@BBCBreaking your correction is grammatically incorrect, unless the four family members were all driving. Shame on you, #BBC.
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@NSharara@bbcbreaking I see pedantry is alive and well -
@PeterGroome@bbcbreaking You call it pedantry, I call it having standards. Go figure. -
@NSharara Definition: the habit of being a pedant, esp in the display of useless knowledge or minute observance of petty rules or details -
@PeterGroome Yeah, I got that part. Did u get the part about the BBC using poor English? -
@NSharara Question: Is the BBC story clear to the average reader? If the answer is 'Yes' it follows that your intervention is pointless -
@PeterGroome "Pick socks up my" would be clear to the average reader, that doesn't make it right. I don't think you get the point, sadly. -
@NSharara No you miss the point. All journalists occasionally make mistakes. It takes a pedant to show off and point them out - 1 more reply
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@BBCBreaking who drove carelessly? The man or the four? Poor sentence structure.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BBCBreaking Good, no more than he deserved!!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BBCBreaking that's 2 corrections in 2days. WhoopsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bbcbreaking a considerable mistake on the part of BBC 'breaking news' !Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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