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Cmon HRG, I have a lot of respect for you, don't threaten that by using action as a verb
IIRC it hit the white balloon, which confused the Citeh defender no end. Eriksson went on about it for ages while insisting he wasn't blaming the defeat on it. Sky Sports 'News' have been running an interview with the bloke who took the balloons. Honestly.

IIRC it hit the white balloon, which confused the Citeh defender no end. Eriksson went on about it for ages while insisting he wasn't blaming the defeat on it. Sky Sports 'News' have been running an interview with the bloke who took the balloons. Honestly.
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Why didn't the lazy bastard goalie just burst them when the action was up the other end?Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:Cmon HRG, I have a lot of respect for you, don't threaten that by using action as a verb![]()
IIRC it hit the white balloon, which confused the Citeh defender no end. Eriksson went on about it for ages while insisting he wasn't blaming the defeat on it. Sky Sports 'News' have been running an interview with the bloke who took the balloons. Honestly.
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Mr Svennis spoke of this too, while absolutely not blaming the defeat on a balloon. Apparently young Joseph was "busy".fatshaft wrote:Why didn't the lazy bastard goalie just burst them when the action was up the other end?Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:Cmon HRG, I have a lot of respect for you, don't threaten that by using action as a verb![]()
IIRC it hit the white balloon, which confused the Citeh defender no end. Eriksson went on about it for ages while insisting he wasn't blaming the defeat on it. Sky Sports 'News' have been running an interview with the bloke who took the balloons. Honestly.
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DSB, "exit" as a verb, yes or no?Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:Cmon HRG, I have a lot of respect for you, don't threaten that by using action as a verb![]()
Prufrock wrote: Like money hasn't always talked. You might not like it, or disagree, but it's the truth. It's a basic incentive, people always have, and always will want what's best for themselves and their families
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Whyever not? Single characters have been exiting stage left for years, even if multiple one exeunt omnes.mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:DSB, "exit" as a verb, yes or no?Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:Cmon HRG, I have a lot of respect for you, don't threaten that by using action as a verb![]()
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Only just seen this. As Montgomery of Canada points out, it's long been used in stage directions; however, I'm struggling to come up with another instance in which it couldn't be replaced to better effect with "leave" or some other simple verb. (I'm all ears for examples.)Montreal Wanderer wrote:Whyever not? Single characters have been exiting stage left for years, even if multiple one exeunt omnes.mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:DSB, "exit" as a verb, yes or no?Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:Cmon HRG, I have a lot of respect for you, don't threaten that by using action as a verb![]()
I refer again to George Orwell's rules, often ignored (including by me), never bettered.
1. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
2. Never use a long word where a short one will do.
3. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
4. Never use the passive where you can use the active.
5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
6. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.
Anyway, Citeh...
HRG said "blue-sky out-of-the-box style thinking" elsewhere not too long ago.
Having worked in central London I know all about the usage of actions moving forward.
Having worked in central London I know all about the usage of actions moving forward.
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Yes, as bare Latin.Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:Only just seen this. As Montgomery of Canada points out, it's long been used in stage directions;Montreal Wanderer wrote:Whyever not? Single characters have been exiting stage left for years, even if multiple one exeunt omnes.mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:DSB, "exit" as a verb, yes or no?Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:Cmon HRG, I have a lot of respect for you, don't threaten that by using action as a verb![]()
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I did not doubt youhisroyalgingerness wrote:if you worked where i work you'd know full well i was taking the michael
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What's bare mean?mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:Yes, as bare Latin.Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:Only just seen this. As Montgomery of Canada points out, it's long been used in stage directions;Montreal Wanderer wrote:Whyever not? Single characters have been exiting stage left for years, even if multiple one exeunt omnes.mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:DSB, "exit" as a verb, yes or no?Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:Cmon HRG, I have a lot of respect for you, don't threaten that by using action as a verb![]()

As you can tell, I was politely saying 'no'. But I'm not a didact about these things, and can have my mind changed if decent examples are put forward...
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