boris and co all Summer long- and if it is closed, there was no point in making the point, or the comas, was there?

the commas even ...

How petty

yes, it is ...

Glad you agree jura , a thread on this is so petty .

I agree with you. It's petty. The man is an anachronism. If it weren't for the ridiculous leader of his party, he'd still be chuntering away on the back benches (and making millions on screwing the plebs). JRM has no political talent - the only way he can attract attention is by being a nineteenth century wannabe. More fool the people who fall for it.

I've now reached the stage where I read something about this government and assume it must be a spoof only to realise it is actually happening.

He has always struck me as precisely the sort of person who who behave like this. Control freak. The civil servants were there long before him and will be there long after. What ever makes him think that he knows better? I pity the long suffering civil servants, what a load of incompetent ninnies they’ve had to suffer recently.

We assume the country will survive such pettifogging jobs worth stupidity.

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Otto English
@Otto_English

There's no rule in English grammar that says you can't put a comma after a conjuction. This conceited bollocks is mere pretention. Mogg's banausic preoccupation with fake grammar is proof of his faux intellect and shallow mind.

But always look on the bright side, I (perhaps others too) have learned a new word. Might come on useful in Scrabble ?

Banausic | Definition of Banausic at Dictionary.com
serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical : architecture that was more banausic than inspire

LAL (live and learn)

But so ironic that it is you GabbyG who takes such exception . Does Rees-Mogg also insist on correct spelling?
Shouldn’t it be in Pedants’ Corner anyway?

Imagine living with it! Makes me shudder to think he's pre-occupied with such banal issues when the country is in dire need of dynamic ideas to resolve the issues we face.

^Banal | Definition of Banal by Merriam-Webster
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banal

Definition of banal. : lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite.^

I thought there should be one space after a full stop not two. Right?

I’m with you on this one Minniemoo. His command of the English Language is excellent IMO. It will be interesting to see how he fares (I need him here now to confirm if it is fares/fairs) as The Leader of the House.

However I do feel sorry for his sons who wear suits and must be laughed at by other children.

He was good on HIGNFY and can definitely take a joke.

I was always taught 2 spaces after a full stop. I don't usually abide by that though.

Yes 2 spaces for me too.

Perhaps some GNs would prefer government letters and documents be written in textspeak?

It is important that communications with government departments are clear. Still I suspect that whatever he says or does will not meet with the approval of some GNs.

So boring!!! The pedants on this thread, the same old same old, over and over again. Obviously nothing to do except spout rubbish on public forum. What utterly boring pointless lives they lead, like broken records

I like him he's a proper English gentleman a tad eccentric but that adds to his charm. Listen to his LBC radio show on a Friday.

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So boring!!! The pedants on this thread, the same old same old, over and over again. Obviously nothing to do except spout rubbish on public forum. What utterly boring pointless lives they lead, like broken records

Yourself excepted presumably?

I agree with growstuff even though the pedant in me has a sneaking admiration for him.

Good job we have you craftyone to balance our pointless lives.

Two spaces after a full stop was the rule for typists. Ever since computers and word processing came along, it is one space.

Which is why someone retro like JRM would insist on two spaces.

Anyway, I read that article and thought (a) the man is bonkers and (b) I pity his poor secretary.

Do his staff have to use typewriters then? Or maybe quill pens and ink?

I find him a bit of a joke but hope he never becomes PM because then we won't be laughing.