There was a display in our Tesco's yesterday for: "Steak and Ale Pie, Hot Shot Hot Dog, and Chicken Tackle Masala." Does nobody proofread these things?
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Aug 21, 2021
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The second seems not to be on their Web Site. And the "'s" is bad, though common, grammar. JRS
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Proofread by the Facebook generation
Ye gods! It's deliberate! How sad.
What's the problem with these two?
The second seems not to be on their Web Site.
And the "'s" is bad, though common, grammar.
__ JRS
All three are Walkers "football related" crisp flavours
Flavoured scabs.
aka the £1.99 business lunch special
Owain
Very few people can read these days and even fewer can write, and of those almost none can write correct English. And one on a hundred can Do Sums, if that.
Blair generation. Thats what Full Marx fior dummies at school and no english language exams are all about
Er what "'s"???
I'm OK with chicken breast, thighs and wings but, tackle?
Tikka (spellchucked)
Tesco's what? Your own posting may require proofreading.
Could have intended "Tesco's local supermarket".
I appreciate that, but this is not what he said when criticising others' written style.
In message snipped-for-privacy@candehope.me.uk>, charles snipped-for-privacy@candehope.me.uk> writes
Capons are castrated cockerels - so it's possibly an example of putting the 'leftovers' to good use.
What's wrong with chicken balls? It's on most Chinese takeaway menus in the sweet and sour section.
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