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Bad grammar in public view.

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  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,861
    Me to ......
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,860
    25/25 also

    Very suspicious, even if I've always spoke proper since I is a kid
  • red10
    red10 Posts: 835
    25 and that was even with going to Thomas Tallis 40 odd years ago !!
  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    If there was a sign showing you which way the cash machines were, should it read ATMS or ATM'S?
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,230
    ATMS, I think.
  • Addick in SW16
    Addick in SW16 Posts: 1,421
    25/25 but I'm not sure I trust the result
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,483
    Not saying my grammar is perfect but it's amazing the number of people who use the word 'your' when they mean 'you're'.
  • If there was a sign showing you which way the cash machines were, should it read ATMS or ATM'S?

    Neither. ATMs.
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  • cherryorchard
    cherryorchard Posts: 1,722
    25/25 too!
  • I should of got 25/25 but I never.
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,895
    25/25

    But then I've always been good at grammer.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,850
    25/25 so 50% correct - now where's the maths test?

  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,743
    edited March 2017
    Hmmmmmm 25/25 here too. I can't believe we are all English Scholars?!?

    I'll take the win for Eltham Green anyway.
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,961
    I'm worried that everyone has got perfect scores so far, therefore I won't take part.

    I wouldn't want to loose.

  • PeterGage
    PeterGage Posts: 1,793
    How do you know you got 25/25? I just took the test and it did not give a definitive score - just said "Congratulations, you are a Grammar Master" etc etc
  • PeterGage said:

    How do you know you got 25/25? I just took the test and it did not give a definitive score - just said "Congratulations, you are a Grammar Master" etc etc

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  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,435

    If there was a sign showing you which way the cash machines were, should it read ATMS or ATM'S?

    Neither. ATMs.
    Technically I'm not sure it's any of the above. Machines is the word that the M is representing so by adding an s on the end of the acronym (actually an initialism as the initials don't spell a word) you are pluralising a plural. So it should just be ATM.
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,743
    Rizzo said:

    If there was a sign showing you which way the cash machines were, should it read ATMS or ATM'S?

    Neither. ATMs.
    Technically I'm not sure it's any of the above. Machines is the word that the M is representing so by adding an s on the end of the acronym (actually an initialism as the initials don't spell a word) you are pluralising a plural. So it should just be ATM.
    Is it? What if there's only 1 cash machine?
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  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198
    Rizzo said:

    If there was a sign showing you which way the cash machines were, should it read ATMS or ATM'S?

    Neither. ATMs.
    Technically I'm not sure it's any of the above. Machines is the word that the M is representing so by adding an s on the end of the acronym (actually an initialism as the initials don't spell a word) you are pluralising a plural. So it should just be ATM.
    But don't you need the "s" to differentiate between a single and multiple number of the aforementioned machines? Otherwise the reader is left with incomplete information.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,230
    Where is the nearest ATM?

    Are there any ATMs nearby?
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,850

    Where is the nearest ATM?

    Are there any ATMs nearby?

    I don't know where you are so can't help, I'm afraid.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,027
    I hate these non-descript TLAs (see what I did there). I'd much prefer it if everyone stuck to Cashpoint.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,860
    I remember in Private Eye a debate about what to call the section of the letters page devoted to minor corrections. Should it be

    Pedant's corner, (singular possessive)
    Pedants corner, or (adjective)
    Pedants' corner? (plural possessive)

    In the end they went with Pedantry corner!
  • The way people pronounce words today leaves me wondering about the standard of teaching in our schools and universities. Contri-bute instead of Con-trib-ute, Distri-bute instead of Dis-trib-ute and my all time favourite Arks instead of Ask.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,850
    Con-troversy instead of contra-versy.
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,435
    cafcfan said:

    Rizzo said:

    If there was a sign showing you which way the cash machines were, should it read ATMS or ATM'S?

    Neither. ATMs.
    Technically I'm not sure it's any of the above. Machines is the word that the M is representing so by adding an s on the end of the acronym (actually an initialism as the initials don't spell a word) you are pluralising a plural. So it should just be ATM.
    But don't you need the "s" to differentiate between a single and multiple number of the aforementioned machines? Otherwise the reader is left with incomplete information.
    The s is helpful but I'm not sure it's correct. I do however stand to be corrected on the matter.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,027
    The number of people who claim to work in Haitch R. Whenever I hear it I want to scream 'Haitch -AAARRRGGHHH!!!' at them.

    If you can't even say the name of your job properly, you shouldn't be doing it.
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,743

    The way people pronounce words today leaves me wondering about the standard of teaching in our schools and universities. Contri-bute instead of Con-trib-ute, Distri-bute instead of Dis-trib-ute

    Syllable rage!!!!!!!