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JA05/01/2016 17:31:47
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According to my dictionary (Collins English) an arbour is very different from an arbor except in the USA. An arbour is a shady glade or bower shaded by trees. I suppose this is where the nuts, walnuts or chestnuts, come from.

Enough nut picking.

JA

mark costello 105/01/2016 17:49:07
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Here in America the nuts(and fruits) come from California.wink

Michael Gilligan05/01/2016 18:06:50
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Posted by Ajohnw on 05/01/2016 17:29:06:
Posted by Michael Gilligan on 05/01/2016 16:51:55:
Posted by Ajohnw on 05/01/2016 16:26:59:

winkSurely you mean are perfect Michael.

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NO, John, I do not.

The word "none" is a concatenation of "no one" [or perhaps "not one"] and is therefore singular.

MichaelG.

Really Michael. Either is fine after a fashion. I tried to paste Cambridge's view on the subject but the forum reckoned that the post was too long. Due to the formatting I assume. In real terms either form is ok in English but have different implications. They also imply US use may be different. In this case I have my doubts about that.

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... and yet you presumed to correct my implication.

dont know

Danny M2Z05/01/2016 22:09:08
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When I was in the military one was taught to keep reports concise and to the point.

Some of the comments on this (and other) forums are noted for their verbosity.

Or to put it into plain English - Some people do tend to waffle on and on and on.

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Enough!05/01/2016 22:22:21
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Posted by Danny M2Z on 05/01/2016 22:09:08:

When I was in the military one was taught to keep reports concise and to the point.

Some of the comments on this (and other) forums are noted for their verbosity.

That seems to suggest that you think military reports and online forums are comparable and should therefore adhere to the same standards.

Really? I don't see the connection.

Edited By Bandersnatch on 05/01/2016 22:23:26

Danny M2Z05/01/2016 22:47:47
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Posted by Bandersnatch on 05/01/2016 22:22:21:

That seems to suggest that you think military reports and online forums are comparable and should therefore adhere to the same standards.

Really? I don't see the connection.

I was making a personal observation.

The sub-title of this thread mentions unreadable posts. When one has to wade through lines of waffle to arrive at the point that the poster is trying to make the answer can be hidden in the noise.

When my eyes glaze over, then that post is unreadable imho.

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