| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why 17:15 - Oct 1 with 1596 views | Meadowlark |
do all the news channels refer to that criminal (I won't mention his name) as a "serving" police officer? This always seems an unnecessary adjective to me. It is often used when referring to members of the armed forces as well, but surely it is a redundant term?
I can understand "retired" or "ex" if they are no longer "serving," but if they are still employed, that term is implied.
I know it's not important. It's on the same scale as weather forecasters being unable to say "misty" without adding "and murky!" |  | | |  |
| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 18:07 - Oct 1 with 1469 views | Illinoisblue |
See also ATM machine |  |
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| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 18:11 - Oct 1 with 1457 views | hoppy |
| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 18:07 - Oct 1 by Illinoisblue |
See also ATM machine |
That's so that people don't mistake them for one of these...
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| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 18:14 - Oct 1 with 1434 views | Darth_Koont |
| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 18:11 - Oct 1 by hoppy |
That's so that people don't mistake them for one of these...
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That was a messy night out. |  |
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| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 18:18 - Oct 1 with 1422 views | BasingstokeBlue |
| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 18:07 - Oct 1 by Illinoisblue |
See also ATM machine |
and “PIN number”. |  |
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| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 18:40 - Oct 1 with 1376 views | hoppy |
| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 18:14 - Oct 1 by Darth_Koont |
That was a messy night out. |
Regrets when you woke up with one next to you? | |
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| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 18:40 - Oct 1 with 1379 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 18:07 - Oct 1 by Illinoisblue |
See also ATM machine |
The name for that type of behaviour is rather excellent
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAS_syndrome
On a similar note, referring to a footballers partner as a WAG always annoys me, given that makes them a wife and girlfriend [Post edited 1 Oct 2021 18:48]
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| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 21:03 - Oct 1 with 1243 views | Seablu |
| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 18:40 - Oct 1 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
The name for that type of behaviour is rather excellent
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAS_syndrome
On a similar note, referring to a footballers partner as a WAG always annoys me, given that makes them a wife and girlfriend [Post edited 1 Oct 2021 18:48]
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Better than the acronym for wife OR girlfriend, I’d imagine…
I expect John Terry used to fly both out. |  | | |
| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 21:05 - Oct 1 with 1239 views | Seablu |
Spits & spats of rain always does my nut in as well.
Weather forecasts for 5 year olds. | | | |
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| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 23:36 - Oct 1 with 1058 views | Churchman |
| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 18:14 - Oct 1 by Darth_Koont |
That was a messy night out. |
I always thought those Star Wars things were a bit rubbish. All you needed was a bit of twine round it’s legs and it was all over. A Tiger Tank is what you need - though not in this rotten country as there’s no fuel for it. |  | | |
| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 09:01 - Oct 2 with 902 views | LevelTheLand |
I believe it is to drive home the point that he was serving at the time of the crime. From what I have read, reports earlier this week were referring to him as an ex-police officer, which (quite rightly) was being called out by people as he has only become an ex-police officer as a result of his crimes. |  | | |
| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 10:58 - Oct 2 with 807 views | blue62 |
| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 09:01 - Oct 2 by LevelTheLand |
I believe it is to drive home the point that he was serving at the time of the crime. From what I have read, reports earlier this week were referring to him as an ex-police officer, which (quite rightly) was being called out by people as he has only become an ex-police officer as a result of his crimes. |
Maybe he should just be an ex human. Doesn’t deserve to be kept at tax payers expense for the next 30 - 40 years. But I don’t think he will last that long inside. |  | | |
| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 20:18 - Oct 3 with 678 views | Wicksy |
| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 18:40 - Oct 1 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
The name for that type of behaviour is rather excellent
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAS_syndrome
On a similar note, referring to a footballers partner as a WAG always annoys me, given that makes them a wife and girlfriend [Post edited 1 Oct 2021 18:48]
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The acronym for 'wife or girlfriend' isn't really acceptable in these enlightened times! |  |
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| I know I'm a little bit pedantic, but why on 20:49 - Oct 3 with 630 views | Crawfordsboot |
Is it possible to be “a little bit pedantic “ ? 🤔 |  | | |
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