OK, I'll explain.
"Your" is possessive. It should be "You are" or "You're".
Hope that clears it up !
If the example below were in fact what was on the screen then that
would, I suppose, be correct (although with the line-break where it has
been put, it would be far better to have it as 2 distinct sentences.
Drop the "is" at the start of the 2nd line, and replace "your" with
"you're" in the first line).
Phew. Can .... Worms .... Opened. I'll put my tin opener away before I
do any more damage !!
Jon ;-)
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Michael R. Collins
Sent: 06 June 2005 22:07
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] English Language misuse ! NOT!!!
>OK, for the rest of the world, the on-screen message says "Your
>listening to Coldplay Live and Exclusive on Radio 1".
>
>A small, yet important, error. But a damn fine concert, nonetheless !
Not sure what everyone's getting worked up about. It is, I think, a
noun phrase, occupying the first of two lines on the screen, the
second not being visible at the moment:
Your listening to Coldplay Live and Exclusive on Radio 1
is sponsored by Ilford, makers of quality film for Olympus OM use.
Michael
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Michael R. Collins ... Michael.Collins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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