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 Post subject: Pedantry
PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:12 am 
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Quote from BBC news: '"Getting out of the group partly exceeded my expectations," Hodgson told BBC Radio 5 live. '

Either he expected to get out of the group in which case his expectations were wholly met, or he didn't expect to get out of the group in which case his expectations were confounded.

"For us to get seven points with two victories and a draw probably exceeds everyone's expectations."

To get seven points with two losses and a draw would have exceeded everyone's expectations.

That's all I have to say.


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 Post subject: Re: Pedantry
PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:17 am 
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Maybe there was some little id-ish part of his psyche whose expectations were exceeded, so consciously the result did not exceed his expectations whereas subconsciously it did.

Phew - long sentence and probably bunkum.

Yes I really used the term "bunkum".

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:58 pm 
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Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.


It tasted wrong. Like, weird-wrong.


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 Post subject: Re: Pedantry
PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:01 pm 
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Wrong pipe.


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