The killing of the TSR2

[Air]

Just a heads up to an afternoon play on Radio 4 this Thurs.
Will probably end up on iplayer too for those who can't hear the radio broadcast.

No idea how good it'll be but probably worth a listen.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pl1gx

[Gaz]

Oooooh, that could be good!

I'll give it a listen at work

[Wedgy]

Noted

Thanks for the reminder Air

[Sooty655]

Did anyone listen to it?

Was it any good?

[Air]

Did anyone listen to it?

Was it any good?

No, not really. Obviously as a play it was going to be 'different' but it was far too short to be of any real historical interest imho.

Give it a listen on the link I posted if you've got 45mins to spare, but you probably wont hear anything you already didn't know.

[Sooty655]

Did anyone listen to it?

Was it any good?

No, not really. Obviously as a play it was going to be 'different' but it was far too short to be of any real historical interest imho.

Give it a listen on the link I posted if you've got 45mins to spare, but you probably wont hear anything you already didn't know.

Thanks for that. I think I'll give it a miss. Got the builders starting to tear the house apart tomorrow, so 45mins of peace and quiet is probably not an option for a while.

[Xplumberlives]

And will you be watching the builders with your PEDANTS eye?

[Ramshornvortex]

And will you be watching the builders with your PEDANTS eye?

Shouldn't that be PEDANT'S eye - possessive singular requiring use of an apostrophe?

[Xplumberlives]

YOU too!

[Dan4th]

See what you've started, Dave?

It's all about the PotYs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

D.

[Sooty655]

And will you be watching the builders with your PEDANTS eye?

Shouldn't that be PEDANT'S eye - possessive singular requiring use of an apostrophe?

Aha, you are forgetting the convention that CAPITALISED possessives do not require apostrophes.

I will certainly continue to be a pedant as far as the builders are concerned, but as we have moved from the house to the boat for bearable accommodation for the duration of the works, my forum pedantry will be restricted by a GPRS connection with a distinct lack of bandwidth.

[Ramshornvortex]

Aha, you are forgetting the convention that CAPITALISED possessives do not require apostrophes.

I think you'll find that the convention applies to capitalisation of acronyms and initialisms, for example CDs, MPs, FRCs, etc. It should not apply in a case when the writer decides to capitalise a word for effect, as in 'PEDANT' where the apostrophe is still helpful in demonstrating possession.

[Xplumberlives]

Fight!