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mac2623sqn
6th Jun 2010, 21:11
Was explaining recently to my daughter of how safe flying is these days compared to when I first joined the RAF.

I was taking a transit flight to Hendon from Marham in a Hastings where you had a better view through the gap in the rear door than out the window as we all had to be seated backwards in those days, no inflight movies or snacks, just the rushing of wind and the odd spray from the tarmac on landing "happy days"?

Anyone else have similar experiencies?

WHBM
7th Jun 2010, 13:22
Goodness me, at our skydiving club we don't even have a door ..... :)

RevMan2
8th Jun 2010, 06:56
Bet you don't have greengrocers' apostrophes either...:ugh:

bubblesuk
8th Jun 2010, 10:02
Bet you don't have greengrocers' apostrophes either...:ugh:


Greengrocer's :ok:

Capetonian
8th Jun 2010, 10:18
Greengrocers' apostrophes, as in "Greengrocers' apostrophes are a common grammatical error"

A greengrocer's apostrophe, as in "The sign contains a greengrocer's apostrophe."

And whilst we're being pedantic :

"A large crowd of people are gathered ...."
or
"A large crowd of people is gathered ....."

Ancient Observer
8th Jun 2010, 11:15
.........back to JB for you, I think.........

RedhillPhil
9th Jun 2010, 10:05
A large crowd of people is gathered. Crowd - although many people - is a singular word, or at least it was in my 1965 G.C.E. "O" level.