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.
I pointed out many times; "It's the difference between knowing your shit and knowing you're shit".
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Ah, but petrol evaporates easily, so it probably would have diffused quite a bit....
Intentional v negligent. The former being the prerogative of a senior reporter.
If he's referring to this creature, his intent was outright harm.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7662027/Man-soaked-eight-terrified-police-officers-PETROL-high-speed-car-chase-jailed.html
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.
I pointed out many times; "It's the difference between knowing your shit and knowing you're shit".
"If he's referring to this creature, his intent was outright harm."
Oh, yes. In the States, it'd be 'assault with a deadly weapon'. And the perp would be facedown with several bullets in him.
" It seems that virtually everyone under the age of 35 deems both grammar and punctuation to be unnecessary complications."
Yup! Seen this?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/01/laziness-has-won-apostrophe-society-admits-its-defeat
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