A 'work around" to get age from date of birth

[ColinEssex]

I realise that you being Australian and like Americans, English is not your first language. Why are you saying something is one thing when it plainly is not? (that's a question)

Col

 

[statsman]

If either of you require a guide I would suggest Shakespeare's

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.

 

[Brianwarnock]

If either of you require a guide I would suggest Shakespeare's

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.

LOL
That is brilliant.

Brian

 

[ColinEssex]

If either of you require a guide I would suggest Shakespeare's

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.

I totally agree - But Mike said I asked a question - I did not, I merely asked him to point out the question I supposedly asked. As he is unable to - I can only assume he has a grammatical problem.

I encountered the same resistance to learning English grammar when I lived in Australia - people there were not capable of understanding correct English when pointed out to them.

They seemed more interested in downing as many tinnies as possible and seeing who could swear the best, or spit the farthest.

Col

 

[Mike375]

You stated that you did not understand.

That fact you posted that you did not understand means you wanted the answer.

 

[ColinEssex]

You stated that you did not understand.

That fact you posted that you did not understand means you wanted the answer.

But that is not a question. Please show me where I asked a question.

A question needs a question mark.

Col

 

[Mike375]

I can't see what eating out has to do with it.

Why did you post that.

1) You wanted to know the answer.....a question

2) You wanted to announce to the world that you did not know and did not want the answer

3) You wanted to announce that you had been caught

Is it normal for you (or most people) to announce they don't understand something and use that as a form of question.

If someone posted on the Access forum......I can't see why in fieldabc that I can enter a number but I can't enter a name....Would that be a question? Well most people would take it as a question as answers would be provided.

 

[Rabbie]

In the context of Mike and Col's spat it is clear that Col did not actually ask a question. I can't see what eating out has to do with it. is clearly a statement according to normal english grammar.

There may be an implied question but it is not formally stated and to call it a question is making an assumption as to Col's wishes. Colin did not say he did not understand. he merely stated he thought (correctly as it turns out) that eating out is really irrelevant. Any digit between 1 and 9 would work in the original post.

Statsman hit the nail on the head with his witty post. So can we leave this behind us now.

 

[Sum Guy]

I totally agree - But Mike said I asked a question - I did not, I merely asked him to point out the question I supposedly asked.

Col

Wouldn't THAT be a question?

 

[ColinEssex]

Wouldn't THAT be a question?

Of course.

But my original comment was a statement not a question. I asked a question later when I asked Mike to point out what he thought was a question - obviously a question needs a question mark - Mike has failed to point this out.

Conclusion being that Aussies are notoriously lacking on grammar - having spent 3 years there, they were never keen to be told they were gramatically incorrect, in fact, they used to get quite shirty about being corrected.

At least the Americans do try a bit.

Col

 

[Mike375]

Originally Posted by ColinEssex
I totally agree - But Mike said I asked a question - I did not, I merely asked him to point out the question I supposedly asked.

Sum Guy: Wouldn't THAT be a question?

Of course.

But how could that of been a question since there was no question mark

 

[Rabbie]

Conclusion being that Aussies are notoriously lacking on grammar - having spent 3 years there, they were never keen to be told they were gramatically incorrect, in fact, they used to get quite shirty about being corrected.Col

Unfair to aussies. It seems to be Mike's speciality. He is not representative of all aussies anymore than you are representative of all Essex boys

 

[Rich]

At least the Americans do try a bit.

Col

A bit? surely they're very trying

 

[ColinEssex]

But how could that of been a question since there was no question mark

It is a question.

Why are you saying something is one thing when it plainly is not? (that's a question)

Col

 

[ColinEssex]

In the context of Mike and Col's spat it is clear that Col did not actually ask a question.

Rabbie has grasped it, why is it so difficult?

Unfair to aussies. It seems to be Mike's speciality. He is not representative of all aussies

I spent 3 years in Oz - Mike is representative of Aussies - believe me. I am not representative of Essex boys - I am from Bristol, I just reside in Essex - I distance myself from the foul mouthed, beer swilling drunks in Essex or Bristol.

Col

 

[Rabbie]

Rabbie has grasped it, why is it so difficult?

Must be pretty obvious then



I spent 3 years in Oz - Mike is representative of Aussies - believe me. I am not representative of Essex boys - I am from Bristol, I just reside in Essex - I distance myself from the foul mouthed, beer swilling drunks in Essex or Bristol.

Col[/QUOTE]Sorry, I was mislead by your alias.

 

[ColinEssex]

Sorry, I was mislead by your alias.

That's ok. I'm an immigrant here - only been here 18 years. Haven't lived in Bristol since 1972 though.

Col