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Author Topic: Letter to Paul - From a mate of mine  (Read 35541 times)

Offline pauliewalnuts

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Re: Letter to Paul - From a mate of mine
« Reply #105 on: April 18, 2012, 08:59:30 PM »
Ok Cuz, forgive me for saying so but you seem a little defensive, perhaps due to the grammar stuff.  As I said, I meant no offence and there's no need to check with me before posting letters to the club.  Just don't be surprised when, on an internet forum, you get some replies you might not agree with.  That's the point isn't it? 
Who was the bloke who posted his Villa rock song on here some time ago?
He asked for honest opinions, most people said it was shite and he did his nut.

Who was that bloke who wrote a book about Villa's history who got the right royal hump when some people said they didn't like it?

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Letter to Paul - From a mate of mine
« Reply #106 on: April 18, 2012, 09:02:03 PM »
John Lerwill?

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Re: Letter to Paul - From a mate of mine
« Reply #107 on: April 18, 2012, 09:04:57 PM »
Did he not have a proof reader ?

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Re: Letter to Paul - From a mate of mine
« Reply #108 on: April 18, 2012, 09:06:11 PM »
The initial checking of text is called copy-editing, not proof-reading.

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Re: Letter to Paul - From a mate of mine
« Reply #109 on: April 18, 2012, 09:19:03 PM »
Ok Cuz, forgive me for saying so but you seem a little defensive, perhaps due to the grammar stuff.  As I said, I meant no offence and there's no need to check with me before posting letters to the club.  Just don't be surprised when, on an internet forum, you get some replies you might not agree with.  That's the point isn't it? 
Who was the bloke who posted his Villa rock song on here some time ago?
He asked for honest opinions, most people said it was shite and he did his nut.

Who was that bloke who wrote a book about Villa's history who got the right royal hump when some people said they didn't like it?

What about the bloke who wanted us to vote for his baby in the Evening Mail competition?

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Re: Letter to Paul - From a mate of mine
« Reply #110 on: April 18, 2012, 09:19:46 PM »
Fists all over you!

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Re: Letter to Paul - From a mate of mine
« Reply #111 on: April 18, 2012, 09:32:22 PM »
That one was truly spectacular.

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Re: Letter to Paul - From a mate of mine
« Reply #112 on: April 18, 2012, 09:33:31 PM »
It most certainly was. One of my all-time favourites.

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Re: Letter to Paul - From a mate of mine
« Reply #113 on: April 18, 2012, 09:35:03 PM »
I'm not looking for a fight Dave, not by any means, but it's nothing to do with a job interview. It's like complaining to any supplier. The customer should be taken seriously whatever his dress, accent or writing style and the employee on the end of it is paid to respect that!
Fair enough, I would rephrase my point more towards standards and society as a whole rather than this particular case.

Obviously if this chap is a unsatisfied supporter then fine, he should get a letter responding to his concerns. But I'd put money on it that if the letter gets as far as Faulkner's desk, he will be reading it with the assumption that the writer hadn't even thought to check back what he had written before angrily stuffing it in an envelope. Which he clearly hasn't. And the writer will have put a judgement in the reader's mind because of that.

That's all I'm saying.


Should be "an" before a vowel. That's all I'm saying.

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Re: Letter to Paul - From a mate of mine
« Reply #114 on: April 18, 2012, 09:35:49 PM »
Not all the time.

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Re: Letter to Paul - From a mate of mine
« Reply #115 on: April 18, 2012, 09:38:13 PM »
It's a European game tonight. For example.

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Re: Letter to Paul - From a mate of mine
« Reply #116 on: April 18, 2012, 09:40:50 PM »
Would my fellow posters please proof-read to ensure I am at the National Literacy Standard Level 2 before I post this letter to Mr Faulkner.

Dear Paul

FFFFFFFFFFFNNNnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnGGGGGGGGggggggghhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yours sincerely

Witton Warrior
(not my real name)

I will performing this as a piece of street theatre in the North Stand car park at the Bolton match.

Peace.

Brilliant - just LOL

Made me laugh a lot as well

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Re: Letter to Paul - From a mate of mine
« Reply #117 on: April 18, 2012, 09:41:17 PM »
He's a useless waste of space. Another example.

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Re: Letter to Paul - From a mate of mine
« Reply #118 on: April 18, 2012, 10:07:33 PM »
Dear Paul,
Please find enclosed my season ticket renewal form. I won't be needing it.

Thanks
UTV

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Re: Letter to Paul - From a mate of mine
« Reply #119 on: April 18, 2012, 10:16:08 PM »
Ok Cuz, forgive me for saying so but you seem a little defensive, perhaps due to the grammar stuff.  As I said, I meant no offence and there's no need to check with me before posting letters to the club.  Just don't be surprised when, on an internet forum, you get some replies you might not agree with.  That's the point isn't it? 
Who was the bloke who posted his Villa rock song on here some time ago?
He asked for honest opinions, most people said it was shite and he did his nut.

Who was that bloke who wrote a book about Villa's history who got the right royal hump when some people said they didn't like it?

What about the bloke who wanted us to vote for his baby in the Evening Mail competition?

Ha ha, I had forgotten all about him and his "fists all over you" threat. Brilliant.

 


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