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Usenet Posted 19 years ago
English in UK
Ordering awkward sentences
HNY!
Just sent to another n/group:
"As do I. My wife, however (who uses PCs at school), uses a Mac and I do believe that she is soon to pass her spare MacMini over to me. Don't get me wrong; I love RISC OS; I hate MacOS; but I'm not immortal and I really would like to see on a computer the digital photos I've taken sometime before the world ends in 2012."
It's the last bit. It just doesn't sound right. Originally, I had "I really would like to see the digital photos I've taken on a computer sometime before the world ends in 2012." But that sounded even worse. All the variations I've tried don't seem to work. I'm stumped! Just a few minutes into the new year - the explosions still occurring! - only three glasses of port, and I can't sort out a simple English sentence.
HELP!!
David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/
Just sent to another n/group:
"As do I. My wife, however (who uses PCs at school), uses a Mac and I do believe that she is soon to pass her spare MacMini over to me. Don't get me wrong; I love RISC OS; I hate MacOS; but I'm not immortal and I really would like to see on a computer the digital photos I've taken sometime before the world ends in 2012."
It's the last bit. It just doesn't sound right. Originally, I had "I really would like to see the digital photos I've taken on a computer sometime before the world ends in 2012." But that sounded even worse. All the variations I've tried don't seem to work. I'm stumped! Just a few minutes into the new year - the explosions still occurring! - only three glasses of port, and I can't sort out a simple English sentence.
HELP!!
David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/
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[nq:1]HNY! Just sent to another n/group: "As do I. My wife, however (who uses PCs at school), uses a Mac ...
- [nq:1]HNY!
- Just sent to another n/group: "As do I.
- My wife, however (who uses PCs at school), uses a Mac ...
- - the explosions still occurring!
- [/nq] Tricky one!
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[nq:1]HNY! Just sent to another n/group: "As do I. My wife, however (who uses PCs at school), uses a Mac ... - the explosions still occurring! - only three glasses of port, and I can't sort out a simple English sentence.[/nq]
Tricky one! How about "... but sometime before the world ends in 2012 I really would like to see on a computer the digital photos I've taken ."
Mike Stevens
Tricky one! How about "... but sometime before the world ends in 2012 I really would like to see on a computer the digital photos I've taken ."
Mike Stevens
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[nq:1]HNY! Just sent to another n/group: "As do I. My wife, however (who uses PCs at school), uses a Mac ... the explosions still occurring! - only three glasses of port, and I can't sort out a simple English sentence. HELP!![/nq]
Have another drink.
I really would like to view my digital photos on a computer sometime before the world ends in 2012.
Slurp.
Happy New Year.
P
Have another drink.
I really would like to view my digital photos on a computer sometime before the world ends in 2012.
Slurp.
Happy New Year.
P
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[nq:2]HNY! Just sent to another n/group: "As do I. My ... and I can't sort out a simple English sentence. HELP!![/nq]
[nq:1]Have another drink.[/nq]
Thanks. I had several more.
[nq:1]I really would like to view my digital photos on a computer sometime before the world ends in 2012.[/nq]
So you're not optimistic either?
[nq:1]Slurp. Happy New Year.[/nq]
David - toro-danyo at
[nq:1]Have another drink.[/nq]
Thanks. I had several more.
[nq:1]I really would like to view my digital photos on a computer sometime before the world ends in 2012.[/nq]
So you're not optimistic either?
[nq:1]Slurp. Happy New Year.[/nq]
David - toro-danyo at
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[nq:2]HNY! Just sent to another n/group: "As do I. My ... port, and I can't sort out a simple English sentence.[/nq]
[nq:1]Tricky one! How about "... but sometime before the world ends in 2012 I really would like to see on a computer the digital photos I've taken ."[/nq]
Such clarity of thought so early in the new year! Drink always seems to get my main bruddled.
David - toro-dany
[nq:1]Tricky one! How about "... but sometime before the world ends in 2012 I really would like to see on a computer the digital photos I've taken ."[/nq]
Such clarity of thought so early in the new year! Drink always seems to get my main bruddled.
David - toro-dany
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I'm optimistic in a nervous sort of way.
The world-as-we-know-it could end before 2012, but I would really like to live until then, even if only to get a free TV licence.
[nq:2]Slurp. Happy New Year.[/nq]
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in uk.culture.language.english)
The world-as-we-know-it could end before 2012, but I would really like to live until then, even if only to get a free TV licence.
[nq:2]Slurp. Happy New Year.[/nq]
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in uk.culture.language.english)
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