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The old soak Rita wasn't going to miss out on that free champagne, was she.
Surely the cigarettes could have been explained by Peter coming to the flat to see Simon, forgot to take the ciggies with him ..
and why on earth did Johnny change his mind within seconds and even propose to Jenny? :wall::wall::angry:
I know I have missed all the episodes over the Christmas.. I just can't understand why does it have to be a secret that Peter is seeing Toyah? I was hoping better storylines for more responsible Peter though, not only romance again..
Yup, Gemma is OTT, but it did make me laugh a lot when she said she brought Johnny and Jenny together, as she was, "Playing Putrid," which Rita instantly corrected to be, "Cupid." Then Eva said, "She was right the first time."Quote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
I suppose she's a modern-day Mrs Malaprop really.
Thats two words i have had to look up, now i get it.
Go on then, which were the two words - Malaprop and OTT?Quote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
Yes that one and Putrid
Malaprop and putrid
Billy is becoming the most slimy character in any soap at the moment. Absolutely LOATHE him and the way he puts strangers / waifs and strays / just about anybodt before those about whom he is supposed to care. Spent most of his time lying and deceiving Sean and now similar with Todd. What about the other thousands of people who sleep rough ? Really despise him.
Surprised he got his parish back so quickly. I think he means no harm but highly imature
Im finding billy annoying too and his spark with todd seems gone to me
Surprised? Incredible is more like it!Quote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
If my memory serves me correctly, didn't we see Billy meeting the new incumbent only a week or so back?
So how would the bishop sack/move the new guy after such a short time, just to pander to the whim of someone who doesn't know his **** from his elbow? Not that a bishop has much power to force anyone out.
In the past I spent all my time working in churches (in a secular position), so have a reasonable understanding of what goes on, and hardly any of it is true to life, especially earlier when a new priest took over the parish only a couple of weeks after Billy resigned. That alone, in real life would be an interregnum of many months.
As has been said here before about UK law not applying in Weatherfield, it seems that most conventions don't either. Sad that Corro doesn't follow a true-to-life scenario that much. There again, I watch it for the humour, not so much the story.
P.S. Any chance the mods can invoke a UK English spell-checker, not this US English one? It shows "humour" as a spelling mistake - although I was surprised it didn't query "interregnum"!
I think it's your browser's spell-checker rather than the site's. You should be able to change the dictionary being used to English (UK) in the settings. What device and browser are you using?Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerOver
Oh, OK. I'm using Firefox on Linux Mint.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
The languages I have installed are EN and EN-GB, with EN-GB being the first. I don't know what just EN is? I had a look and saw there's an option to add EN-US - if I wanted.
Does my spell-chequer(!) come from there then?
Ha ha...that's a coincidence! I also use Firefox on Linux Mint on my laptop. :D :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerOver
A far as I know your spellchecker is the one built into Firefox. I'm on my phone in bed at the moment so I'll have to compare Firefox dictionary settings tomorrow. EN-GB stands for English (Great Britain) though so your spellchecker should use UK English spelling in theory (are you sure it's the one selected?). EN usually defaults to the US spelling in my experience. I'll check tomorrow and get back to you.
Here's an explanation of dictionary use in Firefox that might help in the meantime:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb...-spell-checker
I've realised where I was going wrong. I originally looked in Preferences>Content>Language, but that's only the display language for the page.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
When I read the Firefox article you linked to, I could see the smell-chequer is accessed by right-clicking in any text while writing on a page - such as this one, and the dictionaries can be added or changed from there. Mine was indeed EN-US. I added an EN-UK dictionary and set that as the active one to use. So no excuse for misprits any more.
Thanks Dazzle for helping this hard-of-learning Mint user!
That is a new one for me :p :DQuote:
Originally Posted by RogerOver
Alas, I cannot claim it as my own, I saw it somewhere esle as a ditty about a pee see smell chequer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Sorry if it's OT, hope it's OK, but here's another one in the same vein/vane that I just came across (including the credit)
Candidate for a Pullet Surprise
by Mark Eckman and Jerrold H. Zar
I have a spelling checker,
It came with my PC.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot sea.
Eye ran this poem threw it,
Your sure reel glad two no.
Its vary polished in it's weigh.
My checker tolled me sew.
A checker is a bless sing,
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when eye rime.
Each frays come posed up on my screen
Eye trussed too bee a joule.
The checker pours o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.
Bee fore a veiling checker's
Hour spelling mite decline,
And if we're lacks oar have a laps,
We wood bee maid too wine.
Butt now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
Their are know fault's with in my cite,
Of nun eye am a wear.
Now spelling does knot phase me,
It does knot bring a tier.
My pay purrs awl due glad den
With wrapped word's fare as hear.
To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should bee proud,
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaw's are knot aloud.
Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays
Such soft wear four pea seas,
And why eye brake in two averse
Buy righting want too pleas.
edit: I've just found the original one: https://blog.afterthedeadline.com/th...poem-shootout/
Glad I could help! I've had the issue myself which is why I know something about it. (I love the poem you posted above by the way. :D)Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerOver
I don't like this devious side to Eva and she herself dated Leanne's ex in Nick
Daniel smitten with drunk Sinead, I can't see why
How can Adam and Peter have any sort of legal case to claim back the factory?
Well without looking into at all or doing any research, Aidan's solicitor decided they'd win based on...er...er...Quote:
Originally Posted by tammyy2j
When did a solicitor ever turn down the chance of earning loads of dosh by turning down a case like that?
Well my New Years resolution didn't last long ? I did watch off and on tonight. Bits were okay. The scene in the Kebab place was funny. I agreed with Cheesney, Sinead is an embarrassment, if I was Ches I would kick her out of the house along with the other Tinker.
As harrowing as it must be with what Michelle is going through I am not feeling the drama and its not pulling at my heart yet. Perhaps it is the wrong two characters having this story line. I get it why we have Leanne and Michelle pregnant by Stevie Sperm Whale but it isn't quite working for me. Perhaps the next episode may be different and I will change my mind.
It was nice to see Sam Barriscale ( John Archer) as the lawyer again.
I like the conversation about baby showers.
Gemma: Soon as I got to year nine, my mates were throwing one every week.
Dev: They didn't have sex education at school then?
Gemma, glancing at Dev as if he's stupid: Yeah, but not until year ten.
Behind the counter in the kebab shop, there's a poster with the line, "Pimp your meal deal! Go large for £2"
Just what does that mean? I must be missing something, there's only one use of the word pimp I'm aware of?
Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerOver
informal
make (something) more showy or impressive.
"he pimped up the car with spoilers and twin-spoke 18-inch alloys"
I could feel the pain of Michelle and Steve and also Leanne ... well done Kym, Simon and Jane for portraying this emotional part of the storyline so realistically :clap:
feel for kym doing this storyline but her acting is pants bad
really daniel after sinead what why ????
peter and toyah another stupid storyline and why now say they together just since toyah came back tweak part of the truth
stupid andy
feel for kym doing this storyline but her acting is pants bad
really daniel after sinead what why ????
peter and toyah another stupid storyline and why now say they together just since toyah came back tweak part of the truth
stupid andy
It was done well made me cry.
simon acting is as bad as kym for me sorry but to me they are not delivering in this heartbreaking storyline
jane and beverly yes they deliver but jane always does
simon acting is as bad as kym for me sorry but to me they are not delivering in this heartbreaking storyline
jane and beverly yes they deliver but jane always does
The most disturbing thing to me in this baby story, was what the nurse / doctor said. Something about if the baby was born not breathing at less than 24 weeks ( in this case 23 ) , it was not the policy of THIS hospital to do anything about it. Surely the baby should have the right to oxygen or resuscitation at birth?! I've hear of babies surviving at less than 20 weeks. I think if someone is pregnant this needs to be looked into before attending a hospital such as this.
Liz with the angel candle was sad
The funny Gemma scenes between the birth scenes felt very out of place
It must he hard for both Simon and Kym to film and even watch back given their own experience
Says here that Simon Gregson and his wife have lost 11 babies :(
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....D=FB-MEN-celeb
Congratulation to both Simon and Kim. Great acting and I have no doubt whatsoever that they will win an award at the next Soap Awards.
You're not the only one.Quote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
I know this is a serious subject, but it made me smile when I read the last line of the interview, especially as he seems to be criticised for his acting sometimes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Simon Gregson said, "We absolutely loved doing it. It felt like we were doing good work, a proper drama.”
Especially when she said she wanted to hold him/ lie with him.Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerOver
I don't know but I was crying my eyes out... So sad... Well played by both.
I was just thinking where has that michelles son disappeared? She has a son who went studying something.. Can't remember...
I don't know but I was crying my eyes out... So sad... Well played by both.
I was just thinking where has that michelles son disappeared? She has a son who went studying something.. Can't remember...
Ryan who was not her real biological child as he was swapped accidentally at birth. Her real son found her but disappeared after a while and she continued to raise the son that was not biologically hers.