Pedants' Paradise

[Count Boso]

Or even into...

Or (banning) vehicles entering

[Oakapple]

"You just can't underrate what kind of a blow this is..."

The speaker was referring to Beethoven's deafness on Composer of the Week today.

[Serial_Apologist]

"You just can't underrate what kind of a blow this is..."

The speaker was referring to Beethoven's deafness on Composer of the Week today.

Boxed on the ears then, was he?

[Maclintick]

The presenter on Radio 4's "Four Thought" -- " If you're a regular listener to this show it's probably fair to say you're not adverse to a bit of serendipity" -- delivered in tones of such languid entitlement as to cause one to doubt the benefit of an expensive private education...

[Bryn]

The presenter on Radio 4's "Four Thought" -- " If you're a regular listener to this show it's probably fair to say you're not adverse to a bit of serendipity" -- delivered in tones of such languid entitlement as to cause one to doubt the benefit of an expensive private education...

[LMcD]

Your copy seems to be in slightly better nick than mine, which cost all of 7/- (35p)!

[Bryn]

Your copy seems to be in slightly better nick than mine, which cost all of 7/- (35p)!

Not my copy, the image is from the Internet. My copy is probably as old as yours but inherited, though I frequently dipped into it in my childhood.

[Pulcinella]

Can there be any worse criticism than the adverse kind?

[LezLee]

From this month's 'Which?' - 'Pre-bought frozen food often comes in a box and a bag' What?

[french frank]

From this month's 'Which?' - 'Pre-bought frozen food often comes in a box and a bag' What?

Before you buy it, there it will be in the supermarket refrigerated cabinet, sometimes in a box, sometimes in a bag, ready for you to buy it :-). Then it becomes post-bought frozen food.

[oddoneout]

From this month's 'Which?' - 'Pre-bought frozen food often comes in a box and a bag' What?

I don't understand the 'pre-bought' bit (but like FF's take on it) but was the box and bag to do with excess packaging as a matter of interest?

[Serial_Apologist]

Before you buy it, there it will be in the supermarket refrigerated cabinet, sometimes in a box, sometimes in a bag, ready for you to buy it :-). Then it becomes post-bought frozen food.

I just love the calm, detached way in which you delivered that explanation, french frank!

[Serial_Apologist]

There used to be an ad on TV which went the following way:

"Domestos kills all known germs... dead"

My dad used to say, "Well, it's good to know they're dead!"

[Pulcinella]

There used to be an ad on TV which went the following way:

"Domestos kills all known germs... dead"

My dad used to say, "Well, it's good to know they're dead!"

But it was always the unknown ones that gave me sleepless nights.

[french frank]

I just love the calm, detached way in which you delivered that explanation, french frank!

I think there may be a clinical name for it, S_A Not a lot of distance between the ridiculous me and the real me