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Listed below are comments made by shiveringphilmk between Friday, 5th September 2008 and Tuesday, 18th August 2009.

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paper monitor 4:25pm on 18 Aug 2009 No. 10 - James's is correct. You only ommit the s when the word is a plural so James' could only be used if there was something belonging to more than one James.

I like to write "photo's" as this tricks most pedants. You can then explain that it is an abbreviation of photographs.
Should schools allow teachers to wear full-face veils? 7:49pm on 30 Jun 2009 No one should be allowed to cover their face in public. What they do in their own home, that's their concern.
Should schools allow teachers to wear full-face veils? 7:36pm on 30 Jun 2009 The veil should be banned in all public buildings.
Stanford inquests begin 7:28pm on 20 Feb 2009 So, when you're charged that means you're guilty now does it?
Weep for Woolies 10:49am on 27 Nov 2008 #5

Neville Chamberlain never faced a general election.

John Major served 499 days until facing a general election. Gordon Brown has so far served 520 days. Its quite normal NOT to call a general election when you take office in the incumbent party.
RBS: historic loss 1:59pm on 04 Nov 2008 #32

My main point is that they haven't lost any real money, it is simply a balance sheet movement. Consider if your house is worth £100k and it goes down in value to £80k then you haven't lost £20k. If you were to prepare financial statements for yourself the credit would be an unrealised losses credit of £20k. True, if you were to sell then you would lose £20k but if you do not then nothing bad has happened. Indeed, if the house goes up next year to £100k then you will have an unrealised profit of £20k. The problem is the income statement included realised and unrealised profits and the uninformed just listen to one figure as reported.
RBS: historic loss 09:55am on 04 Nov 2008 Just an accounting loss though isn't it? The debit is a result of too large a credit in the past so if anything they should restate prior periods and still show a profit in the current year.
HBOS: Recession Bites 09:27am on 03 Nov 2008 Thank you for using the word "takeover". I cannot be the only one being increasingly frustrated by the contiunal use of "merger" (which isn't even allowed anymore under IFRS).
Full deposit protection is nigh 5:37pm on 05 Oct 2008 "And I hope you'll forgive my stating the blooming obvious, that there's an unfortunate Great Depresssion resonance in the decision of the German administration to stand behind all private savings."

Robert, are you suggesting the Germans are going to have a third attempt? That is, after all, what ended the last depression.
Cherchez le windfall 5:17pm on 05 Sep 2008 There should be a windfall tax on apples!

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