tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post6710452331616477627..comments2024-03-29T05:21:11.278+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: When You Get It Wrong, And Yet So Very, Very Right...JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-21367384475953620492019-12-02T08:18:35.664+00:002019-12-02T08:18:35.664+00:00"If he's referring to this creature, his ...<i>"If he's referring to this creature, his intent was outright harm."</i><br /><br />Oh, yes. In the States, it'd be 'assault with a deadly weapon'. And the perp would be facedown with several bullets in him.<br /><br /><i>" It seems that virtually everyone under the age of 35 deems both grammar and punctuation to be unnecessary complications."</i><br /><br />Yup! Seen this?<br /><br />https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/01/laziness-has-won-apostrophe-society-admits-its-defeat<br /><br />JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-4366775250195729732019-11-18T13:24:30.873+00:002019-11-18T13:24:30.873+00:00I lost count of the number of times I corrected th...I lost count of the number of times I corrected this very thing prior to retirement. It seems that virtually everyone under the age of 35 deems both grammar and punctuation to be unnecessary complications.<br /><br />I pointed out many times; "It's the difference between knowing your shit and knowing you're shit".Ted Treenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392121240286596231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-70955480093747019272019-11-17T17:48:00.872+00:002019-11-17T17:48:00.872+00:00If he's referring to this creature, his intent...If he's referring to this creature, his intent was outright harm.<br /><br />https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7662027/Man-soaked-eight-terrified-police-officers-PETROL-high-speed-car-chase-jailed.html<br />Smoking Scotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-10594020490738194222019-11-17T12:28:29.309+00:002019-11-17T12:28:29.309+00:00Intentional v negligent. The former being the prer...Intentional v negligent. The former being the prerogative of a senior reporter.MTG1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-17561247538176863942019-11-17T11:22:57.924+00:002019-11-17T11:22:57.924+00:00Ah, but petrol evaporates easily, so it probably w...Ah, but petrol evaporates easily, so it probably would have diffused quite a bit....microdavenoreply@blogger.com