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Captante

Captante

Lifer
Oct 20, 2003
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I think the problem is lack of quality editing running rampant.

I see this kind of error in published articles all the time these days.
 
Torn Mind

Torn Mind

Lifer
Nov 25, 2012
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Brits simply sound posh and sophisticated to Americans, even cockney....

They happen to matriculate two slick assholes in Simon Cowell and Gordon Ramsay.
 
Mermaidman

Mermaidman

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Per Google Translate:
During the party ["leaving do"], someone photocopied his bare ass ["laptop"] and farted ["music blared out"].
 
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pmv

Lifer
May 30, 2008
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I don't really see what the OP is complaining about. Is it the phrase "Leaving do" (aka farewell party)? Other than that the highlighted sentence isn't hard to parse.

"Mr Slack" is a good comedy name, though. He doesn't sound like someone who would run a tight ship.

Edit - for a moment I wondered if it was some writer's nickname for Boris himself, but checking the article it seems his spin doctor is one "James Slack".
 
nakedfrog

nakedfrog

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pmv said:
I don't really see what the OP is complaining about. Is it the phrase "Leaving do" (aka farewell party)? Other than that the highlighted sentence isn't hard to parse.

"Mr Slack" is a good comedy name, though. He doesn't sound like someone who would run a tight ship.

Edit - for a moment I wondered if it was some writer's nickname for Boris himself, but checking the article it seems his spin doctor is one "James Slack".
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Yeah, it's not really known in common American parlance, I think we'd have to be more than typically versed in British terms to understand it (no issues here, but I've consumed a bit of British content and talked with you lot on the internet plenty in the last thirty years)
 
snoopy7548

snoopy7548

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Jan 1, 2005
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This is why British comedy is simply not funny to the rest of the world. It just doesn't make sense to anyone else.

"While she was clocking the dally sheet, he flubbed the table dressing!"


Brits:
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Everyone else:
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