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vibart - 30 Aug 2008 23:17 GMT

The following sentence is from the UK school's minister. Is it correct
English usage?

Whilst not part of the statutory programme of study in Key Stages One or
Two, many primary teachers find that imaginative approaches to Shakespeare
can spark children's enthusiasm and interest.

Surely this reads as if the primary teachers are not part of the programme
of study. Or am I just being pedantic?

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Peter Duncanson (BrE) - 30 Aug 2008 23:47 GMT

>The following sentence is from the UK school's minister. Is it correct
>English usage?
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>Surely this reads as if the primary teachers are not part of the programme
>of study. Or am I just being pedantic?

Let's be pedantic. It is the children who do the studying.

The teachers are not part of the programme of study (PoS).

The teachers present to the children the things the children
should study.

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Richard Yates - 31 Aug 2008 00:39 GMT

> The following sentence is from the UK school's minister. Is it correct
> English usage?
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> Surely this reads as if the primary teachers are not part of the
> programme of study. Or am I just being pedantic?

It's a trick question. The minister is a grocer. RY

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Prai Jei - 31 Aug 2008 11:09 GMT

Hot Badger Deluxe set the following eddies spiralling through the space-time
continuum:

> According to BBC News - people in Wales should boil their water for at
> least a fortnight.

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Purl Gurl - 31 Aug 2008 11:30 GMT

> Hot Badger Deluxe set the following eddies spiralling through the space-time
> continuum:

>> According to BBC News - people in Wales should boil their water for at
>> least a fortnight.

Silly Welsh peoples, everyone knows to boil their
water for twice as long and to cook their pork meat
for half as long.

Reads to be George Bush style Health Science and
reads to be his classic language usage.

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Athel Cornish-Bowden - 31 Aug 2008 14:39 GMT

> Hot Badger Deluxe set the following eddies spiralling through the space-time
> continuum:
>
>> According to BBC News - people in Wales should boil their water for at
>> least a fortnight.

Buy yourself an autoclave: it will do a better job in much less time.

athel

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Peter Duncanson (BrE) - 31 Aug 2008 14:49 GMT

>Hot Badger Deluxe set the following eddies spiralling through the space-time
>continuum:
>
>> According to BBC News - people in Wales should boil their water for at
>> least a fortnight.

"Their water"? How personal is "their"? Does the phrase refer to
the water passed by individuals, aka "pee"? If so, Wales is best
avoided by those with a sense of smell.

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R H Draney - 31 Aug 2008 18:07 GMT

BrE filted:

>>Hot Badger Deluxe set the following eddies spiralling through the space-time
>>continuum:
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>the water passed by individuals, aka "pee"? If so, Wales is best
>avoided by those with a sense of smell.

Smells like someone having a leek....r

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