bhouse Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 They're at it again. Today's Workbench says they have been "inundated with complementary messages" concerning the Blenheim. Some good, some bad, I assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 OP is Pedantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Perhaps they might retain the services of a professional author such as myself. I know how to write goodly. Regards, Jason 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Going off at a tangent..... I see that Learstangs avatar is a picture of Georgi Zhukov. I recently went on a river cruise - from St Petersburg to Moscow - and in Yaroslavl, we moored outboard of a Russian cruise ship called Georgi Zhukov - so we had to pass through her to get to our ship. The Russian girl on reception thought I was mad when I asked her to move - so I could take this photo..... .... and his bust.... He was also on his horse in Moscow...... Sorry for the diversion - normal service is now resumed. Ken 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 16 hours ago, Drift said: OP is Pedantic. Or, if you write the Airfix Workbench posts, peripatetic. Anyhow, the charge of pedantry seems to me to strike at the notion that words have some sort of consensus-based meaning. I'm reminded of a famous anecdote about W.S. Gilbert, when Ruddigore opened: "How is Bloodygore going on?" asked a friend of Gilbert's. "It isn't Bloodygore", replied Gilbert, "it's Ruddygore." "Oh, it's the same thing," stated the friend. "Not at all, for that would mean that if I said that I admired your ruddy countenance, which I do, I would be saying that I liked your bloody cheek, which I don't." 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Learstang said: I know how to write goodly. Bigly Cheers, Stew 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Coombs Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 2 hours ago, bhouse said: They're at it again. Today's Workbench says they have been "inundated with complementary messages" concerning the Blenheim. Some good, some bad, I assume. Messages up the ying-yang, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 On 10/31/2017 at 8:46 PM, bhouse said: turns my intended "your" into "you're" (or vice-versa) and I fail to notice. Spallchucker 2020 version will turn them all into "ur" so you need not worry! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Flankerman said: .... and his bust.... Bust? He barely needs a bra! or Bust? His legs are missing, of course he's bust! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 I love it when they say "very unique". Sure... I'm glad you clarified that. I wasn't sure 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 (edited) I have a good friend who likes to say 'really excellent'; I have to gently remind him that this is ever-so-slightly redundant. I'm surprised he's still a good friend. Regards, Jason P.S. Nice piccies of the representations of the good Marshal, Ken! My avatar heartily approves. Edited November 8, 2017 by Learstang Additional comment added. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnerboy Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I had a dog called Zhukov and a cat called Tirpitz 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 14 hours ago, Mike said: I love it when they say "very unique". Or.... 'Almost exactly'. Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotusArenco Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Flankerman said: 16 hours ago, Mike said: I love it when they say "very unique". Or.... 'Almost exactly'. That’s almost exactly the very unique and enigmatic way I write myself. Mart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 This thread should increase the readership of the Airfix Workbench - we'll all be looking for the next enigmatic grammatical inexactitude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurrantBunbury Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 I too noticed the misplaced 'enigmatic.' I was at work at the time, so I permitted myself a quiet splutter and carried on. Relatedly, Michael McCreary posted this on Facebook recently: 3 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Many years ago, my father was in the British Army stationed in Germany. My grandmother was visiting, and she and my parents attended a Sgts Mess reception for the adjacent German Bundeswehr tank regiment. She would insist on calling them 'Pansy Grenadiers' - much to my fathers embarrasment! Ken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I know that language evolves gradually, but the misuse of some words really rankles. My pet hate is "amazing". When the Ohio limped into Valetta harbour, that was amazing. When a B-17, with half of it's tail and tail planes shot away made it back to base, that's amazing. But when a couple perform a dance routine on Strictly.......it's NOT amazing! John. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Bullbasket said: But when a couple perform a dance routine on Strictly.......it's NOT amazing! Yes it is. It's AMAZING that you admitted to watching such awful telly! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Mike said: Yes it is. It's AMAZING that you admitted to watching such awful telly! Unfortunately, I'm back in the "old country" staying with family, and I don't get a choice. Normally, I would rather stick pins in my eyes than watch SCD. It's a load of IMHO. John. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 2 hours ago, Bullbasket said: I would rather stick pins in my eyes than watch SCD. It's a load of IMHO. You Sir, are not wrong 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_c67 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Bit like the overuse of the word "Nice"... Or the modern trend on faceache/social media of everything being "X saw this and they were amazed/lost it/other inappropriate superlative" only to find a load of clickbait laced with ads.... And guess what? NO PEOPLE ^&£^$ WEREN'T AMAZED/LOST IT/ETC. Ahem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B (Sc) Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 On 11/6/2017 at 10:13 PM, charlie_c67 said: Bit like the overuse of the word "Nice"... 'Nice' was a fine word, now destroyed by overuse. Something being a nice fit MEANT something once ! No, the OP was not being a pedant - except in the most complimentary sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick4350 Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 11 hours ago, John B (Sc) said: 'Nice' was a fine word, now destroyed by overuse. Something being a nice fit MEANT something once ! No, the OP was not being a pedant - except in the most complimentary sense. Yes, but I like eating Nice biscuits when having a cup of tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 On 27/10/2017 at 2:21 PM, malpaso said: "Although perhaps not as enigmatic as the Spitfire, modellers have welcomed the new Walrus..." I think I've just cracked the clue. Airfix are teasing us that they are about to release the first ever model of what is surely the most enigmatic aircraft of all time: The Farley Fruitbat. Although a 1:72 model would be the obvious choice, a usually reliable source has told me that Airfix are actually planning to produce it at 24:1, making the model about 360m long. Eduard have plans for some aftermarket but are having problems sourcing sufficient brass. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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