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MWEB Posts: > 500

Yet again, we English came 2nd, our best competitor only managed a poor 12 hours.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/7004943.stm
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Posted: 2007-12-12 17:07:57
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Cycovision Posts: > 500

We did win first place recently in a survey of Europe's safest roads. Apparantly, we don't die as often as our neighbors do when we total our cars. I can't find the source now but it's on the beeb's website somewhere.
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Posted: 2007-12-12 17:13:18
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methylated_spirit Posts: > 500

That's because they have mentalist drivers abroad...I was in Barcelona recently for the Rangers game, and cripes, it was terrifying!
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Posted: 2007-12-12 17:28:14
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MWEB Posts: > 500

Quite true Meths, i remember a horrific hotel taxi transfer in Turkey once, red lights and road markings meant nothing to that guy

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Posted: 2007-12-12 18:08:33
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Cycovision Posts: > 500

This is why I like riding motorbikes in India. I can imagine that the buzz you get after arriving safely at your destination is similar to the buzz you'd get after winning a game of Russian Roulette

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Posted: 2007-12-12 18:20:08
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$herry Posts: 478

I drive like a maniac among maniacs here in PK

and whenever i drive slowly and responsibly, i get hit by bikes or rickshaws

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Posted: 2007-12-13 10:27:11
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MWEB Posts: > 500

http://www.woodlands-junior.k[....]s/questions/forum/identity.htm
Interesting question, with some good and dumb replies.
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Posted: 2007-12-13 11:36:31
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Cycovision Posts: > 500

@$herry

Yeah, those bloody tuc-tuc drivers are insane! Good way to get somewhere very quickly though if you don't mind soiling your underwear...
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Posted: 2007-12-13 12:35:35
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dr_thug Posts: > 500

Blimey!! An English thread right here in Esato!!

I had been looking left right and center to find something to check if what i wrote here in this thread is right or not.

What do you chaps think??
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Posted: 2007-12-16 11:06:55
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Cycovision Posts: > 500

^^^

You're absolutely correct, although 'eaten' is not strictly informal. In English, there are very often two forms of past tense verbs, one for statements and one for questions.

For example:

"Have you eaten your dinner yet?"

"Yes, I ate it a while ago."

However, as with all rules there are exceptions:

"No, I haven't eaten it yet." is obviously a statement, but you use the question form of the past tense verb in this case.

[ This Message was edited by: Cycovision on 2007-12-16 12:28 ]
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Posted: 2007-12-16 13:24:19
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