So good they want to play us twice...Home to Portsmouth, Football League Cup Tues 10th Jan 7-45.
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Re: So good they want to play us twice...Home to Portsmouth, Football League Cup Tues 10th Jan 7-45.
And by such literal degradations of the language is it diminished. That's your error, sir.GhostoftheBok wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 3:52 pmA common error these days, but "disinterested" to simply mean lacking interest has been entirely proper since the 1800s (used in Dickens, for example). If you check any dictionary on either side of the pond it will provide you with both meanings.Dave Sutton's barnet wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 11:38 amMy inner editor insists it's "uninterested". "Disinterested" means not having a vested interest, being neutral, like a judge. A referee should be disinterested but hopefully not uninterested.
That's your word of the day, folks. Feel free to bore a spouse or child with it.
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Re: So good they want to play us twice...Home to Portsmouth, Football League Cup Tues 10th Jan 7-45.
Are you quite sure you're not French?Dave Sutton's barnet wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:43 pmAnd by such literal degradations of the language is it diminished. That's your error, sir.
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Oh, I'm sure. I'm not one to be too prescriptive. But I love the minor subtleties in our language. That's why I've got shelves full of books about it, and have spent decades in the profession of polishing it. You might call it a vocation.
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Re: So good they want to play us twice...Home to Portsmouth, Football League Cup Tues 10th Jan 7-45.
Portsmouth seem to have cancelled a few loans today - different team on Saturday?
Re: So good they want to play us twice...Home to Portsmouth, Football League Cup Tues 10th Jan 7-45.
One was a recall I hear.officer_dibble wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 8:04 pmPortsmouth seem to have cancelled a few loans today - different team on Saturday?
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