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JonnyJ

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3rd Nov 13 at 08:06

quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286

quote:
Originally posted by Gary
It's a station for trains, like a station for busses.

You don't call a bus station a road station do you?

No it's a bus garage or depot. The buses are independant of it and can drive past it or go into it. It is separate from the road.

A railway station is actually on the raiway. The train cannot not pass through it. It serves the train, but it is not a part of it. Hence railway station and not train station.

You are Alan Partridge and ICM £5

scottyp1989

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3rd Nov 13 at 08:52

Have you never been on a platform and a train come through without stopping?

djgritt

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3rd Nov 13 at 09:27

Railway Station sounds so wrong.

Eck

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3rd Nov 13 at 10:11

quote:
Originally posted by BeetleGav
I think my shit superior brain just auto corrects morons, whilest at the same time thinking "spackers"

Oh come on. Whilest?

There's a lot of things that infuriate me on this board, but I've given up correcting them. Especially a before certain words beginning with h. Does nobody use an anymore?

Generation

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3rd Nov 13 at 10:27

Redtop

SVM 286

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3rd Nov 13 at 11:06

quote:
Originally posted by JonnyJ

quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286

quote:
Originally posted by Gary
It's a station for trains, like a station for busses.

You don't call a bus station a road station do you?

No it's a bus garage or depot. The buses are independant of it and can drive past it or go into it. It is separate from the road.

A railway station is actually on the raiway. The train cannot not pass through it. It serves the train, but it is not a part of it. Hence railway station and not train station.

You are Alan Partridge and ICM £5

Pardon?

SVM 286

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3rd Nov 13 at 11:08

quote:
Originally posted by scottyp1989
Have you never been on a platform and a train come through without stopping?

Pardon?

SVM 286

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3rd Nov 13 at 11:09

quote:
Originally posted by djgritt
Railway Station sounds so wrong.

Only to Americans and others who are uninitiated in speaking English Mr Gritt.

JordyCarter

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3rd Nov 13 at 11:18

lol just realised IVI is a M...

JonnyJ

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3rd Nov 13 at 11:33

quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286

quote:
Originally posted by JonnyJ

quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286

quote:
Originally posted by Gary
It's a station for trains, like a station for busses.

You don't call a bus station a road station do you?

No it's a bus garage or depot. The buses are independant of it and can drive past it or go into it. It is separate from the road.

A railway station is actually on the raiway. The train cannot not pass through it. It serves the train, but it is not a part of it. Hence railway station and not train station.

You are Alan Partridge and ICM £5

Pardon?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yHvvVuF-pU

From 1min onwards

[Edited on 03-11-2013 by JonnyJ]

alan-g-w

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3rd Nov 13 at 13:24

quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286

quote:
Originally posted by scottyp1989
Have you never been on a platform and a train come through without stopping?

Pardon?

Express trains pass through some stations on their route, I think he's referring to where you said a train has to stop at them.

Edit, after having another read I think he's been caught out by your double negative the same as me

[Edited on 03-11-2013 by alan-g-w]

Cavey

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3rd Nov 13 at 13:30

Tbf, the station/depot thing is more pedantic than annoying IMO. I'd accept both and not get annoyed.

The Americanisms are increasingly popular thanks to worldwide TV now, and they annoy me.

My missus is a bit simple and always says Gas station, pronounces Tuna as Tooner as well

(although she thinks that's correct as Sir Attenborough pronounced it that way too

)

[Edited on 03-11-2013 by Cavey]

Ian

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3rd Nov 13 at 13:33

Next time she says gas, pour some petrol on her and ask her whether it feels like a liquid or a gas.

John

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3rd Nov 13 at 13:52

I done a bit of research into the gas thing, probably prompted by a thread on here, and I'm sure gas (as a shortened gasoline) was actually a more appropriate name than petrol. Your usual idiot calling it a gas station won't know that though.

Hub cap grinds my gears, unless it is actually a cap for a hub.

alan-g-w

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3rd Nov 13 at 15:28

I'd have thought you did some research instead tbh.

John

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3rd Nov 13 at 15:41

I'd have thought you were wrong.

I'm talking about a non specific point in the past, not saying I did the research last Wednesday.

pow

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3rd Nov 13 at 16:28

We've got family friends who are yanks over at the moment and having the gas argument with them is great

Cavey

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3rd Nov 13 at 16:31

quote:
Originally posted by John
I'd have thought you were wrong.

I'm talking about a non specific point in the past, not saying I did the research last Wednesday.

Its either I did, or I've done. If someone else had said that you'd crucify them John

John

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3rd Nov 13 at 16:34

That's one I wouldn't pick up on, it's the really simple stuff that bugs me. If I'm wrong I definitely deserve to be pulled up though, also means I won't do the same the next time.

MJFF88

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3rd Nov 13 at 16:41

Your when they mean you'll. Pisses me off every time.

alan-g-w

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3rd Nov 13 at 16:45

Lol, I like how you try to rationalise your mistakes John.

It's a very common West of Scotland thing I've found

IvIarkgraham

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3rd Nov 13 at 17:46

quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
Lol, I like how you try to rationalise your mistakes John.

It's a very common West of Scotland thing I've found

It's what they get taught at accountancy school

John

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3rd Nov 13 at 18:10

I'm still not sure it is a mistake, I'd like someone to show me why it is.

I've got a Higher C for English I'll have you know.

alan-g-w

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3rd Nov 13 at 18:50

It's a mistake because it's grammatically incorrect, Carey spelled it out for you.

alan-g-w

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3rd Nov 13 at 18:55

http://proofreading.ie/portfolio/using-did-and-done-correctly/

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