Thread: I hope none of you is bidding on this

Originally Posted by p38arover

.... and "is voting" isn't part of the thread title.

The subject being "none" which is singular.

I have no idea where "voting" came from and at this hour I can't even make up a plausible excuse for that mistake.

The way I generally find works to convince people that it is "none" that is the subject of "is bidding" rather than "youse" is to rephrase it.

"Of youse lot, I hope no-one is bidding on this." - or something like that.

It is often hard for people to believe what the subject of the verb is in the original version.

Consequently it is a very common mistake, but not one over which I normally lose a lot of sleep.

Originally Posted by dullbird

WOW I have never been witness to a WORD OFF before

Just you wait until we resort to "gerunds governing pronouns in the possessive case" at 50 paces.

Things could get ugly then.

I reckon!!! If you both walk 50 paces away from each other I think you will fall off my monitor

shhh!!!... enough of the english lessons, I would like to watch Scouse conduct his investigation and catch a spare parts "re-birth" specialist in the act...

its like reading a whodunnit in slow motion....

Originally Posted by EchiDna

I would like to watch Scouse conduct his investigation and catch a spare parts "re-birth" specialist in the act...

Me, too!

This is interesting, for something that started off as a polite reminder, might end up being a pilferer at work,
Funny Ron, you think your doing the right thing and they (the evilbayers) ignore you, I tried that the other week pointing out to a seller that an item for sale would not fit into the model of L/R they were advertising it for. They ignored me and the price went up, and was sold. Would love to see the look on the face of the person who bought it when they find it won't fit without major cutting and shunting.

Go for it Mr Scouse,as a suggestion go and view the large item with view to buy.



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Unfortunately, bidder names are now hidden so one can't even warn them anymore. I have in the past.

Re the new item, the bloke now knows my username name - but he doesn't know my son's......

Originally Posted by EchiDna

shhh!!!... enough of the english lessons, I would like to watch Scouse conduct his investigation and catch a spare parts "re-birth" specialist in the act...

its like reading a whodunnit in slow motion....

Originally Posted by p38arover

Me, too!

Me too!

Sorry.