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Beckham is back, is this news ?

 
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nod



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:07 am    Post subject: Beckham is back, is this news ? Reply with quote

he wants to stay at AC milan if their lwayers can talk to their lawyers..blah...blah...who cares ?, is it news ?? Rolling Eyes

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought you meant his back - I know his tattoos are rather famous!

I hope he does stay at AC Milan, as it'll make it easier for him to play for England, and his talent is wasted in the US.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I really feel sorry for those kids who are pulled and pushed from one end of the world to the next. I bet LA Galaxy are not very happy as he was going to be a big brand for their team.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't think the Beckham children suffer TOO badly Mark - they are extremely wealthy after all!
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

He didn't improve England against Spain did he ? Rolling Eyes

Good to see they are back to their old form Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What's wrong with Beckham's back? And why is it news?
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

colby wrote:
What's wrong with Beckham's back? And why is it news?


The case of the missing " ' " striking again! Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not sure that the " ' " would have helped much Ernie. Smile In today's climate of grammatical indifference, it may even, have worsened matters further.

"Beckhams Back"- sounds like a nice little village in the country.

"Beckham's back" is the back of Beckham in the possessive sense.

"Beckham 's back" meaning; Beckham is back, is I think,( I'm no expert though) how it should have been. It 's all about that missing space, but it comes down to style; some might say, you don't need the space, others may pop one in there, for the purposes of clarity. That 's the problem when style takes precedence over substance; we become nothing more than a colourful array of glossy coatings used to paint over our rotten, festering lives.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rachel wrote:
I'm not sure that the " ' " would have helped much Ernie. Smile In today's climate of grammatical indifference, it may even, have worsened matters further.



A hyphen would have helped

Beckham's back - is news?

Never heard of the space for is > 's


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... rotten, festering lives.


I've seen examples of those but not in our house!


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I see that the thread title has now been edited. Of course, there should be a period (full stop) after "Beckham" if followed by "is the news?", leading to the fact that the "i" in "is" should then be capitalised. So it should read: "Beckham is back. Is this news?".

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PS: Who says that I lead a "rotten, festering life"? Has somebody been snooping?
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

colby wrote:
I see that the thread title has now been edited. Of course, there should be a period (full stop) after "Beckham" if followed by "is the news?", leading to the fact that the "i" in "is" should then be capitalised. So it should read: "Beckham is back. Is this news?".

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PS: Who says that I lead a "rotten, festering life"? Has somebody been snooping?


Hmm, not quite right yet colby, I think it should be

"Beckham is back. Is THAT news?"

Very Happy


Oh and colby, welcome to the forum, whatever happened to our Welcome Thread ? Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are either some sad people on here or they have too much time on their hands Rolling Eyes

Go on, tell me what's wrong with that sentence Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

nod wrote:
There are either some sad people on here or they have too much time on their hands Rolling Eyes



Hey nod, chill. Some forums have a whole Pedant's Thread, and there is an Apostrophe Society.

nod wrote:
Go on, tell me what's wrong with that sentence Rolling Eyes



Just read the thread nod, anyway you've altered the thread title so you acknowledged something was wrong Laughing


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PostPosted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

According to reports Beckham is saying ' he will not go back to LA Galaxy even if he has no contract at AC'. I think it's about the money what LA want, and I don't blame them as they are going to lose out of sponsor deals etc...
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nod wrote:
There are either some sad people on here or they have too much time on their hands Rolling Eyes

Go on, tell me what's wrong with that sentence Rolling Eyes


It's not really a sentence because it lacks a full-stop at the end like wot this does.

Cool Cool Cool Cool

Anyway....

mark occomore wrote:
According to reports Beckham is saying ' he will not go back to LA Galaxy even if he has no contract at AC'. I think it's about the money what LA want, and I don't blame them as they are going to lose out of sponsor deals etc...


My understanding of this (given that I find top-flight football an unending bore) is that Beckham has a contract with Galaxy, so surely he doesn't really have a choice in the matter? Or is he just being silly?
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Apparently it comes down to money, LA Galaxy want more, AC Milan don't want to pay anymore for a 34 yr old etc.

So if someone wants to pay, including Beckham from his own cash, then it could be sorted and he stays at AC Milan and achieves his goal of playing in Europe, being noticed and possibly selected for England in 2010.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

colby wrote:
nod wrote:
There are either some sad people on here or they have too much time on their hands Rolling Eyes

Go on, tell me what's wrong with that sentence Rolling Eyes


It's not really a sentence because it lacks a full-stop at the end like wot this does.

Cool Cool Cool Cool

Anyway....

mark occomore wrote:
According to reports Beckham is saying ' he will not go back to LA Galaxy even if he has no contract at AC'. I think it's about the money what LA want, and I don't blame them as they are going to lose out of sponsor deals etc...


My understanding of this (given that I find top-flight football an unending bore) is that Beckham has a contract with Galaxy, so surely he doesn't really have a choice in the matter? Or is he just being silly?


Can't he buy himself out of contract with help by the club?
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