09-05-2024, 08:28 AM
#841
Originally Posted By p7nk⏩
It is how scammers write e-mails & back in the day postal letters-Indian & Nigerian. No English speaking person would ever address a missive like that.
"We hope this message finds you well. "
Who wrote this letter a american civil war solider writing home to his wife?
Who wrote this letter a american civil war solider writing home to his wife?
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09-05-2024, 08:31 AM
#842
Originally Posted By jimbob007⏩
No English speaking person would refer to rocks as 'missiles' either when claiming 'teens' were throwing missiles at police. While technically correct, it can paint an exaggerated image.
It is how scammers write e-mails & back in the day postal letters-Indian & Nigerian. No English speaking person would ever address a missive like that.
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09-05-2024, 08:39 AM
#843
Originally Posted By SaltyDog920⏩
It is totally correct in the UK. Though will obviously confuse Americans-like many of our words, sayings & food dishes. It will nearly always be Missile or Projectiles were thrown or hurled.
No English speaking person would refer to rocks as 'missiles' either when claiming 'teens' were throwing missiles at police. While technically correct, it can paint an exaggerated image.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-
1. A weapon that is sent through the air and that explodes when it hits the thing that it is aimed at-nuclear missiles a missile base/site.
2. An object that is thrown at someone to hurt them-Missiles including stones and bottles were thrown at the police.
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09-05-2024, 08:43 AM
#844
Originally Posted By jimbob007⏩
I already said I understand that it's correct but it's stupid to use the term when 'projectile' precisely describes an object that was thrown. Missile has multiple definitions. Why use a term that has some ambiguity? Also, don't you limey toothed bastards ever claim the UK is 'correct'. You're not and never will be. Imperial system chits on your metric system.
It is totally correct in the UK. Though will obviously confuse Americans-like many of our words, sayings & food dishes. It will nearly always be Missile or Projectiles were thrown or hurled.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-
1. A weapon that is sent through the air and that explodes when it hits the thing that it is aimed at-nuclear missiles a missile base/site.
2. An object that is thrown at someone to hurt them-Missiles including stones and bottles were thrown at the police.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-
1. A weapon that is sent through the air and that explodes when it hits the thing that it is aimed at-nuclear missiles a missile base/site.
2. An object that is thrown at someone to hurt them-Missiles including stones and bottles were thrown at the police.
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09-05-2024, 08:54 AM
#845
back to normal so it seems
09-05-2024, 08:57 AM
#846
09-05-2024, 09:04 AM
#847
Originally Posted By SaltyDog920⏩
I think projectiles is better personally as well. Most Brits of my age & up prefer the Imperial system for measurements-feet & inches, stones & pounds etc. It caused massive issues when Metric was introduced & indeed even in recent survers teens & people in their twenties asked are pretty even-with about half preferring to measure things like height & weight in Imperial.
I already said I understand that it's correct but it's stupid to use the term when 'projectile' precisely describes an object that was thrown. Missile has multiple definitions. Why use a term that has some ambiguity? Also, don't you limey toothed bastards ever claim the UK is 'correct'. You're not and never will be. Imperial system chits on your metric system.
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09-05-2024, 09:07 AM
#848
Originally Posted By jimbob007⏩
Sounds like you're a fukn traitor. I'm going to submit this to your royalty so they can try you for treason.
I think projectiles is better personally as well. Most Brits of my age & up prefer the Imperial system for measurements-feet & inches, stones & pounds etc. It caused massive issues when Metric was introduced & indeed even in recent survers teens & people in their twenties asked are pretty even-with about half preferring to measure things like height & weight in Imperial.
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09-05-2024, 09:42 AM
#849
Is the forum back up yet? What will happen to this thread? It’s a gold mine for BBc content
09-05-2024, 09:43 AM
#850
Kiop needs to delete this thread if he knows what's good for him
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09-05-2024, 09:54 AM
#851
here we go again lol.
09-05-2024, 09:55 AM
#852
Back to normal……. And it's ****ed up again…..
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09-05-2024, 09:56 AM
#853
lmao…which lefty is trying to take down the forums?
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09-05-2024, 09:57 AM
#854
lol Scapegoat's butthole threads did this
09-05-2024, 09:57 AM
#855
I just realized I still can't rep people. Unless it's just this thread. I guess I'll have to go out and try in another thread.
Edit: never mind, the forum is broke again for me
Edit: never mind, the forum is broke again for me
09-05-2024, 09:57 AM
#856
how the eff did we glitch back again?
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09-05-2024, 09:57 AM
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09-05-2024, 09:58 AM
#858
@Dave22 yeah it was working for me a few minutes ago. Now it is broken again.
09-05-2024, 10:01 AM
#859
bb.com IT guy keeps unplugging the misc and plugging it back in until it sort of works.
09-05-2024, 10:02 AM
#860
lol
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09-05-2024, 10:04 AM
#861
Smh
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When bb ,when, are you going to get your sh together
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When bb ,when, are you going to get your sh together
09-05-2024, 10:07 AM
#862
Lmao is this real life?
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09-05-2024, 10:08 AM
#863
Blow on the cartridge
09-05-2024, 10:09 AM
#864
For decades this forum existed with no problems, and now these past two years, it somehow falls apart???
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09-05-2024, 10:12 AM
#865
Mfers are trolling us
09-05-2024, 10:13 AM
#866
gonna have to reserve greens for this thread funny stuff
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09-05-2024, 10:13 AM
#867
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09-05-2024, 10:15 AM
#868
Lold
09-05-2024, 10:17 AM
#869
It’s BBC time
09-05-2024, 10:21 AM
#870
Lmao again?
These Indians must have found some blonde tourists to stalk
These Indians must have found some blonde tourists to stalk
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