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http://www.cardiffdevils.com/news/devil ... y-auction/
To be auctioned "proceeding" the game. Really?
To be auctioned "proceeding" the game. Really?
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HatchetMan said:
And there we are, crisis averted!
Sheincar will have to find something new to moan about now, like the colour of the sky or something more serious like the size of the moon!
WD
Sheincar will have to find something new to moan about now, like the colour of the sky or something more serious like the size of the moon!
WD
Sheincar said:
HatchetMan said:
And there we are, crisis averted!
Sheincar will have to find something new to moan about now, like the colour of the sky or something more serious like the size of the moon!
WD
Sheincar will have to find something new to moan about now, like the colour of the sky or something more serious like the size of the moon!
WD
Sliput said:
Sheincar said:
HatchetMan said:
And there we are, crisis averted!
Sheincar will have to find something new to moan about now, like the colour of the sky or something more serious like the size of the moon!
WD
Sheincar will have to find something new to moan about now, like the colour of the sky or something more serious like the size of the moon!
WD
I could be wrong, but my understanding is that proceeding can mean to follow on after a pause, eg you can say "he proceeded to dessert after his main meal". In which case this usage is correct. A google search for a phrase such as "proceeding the match" throws up lots of examples, but it is slightly incorrect usage, in that I think it using an intransient verb as a transient one. But that seems like a very detailed point call someone out over.
Now you could argue that you don't like it, or have a preference for a simpler term, but to start a thread about it and call it a "mistake", implies something more. The only thing I can think of was that it was misinterpreted to mean "preceding" which means to come before.
If not, it demonstrates a rather strong desire for editorial input, wanting to approve every word. Perhaps we should give Kris a list of permissible words from which he cannot deviate?
But, hey, maybe Devils fans really are semantic/grammar obsessives and we'll see "down with split infinitives" placards outside the BBT
Now you could argue that you don't like it, or have a preference for a simpler term, but to start a thread about it and call it a "mistake", implies something more. The only thing I can think of was that it was misinterpreted to mean "preceding" which means to come before.
If not, it demonstrates a rather strong desire for editorial input, wanting to approve every word. Perhaps we should give Kris a list of permissible words from which he cannot deviate?
But, hey, maybe Devils fans really are semantic/grammar obsessives and we'll see "down with split infinitives" placards outside the BBT
You've obviously not been a member of the Inferno for long! :lol:
I agree with your analysis above, and that IMO 'proceeding' should not have been used in it's original context. Especially as there are several words that would be simpler and more concise in this instance.
Anyway, the auction will be in the bar AFTER the game.
I agree with your analysis above, and that IMO 'proceeding' should not have been used in it's original context. Especially as there are several words that would be simpler and more concise in this instance.
Anyway, the auction will be in the bar AFTER the game.
Finny said:
You've obviously not been a member of the Inferno for long! :lol:
Anyway, the auction will be in the bar AFTER the game.
Anyway, the auction will be in the bar AFTER the game.
After the game, subsequently, succeeding, thereafter. Personally I think Kris should do all his press releases by channelling Will Self
