I try not to react to flames on the various Forums I frequent but I have to react here
Personally, I hate to hear (or worse see in print) phrases which are used as easy ways out of having to think too hard.
I have always felt ashamed of not being able to choose words or phrases which uphold the beauty of our given language.
Anger or discontent sometimes engender such phrases in the mind but isn't it more satisfying to leave the common phrases in the mind and think of a more appropriate phrase which you just know would have pleased your English Teacher?
I'm with Simon on this one and I congratulate him for his timely words.

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Eddie from Rotherham
Skype:eddiefromrotherham
www.yamahakeyboards.info

Oooh, now THIS is entertaining!

I love Chas' comment about teenagers

Hey Claudiu, it might be time for YOU to chill, and ME as well. No point in fanning the flames.

Peace,

chas

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Nice to see things have not changed since I went a wanderin'
Tony W

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what's going on ?

Marvin Gaye, 1971.

ok

Mr Ed !!!!

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

claudiu, how old are you?

Yeah, Mr. Ed, that was hysterically funny. and here I was thinking that this board was humor challenged. You know, re. Claudiu, we could be the victims of one of the greatest (and funniest) pranks ever perpetrated on an internet board. If that's the case, hats off to Claudiu, the master clown......but somehow, I doubt it.

chas