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Offline Conquistador

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Re: He's back!
« Reply #15 on: March 23, 2014, 07:52:57 PM »
I like to keep a copy of Sir Ernest Gowers' The Complete Plain Words on my desk. It is very useful for beating idiots with.

 lol  OMG!  Where do I get a copy?  8)

Gracias,

Glenn
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Offline Eisenfaust

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Re: He's back!
« Reply #16 on: March 24, 2014, 01:36:03 AM »
I like to keep a copy of Sir Ernest Gowers' The Complete Plain Words on my desk. It is very useful for beating idiots with.

Hear, hear.
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Offline Craig

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Re: He's back!
« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2014, 08:17:40 PM »
I keep it next to my copy of Fowler's Modern English Usage
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Offline LCpl McDoom

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Re: He's back!
« Reply #18 on: March 27, 2014, 11:22:00 PM »
This....

"I don't know that clarity wards off redundant stupidity but as long as the "seniors" leave me alone to do my job I am happy."

*Sigh* If only this were true in my tiny domain, I might then actually prove I could make a difference sometimes. Alas, the "seniors" implement (or try) the latest management fads.

I'm in the Civil Circus - and I have absolute approval rights over all acronyms  ::)


Offline Conquistador

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Re: He's back!
« Reply #19 on: March 28, 2014, 01:09:40 AM »


I'm in the Civil Circus - and I have absolute approval rights over all acronyms  ::)



I am in the American Federal Gov. version - The "stick nose into everybody's business" part - and my power is which color pen I use that day: Red (urban,) Green (Vegetation,) Black (Man-Made/LOCs,) or Blur (Water Features,) or purple (just because I can.)

Gracias,

Glenn

 

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