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[Xenophon PCDGS]

LOL OMG WTF, FYI TLA FTW, ITR?



FFS.

This shows how wrong I was :cry:

 

[HST Power]

George Orwell would have most probably considered such a device when he wrote 1984 as being part of the methodology used to monitor people.

Davina Mcall (ex BB host, not that I watch it) was interviewed a few years ago and did not know that her show was based on a book. :roll:

 

[90019]

Davina Mcall (ex BB host, not that I watch it) was interviewed a few years ago and did not know that her show was based on a book. :roll:

I wouldn't be too surprised if most people don't make the connection between the two of them.

 

[strange6]

When I first joined the forum and found people kept correcting me, I took it as bad criticism and instantly thought they were just doing it to wind up and annoy me. Now I do understand there point completely.

it's 'their' point!

 

[90019]

it's 'their' point!

"It's".

 

[strange6]

"It's".

indeed it is!

The thing I have difficulty with is the semi-colon ; Never know when to use it!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

indeed it is!

The thing I have difficulty with is the semi-colon ; Never know when to use it!

My wife has forbidden me to enter any further debate on grammar....until tomorrow.:cry::cry:

I will leave you all with my thought for the day:=

THERE WAS MENTION MADE OF A WIGAN TERMINATOR ON A THREAD SOME TIME AGO....IN MY MIND, THIS CONJURED UP A VISION OF ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER WEARING A TEE-SHIRT, EMBLAZONED WITH THE WORDS "UNCLE JOE'S MINT BALLS"!!

 

[HugePilchard]

indeed it is!

The thing I have difficulty with is the semi-colon ; Never know when to use it!

You use it a bit like you have in your post, really; it's used to join two independent clauses that could also exist as sentences in their own right.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon

 

[Striker]

To whom it may concern. It's "probably", not "proberbly".

 

[ainsworth74]

indeed it is!

Indeed it is!

*Gets coat*

 

[HugePilchard]

To whom it may concern. It's "probably", not "proberbly".

Which reminds me - I don't think I've ever seen this one written down, but if you're talking about something that's particular, exact or precisely defined, then the word you're looking for is "specific".

"Pacific" is a big blue wobbly thing that mermaids live in.

 

[LE Greys]

"Pacific" is a big blue wobbly thing that mermaids live in.

Or the not-quite-so big, green, steaming thing in my avatar.

 

[Lampshade]

Or it's the brand of my VCR.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I now return to the thread, to clarify this point.

The word "pacific" was derived from the Latin word pacificus which means peacekeeping. The term Pacific Ocean was first used in the Middle Ages to describe the calm waters found in that area off the coast of Chile that were encountered after the tempestuous seas of the southernmost tip of South America (Cape Horn) by the vessel of the famous explorer Ferdinand Magellan. The safe passageway near to Cape Horn was named the Magellan Strait.

 

[Barton Keyes]

I blame greengrocer's.

 

[HST Power]

I wouldn't be too surprised if most people don't make the connection between the two of them.

Nor would I. When you look at the types that watch it.....

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Nor would I. When you look at the types that watch it.....

I have a feeling that George Orwell would not have been one of them. It appears that many programmes are aimed at the mentally unchallenged and are marketed towards specific groups.

 

[HugePilchard]

I wouldn't really say that Big Brother is based on 1984. Named after one of the main themes of the book, maybe. If it took a few more ideas from the novel, then I might be inclined to watch it!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I wouldn't really say that Big Brother is based on 1984. Named after one of the main themes of the book, maybe. If it took a few more ideas from the novel, then I might be inclined to watch it!

Please do not watch this programme. It will offend your sensibilities by the trivia contained therein.

 

[HST Power]

I have a feeling that George Orwell would not have been one of them. It appears that many programmes are aimed at the mentally unchallenged and are marketed towards specific groups.

Well if I'd been George Orwell and could see into the future I would take out an injunction against Channel Four to stop my book being melted turned into such garbage for the bored and the obsessive!

 

[The Barlow Boy]

To whom it may concern. It's "probably", not "proberbly".

This is a fine example of how people try and spell the word that they're groping for by writing it phonetically. Because no-one reads much they don't actually recognise the word as having the wrong spelling. The prime example being "could of" rather than the correct "could have".
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---

I blame greengrocer's.

Cracking bit of irony that...........

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The prime example being "could of" rather than the correct "could have".

From the graffiti used in our area, the verbally challenged use "OV" rather than "OF".

 

[LE Greys]

I wouldn't really say that Big Brother is based on 1984. Named after one of the main themes of the book, maybe. If it took a few more ideas from the novel, then I might be inclined to watch it!

I would say that it is based directly on an idea from the book, prolefeed.

 

[HugePilchard]

From the graffiti used in our area, the verbally challenged use "OV" rather than "OF".

There's a rather nice bit of graffiti near Durham bus station, proclaiming that "[Name] is a hore".

Some helpful soul has added in the missing 'w' in a different pen.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Channel F O U R must directly relate to the IQ of both the contestants and the viewers.

 

[HST Power]

Channel F O U R must directly relate to the IQ of both the contestants and the viewers.

I think four is generous!

 

[Striker]

I wouldn't really say that Big Brother is based on 1984. Named after one of the main themes of the book, maybe. If it took a few more ideas from the novel, then I might be inclined to watch it!

When it started in Holland it was more of an experiment on how people interact with each other as opposed to the launchpad it is today for people who want fifteen minutes of fame.

 

[Greenback]

The first series of Big Brother seemed mor eof an experiment to se ehow the contestants reacted to the situation. It was during the series and the one the followign year that the emdia became fixated with it. As a result, it became a way to ge tinto the newspapers and on to TV. Thus spoiling the concept irrevocably.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The first series of Big Brother seemed more of an experiment to see how the contestants reacted to the situation. It was during the series and the one the following year that the media became fixated with it. As a result, it became a way to get into the newspapers and on to TV. Thus spoiling the concept irrevocably.

I saw a discarded tabloid newspaper once in the station buffet at Manchester Airport railway station that had SIX pages of photographs and comment concerning this programme. The layout was aimed at the mentally unchallenged.

It would appear that the print media conjoined with the television production company to utilise this programme to obtain full paid advertisment coverage to boost the profits of both types of media organisations.

 

[SS4]

The first series of Big Brother seemed mor eof an experiment to se ehow the contestants reacted to the situation. It was during the series and the one the followign year that the emdia became fixated with it. As a result, it became a way to ge tinto the newspapers and on to TV. Thus spoiling the concept irrevocably.

Agreed. I also feel it went on for far too long which seems to be all too common amongst tv shows (I've noticed it with House most recently) although perhaps I'm elitist regarding mainstream success