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Re: Pedants United

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 5:25 pm
by Paul Cooksey
Alanis Morisette wrote:I guess one of the things that is the scariest for us in terms of our collective shame is being seen as stupid or uneducated or ignorant. I can embrace, ‘I’m stupid,’ I can embrace that I’m really brilliant. It just depends on when you catch me!

Re: Pedants United

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 6:56 pm
by Nick Ivell
I've been posting a bit more, with all the politics going on, and I can see I'm going to have to be careful.

I can see my posts might end up in this thread, undergoing grammatical examination!

Re: Pedants United

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 7:39 pm
by Simon Rogers
It's good to see so much more posting on the forum by everyone.

Re: Pedants United

Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2021 12:43 am
by Neil Graham
Just bought a large box of "Biscuits for Cheese" from a well known supermarket in time for Christmas.

The box informs us that it is "A selection of biscuits for cheese to compliment any cheeseboard".

P.S. Just in time for an appropriate Christmas cracker joke.

"An explosion took place at a French Cheese factory this evening - all that's left was de brie."

Re: Pedants United

Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2021 10:02 am
by Tim Spanton
Neil Graham wrote:
Sun Dec 19, 2021 12:43 am
Just bought a large box of "Biscuits for Cheese" from a well known supermarket in time for Christmas.

The box informs us that it is "A selection of biscuits for cheese to compliment any cheeseboard".

P.S. Just in time for an appropriate Christmas cracker joke.

"An explosion took place at a French Cheese factory this evening - all that's left was de brie."
Shouldn't that be French cheese factory, rather than French Cheese factory?

Re: Pedants United

Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2021 11:04 am
by Kevin Williamson
Tim Spanton wrote:
Sun Dec 19, 2021 10:02 am
Neil Graham wrote:
Sun Dec 19, 2021 12:43 am
Just bought a large box of "Biscuits for Cheese" from a well known supermarket in time for Christmas.

The box informs us that it is "A selection of biscuits for cheese to compliment any cheeseboard".

P.S. Just in time for an appropriate Christmas cracker joke.

"An explosion took place at a French Cheese factory this evening - all that's left was de brie."
Shouldn't that be French cheese factory, rather than French Cheese factory?
It was Gouda you to point that out, Tim.

Re: Pedants United

Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2021 11:32 am
by Neil Graham
Tim Spanton wrote:
Sun Dec 19, 2021 10:02 am
Neil Graham wrote:
Sun Dec 19, 2021 12:43 am
Just bought a large box of "Biscuits for Cheese" from a well known supermarket in time for Christmas.

The box informs us that it is "A selection of biscuits for cheese to compliment any cheeseboard".

P.S. Just in time for an appropriate Christmas cracker joke.

"An explosion took place at a French Cheese factory this evening - all that's left was de brie."
Shouldn't that be French cheese factory, rather than French Cheese factory?
As in English chess forum?

"How should you handle cheese? - Caerphilly."

Re: Pedants United

Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2021 11:42 am
by John Upham
Which cheese had the highest Elo rating?

Re: Pedants United

Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2021 12:20 pm
by Tim Spanton
Neil Graham wrote:
Sun Dec 19, 2021 11:32 am
Tim Spanton wrote:
Sun Dec 19, 2021 10:02 am
Neil Graham wrote:
Sun Dec 19, 2021 12:43 am
Just bought a large box of "Biscuits for Cheese" from a well known supermarket in time for Christmas.

The box informs us that it is "A selection of biscuits for cheese to compliment any cheeseboard".

P.S. Just in time for an appropriate Christmas cracker joke.

"An explosion took place at a French Cheese factory this evening - all that's left was de brie."
Shouldn't that be French cheese factory, rather than French Cheese factory?
As in English chess forum?
No - each word of English Chess Forum is capitalised because it is the title of a forum; French cheese factory should not be similarly capitalised unless the factory is called French Cheese or French Cheese Factory, both unlikely constructions.

Re: Pedants United

Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2021 9:13 pm
by John Clarke
John Upham wrote:
Sun Dec 19, 2021 11:42 am
Which cheese had the highest Elo rating?
Emmental. (M N Tal). One of my personal favourites.

Re: Pedants United

Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2021 9:27 pm
by John Upham
Why did the one legged clown leave the cheese circus?

Re: Pedants United

Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 8:08 am
by Andy Stoker
Something about stilton?

Re: Pedants United

Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 9:31 am
by Neil Graham
We haven't had the "What cheese is made backwards?" question yet - fortunately.

Re: Pedants United

Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 10:13 am
by Kevin Thurlow
"It was Gouda you to point that out, Tim."

Only mentioning it because it's the pedantry section, Gouda is pronounced "How-da".

Re: Pedants United

Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 10:39 am
by John Upham
Andy Stoker wrote:
Mon Dec 20, 2021 8:08 am
Something about stilton?
Correct.