I've had a bump.

[TownieChap]

On Saturday night my darling granddaughters came to stay with Mrs TownieChap and I. Aged 4 and 7 they are definitely a handful but generally speaking they are very well behaved children (we have only had one potty incident with the youngest and MrsTC blamed me for it... if the cap fits). However, Saturday night brought quite a flurry of excitement to my granddaughters when I discovered online that their favourite children's TV presenter is coming to town to do a show at the Southport Flower Show, Justin something-or-other?

Anyway, such excitement led to normally tidied away toys being left out after they had gone to bed and it was one of these said toys that was to become the reason for my weekend injury. CRASH BANG WALLOP, i went down like a falling brick and landed very ungracefully on the cold kitchen floor... MrsTC was creased in hysterics and the cat gave a glancing look of satisfaction, human-feline relations are at an all time low of late in this household. As I type this tale of woe my head still hurts from taking a knock and I'm pretty sure my pinky finger is sprained. Enjoy your week friends, for mine is written off with injury!

[Nick2]

I've had a bump to the head. My head. Ouch!

On Saturday night my darling granddaughters came to stay with Mrs TownieChap and I. Aged 4 and 7 they are definitely a handful but generally speaking they are very well behaved children (we have only had one potty incident with the youngest and Mrs TownieChap blamed me for it... if the cap fits). However, Saturday night brought quite a flurry of excitement to my granddaughters when I discovered online that their favourite children's TV presenter is coming to town to do a show at the Southport Flower Show, Justin something-or-other?

Anyway, such excitement led to normally tidied away toys being left out after they had gone to bed and it was one of these said toys that was to become the reason for my weekend injury. CRASH BANG WALLOP, i went down like a falling brick and landed very ungracefully on the cold kitchen floor... Mrs TownieChap was creased in hysterics and the cat gave a glancing look of satisfaction, human-cat relations are at an all time low of late. As I type this tail of woe to you my head still hurts from taking a knock and I'm pretty sure my pinky finger is sprained. Enjoy your week friends, for mine is written off with injury!

I'm not surprised the cat looked smug. He/she probably considers your tumble as just retribution, for his days out in the wind and rain (with only one dish of whiskas), whilst you dealt with the repellent commode.

[MICK/GILLY]

Mr tumbles spotty bag, ha ha that never gets old .

[TownieChap]

I'm not surprised the cat looked smug. He/she probably considers your tumble as just retribution, for his days out in the wind and rain (with only one dish of whiskas), whilst you dealt with the repellent commode.

HE should of been grateful for the one dish of Whiskas, do you know expensive cat food is these days?

Mice are free.

[whiplash]

Did Mrs TC clean your bog when she came home?

[Desert Region]

HE should of been grateful for the one dish of Whiskas, do you know expensive cat food is these days?

Mice are free.

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[Hamble]

On Saturday night my darling granddaughters came to stay with Mrs TownieChap and I. Aged 4 and 7 they are definitely a handful but generally speaking they are very well behaved children (we have only had one potty incident with the youngest and MrsTC blamed me for it... if the cap fits). However, Saturday night brought quite a flurry of excitement to my granddaughters when I discovered online that their favourite children's TV presenter is coming to town to do a show at the Southport Flower Show, Justin something-or-other?

Anyway, such excitement led to normally tidied away toys being left out after they had gone to bed and it was one of these said toys that was to become the reason for my weekend injury. CRASH BANG WALLOP, i went down like a falling brick and landed very ungracefully on the cold kitchen floor... MrsTC was creased in hysterics and the cat gave a glancing look of satisfaction, human-feline relations are at an all time low of late in this household. As I type this tale of woe my head still hurts from taking a knock and I'm pretty sure my pinky finger is sprained. Enjoy your week friends, for mine is written off with injury!

That was quite a somersault landing on your head and pinky.

[said]

Any photos of the incident?

[Nick2]

HE should of been grateful for the one dish of Whiskas, do you know expensive cat food is these days?

Mice are free.

Did the cat assist in composing this post too? "should of" (have)

[said]

Did the cat assist in composing this post too? "should of" (have)

No - it seems he left it to the ***** to do!

[shippy]

Did the cat assist in composing this post too? "should of" (have)

Nick, you can't teach an old dog new tricks...or toilet etiquette...

[Derek H]

Quote On Saturday night my darling granddaughters came to stay with Mrs TownieChap and I. Unquote

Is the use of I on this sentence an attempt at some form of linguistic snobbery (completely erroneous if it is) or is it simply proof that the poster never managed to learn any grammar while at school?

Let's just imagine that he had not mentioned his wife. The sentence would then read (the abridged version): My granddaughters came to stay with I.

[said]

But sometimes, when people correct other folks' grammar in a non-education, non-copyediting situation, they're not being helpful; they're asserting their perceived linguistic superiority. Some things that people have been taught are rules of English grammar are really not rules at all — and some of them are flat-out wrong. And while some who proudly wear the badge of "grammar Nazi" or "grammar police" see themselves as defenders of the language, they're not really enforcing grammatical rules; they're reinforcing personal peeves.

For instance, you claim "completely erroneous" for the sentence - how can that be? Is every word 'erroneous' ? or is it only part of the sentence that is erroneous? In which case your corrections obscure the meaning of the sentence.

[konemann]

Perhaps Derek, with his superior knowledge of English grammar and language, would be so kind as to assist me in recalling a particular word.

Been trying to remember it for a while now,
I know that it begins with PED , has the letters AN in the middle and ends in TIC, but can't for the life of me think what the word could be.

[jamyramy]

dear derek.theres those of us for whome ,whats in our head tis not oft easily read,but for just a moments intelligence led ,the inner wonder of anothers thoughts read,anothers thoughts shared,their poor discourse writ ,to see ,a forgiven moment be!