Pedants' Paradise

[kernelbogey]

Like Earl's Court famously nicked its from Barons Court, next door!

In the second case, is 'Court' a verb?

[Serial_Apologist]

One reason for the success of our local tearoom may be the fact that it's 'Open 7 Day's A Week!'. They may have stolen the apostrophe from the nearby St Georges Road.

Like Earl's Court famously nicked its from Barons Court, next door!

[LMcD]

One reason for the success of our local tearoom may be the fact that it's 'Open 7 Day's A Week!'. They may have stolen the apostrophe from the nearby St Georges Road.

[LMcD]

In fairly rapid succession on Radios 4 and 3 this morning:
- New Zealand need just one more win for overall victory as they are leading Great Britain 6-2 in a best-of-seven sailing competition
- An honorary mention for a rugby team that's ended a losing streak
- La Follier (rhymes with Jollier)
- Samuel Collridge Taylor.

[Nick Armstrong]

... I think unreasonable to have been 'appalled' : 'surprized' perhaps.

Yes true, it takes more than that to render me pallid… ‘twas merely an attempted segue from the preceding learned exchange

’Somewhat surprized’ is indeed nearer the mark.

To be fair, too, the guest in question did subsequently give a disclaimer when she defined her type of linguist: “I’m not the linguaphile who’s wonderful at speaking languages…”

[Serial_Apologist]

"The Times They Are A Changing'".

Take the A Train

[LMcD]

Yes, I used to read the Times every day around 1978. It took me all morning but it was worth it. Then they had a strike and I didn't resume when they did. The Times today is a very different newspaper.

"The Times They Are A Changing'".

[smittims]

Yes, I used to read the Times every day around 1978. It took me all morning but it was worth it. Then they had a strike and I didn't resume when they did. The Times today is a very different newspaper.

[Old Grumpy]

And The Times was once a quality newspaper!

In the days before Murdoch, perhaps?

[Serial_Apologist]

From a school governor in a letter in today's Times.



When the volume gets too high I tell the Year 5 kids to pipe down!
I'd just about be happy with 'amount' instead, but what's wrong with 'number'?

And as for "real world scenarios".... well really!!! And people complain about low British educational standards!

[Pulcinella]

Aha! In the days of 'class distinction' The Quality used to mean the 'upper' classes.

And The Times was once a quality newspaper!

[smittims]

Aha! In the days of 'class distinction' The Quality used to mean the 'upper' classes.

[vinteuil]

and re 'volume' I'm always amused at 'escalated' used always to mean 'increased'. Escalators go down as well as up.

... a colleague always used to fulminate at 'quality' as in 'this is a quality product'.

"Do they mean bad quality?"

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[smittims]

and re 'volume' I'm always amused at 'escalated' used always to mean 'increased'. Escalators go down as well as up.

[vinteuil]

Talking of which, am I unreasonable to have been appalled that a person whose profession concerns lexicography and languages (the guest on Private Passions today) should have pronounced ‘Montreux’ Mon trou ?

... I think unreasonable to have been 'appalled' : 'surprized' perhaps.

I see wiki has various pronunciations on offer : (UK: /mɒ̃ˈtrɜː/, US: /mɒ̃ˈtroʊ/; French: [mɔ̃tʁø] ; Arpitan (ie Francoprovençal) : Montrolx)

As she is an Australian...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreux

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