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Kevyn, thankyou for explaining the difference in clear terms that a seagull could understand. You could give our Maggie a bit of communication coaching - she's passionate, but her overwhelming intelligence often means we don't know what she's going on about. I think she's a teacher....
Now, excuse me, I must fly - I sense danger coming...!
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P.S. You have to find a way of explaining it to Zippy that involves cats, dolphins and ATF (and Rugby!)
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Kevyn wrote:
Yay! After five years, I have managed to get the signature
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So Kevyn, does that mean you noticed what I asked if anyone had noticed?
(I'm sure you'll understand, even if the Gull doesn't!! )
Edited by maggiem - 12 April 2011 at 9:22pm
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Seagull wrote:
Maggie, how can it be a noun, if it ends with "ing"?
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Simply stop putting "ing" on the end of the noun!!
Clear enough, Seagull? 
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Zippy wrote:
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It is very simple Seagull, practise is a
verb, practice is a noun. So: The doctors practise. The doctors' practice
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I'm not surprised that you're confused Wendy!! (Kevyn's made his examples
unnnecccesssarily complicated by introducing our beloved apostrophe too!!!)
(Seagull will need satnav to help out!! )
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Kevyn, I'm sincerely glad that you've well and truly emerged from ATF-
hibernation!!  I have such a hard time 'Sometimes'....... i.e. trying to
maintain MAM's English in this forum!!
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Zippy wrote:
Kevyn wrote:
It is very simple Seagull,
practise is a verb, practice is a noun. So: The doctors
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The doctors practise - this is what the doctors do
The doctors' practice - this is the doctors' business
partnership
Try this sentence:
The forwards practise their scrummaging techniques at rugby
practice.
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Zippy wrote:
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What is ' Give or take two minutes' !? |
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If you have a vinyl copy of "Signs of Change" you will
understand!!!!!
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maggiem wrote:
Kevyn wrote:
Yay! After five years, I
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So Kevyn, does that mean you noticed what I asked if
anyone had noticed?
(I'm sure you'll understand, even if the Gull doesn't!!
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No, I hadn't!!!!!
But I do now.
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I'm totally disorientated by all this quoting. I can't work out who doesn't understand what any more, but I do feel the apostrophe is necessary to clarify the issue, and that you can't just take "ing" dropping for granted.
Maggie, what's "Gibe"? I wouldn't dream of giving you none
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Seagull wrote:
Maggie, what's "Gibe"? I
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A gibe is a taunt. A very apt piece of wordplay from MAM,
as, of course, the original lyric by the band is "Don't
give me no jive".
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