Bluedell 5,350 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 i hate it when modals are ellipted. I'm sure it's not just me who has no idea what this means. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim1955 12 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 :)Do you think that there might be a cream or embrocation for this condition? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmck 117 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 (edited) I'm sure it's not just me who has no idea what this means. modal verbs (and adjectives and adverbs) express degrees of either probability or obligation . in this case it kinda matters cause we want to know whether bain's saying he expects him to be here as a matter of probability, based on say, knowing he's bought a plane ticket, or whether he expects him to be here as a matter of obligation, depending on rapid not being cuntish, in which case he'll probably not be here at all. the rest of the quotes indicate the fecking latter but the headline lures you in with the possibility it coudl be the former. Edited August 17, 2010 by bmck 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmck 117 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 :)Do you think that there might be a cream or embrocation for this condition? aye, but don't get it in your eyes or you lose your virginity and sign for middlesborough. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,350 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 modal verbs (and adjectives and adverbs) express degrees of either probability (bain expects jelavic will be here today) or obligation (bain expects jelavic ought to be allowed to be here today or something). in this case it kinda matters cause we want to know whether bain's saying he expects him to be here as a matter of probability, based on say, knowing he's bought a plane ticket, or whether he expects him to be here as a matter of obligation, depending on rapid not being cuntish, in which case he'll probably not be here at all. the rest of the quotes indicate the fecking latter but the headline lures you in with the possibility it coudl be the former. Could you not have just said that? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmck 117 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Could you not have just said that? i fecking gave examples man. i don't believe for a second you haven't heard of a modal verb. i thought they done grammar in school back in yours and frankie's day? :fish: ps now going to be scrutinising your financial posts for jargon. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,350 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 i fecking gave examples man. i don't believe for a second you haven't heard of a modal verb. i thought the done grammar back in yours and frankie's day? :fish: TBH I haven't. Grammar wasn't really taught to any great extent at the schools I went to and I find myself struggling to know the order of words/phrases in sentences at times. I still got an A in my English o-grade though. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 I can't believe you never knew that BD. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmck 117 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 TBH I haven't. Grammar wasn't really taught to any great extent at the schools I went to and I find myself struggling to know the order of words/phrases in sentences at times. I still got an A in my English o-grade though. That's a damn site better than anything I got in exams that included numbers 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotter 0 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Anyway...when the retard say that Bain may well, will, could possibly, should "go to war" with Rapid, whit dis that mean?? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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