If only !Could that finally kill twitter?
X marks the spot!Could that finally kill twitter?
I've had trouble with an abusive manager at a Co-op (I now boycott all Co-ops). It's getting worse! The stores are fighting back.nottinghampost.com said:A man was taken to hospital following an alleged serious assault by a Co-op store in a Nottinghamshire town. [Hucknall]
Burga-lry: Stealing a meat patty.burgalry
New item for the Uxbridge English Dictionary (maybe).
Burga-lry: Stealing a meat patty.
My local councils seem to think bird poo looks like used chewing gum and keep complaining about it. If it is gum there have been scores of people standing around gobbing their gum in various locations. Meanwhile the hundreds of pigeons crapping everywhere are the real culprits.a bit of bird poo can look like an apostrophe.
Definitely! The database should contain the actual name of the location. If that contains punctuation then so should the database. An abbreviated version of the actual name shouldn't be stored in the database. Long live the apostrophe!fix the databases
It has just occurred to me that disconnection from history might be the hidden and deliberate agenda of woke councils, Bristol being a case in point (Bristol Beacon indeed!). They even renamed Colston's School (but it's still on Colston Hill!)....disconnection from the history...
Absolutely, and as BH said, fix the databases... search engines cope if you spell or write a number. I live on a "HUNT'S LANE" (but am anti blood sport) and nav apps locate me with or without the ' . I'd be out with a marker pen if it got changed. I've sub-edited a few novels, ~90% of my corrections are (mainly) commas and (the rest) apostrophes.Long live the apostrophe!
I bet you'd have a jolly old time with the Wiki then!I've sub-edited a few novels, ~90% of my corrections are (mainly) commas and (the rest) apostrophes.
BBC App/online said:The Conservatives have unveiled plans for fly-tippers to get points on their driving licences...
I'll choose the latter. Drive like an idiot and dump rubbish. Net points nil.BBC Red Button text said:The Conservatives have unveiled plans to dock points from fly-tippers' driving licences...