Again, from the BBC news website: 'Europe trips without huge crowds or price tags' Not weird, perhaps, but ambivelent to this erstwhile editor.
On first (and second) reading I read 'trips' as a verb'. Better would be, 'Trips to Europe without ...' Just the addition of a single short word makes it clear.
Metal detectorist 'could have found belongings of Iron Age queen'
I read this as though they had an opportunity to find said belongings but missed out.
Surely, the word 'could' ought to be replaced by the word 'might' if they found something and the question of who it belonged to was yet to be determined with any accuracy; as appears to be the case when reading the article.
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'Europe trips without huge crowds or price tags' Not weird, perhaps, but ambivelent to this erstwhile editor.
On first (and second) reading I read 'trips' as a verb'. Better would be, 'Trips to Europe without ...' Just the addition of a single short word makes it clear.
Golders Green terror attack suspect was living in home for people who leave secure hospital before stabbings
Before stabbings, Golders Green terror attack suspect was living in home for people who leave secure hospital ...
You'd think the Indy might have someone who could have spotted that.
Although it's unlikely I'll ever use them, I'm happy that those who do will no longer have to put up with the squeakage.
I gather that somebody got the Big Box of Adjectives for their birthday...
Surely, the word 'could' ought to be replaced by the word 'might' if they found something and the question of who it belonged to was yet to be determined with any accuracy; as appears to be the case when reading the article.
Gosh, a mass parachute descent, like Arnhem!
Either the pipeline builders are going to work incredibly quickly, or else the talks will drag on for years.
Took me a moment to work out that Mango meant the clothing retailer.
Or was it the news of his son's arrest that caused the death of Mr Mango?
I'm surprised that those two are going to get their hands dirty building the pipeline.
I haven't been aware of all these nets trying to get into the country.
Mate, I read that at my desk in the office - during a lunch break.
My colleagues are now wondering why my laugh turned into a pig snort.