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Grammar pedants - help please.

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ChrisHB 12 May 8:56pm, 12 May 2025 23,543 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB "Fire breaks out at Keir Starmer home as Met Police launch probe" (Daily Record) Is it possible not to conclude that, suspiciously, the Met were there when the fire started?
larkim 12 May 9:05pm, 12 May 2025 27,301 posts	Quote Pin larkim Why did the probe catch fire and what were they doing launching one in range of his house?
NordRunner 13 May 12:13am, 13 May 2025 5,150 posts	Quote Pin NordRunner Perhaps it was a SpaceX accident with a police spy satellite to look for farms liable for IHT.
Northern Exile 13 May 8:22am, 13 May 2025 11,057 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile Modern reporter-speak, they don't use proper clauses. A full stop missing.
JamieKai chameleon 26 May 1:17am, 26 May 2025 20,700 posts	Quote 1 pin JamieKai chameleon Housemate is doing the TV Guide doomscroll, and came across this gem of a description on a programme: "Strong language, some that may offend/sex". I'm reading that as "strong language, some that may offend, or strong language, some that may sex"...
LindsD 26 May 6:55am, 26 May 2025 74,294 posts	Quote Pin LindsD me too
Muttley 28 May 11:52am, 28 May 2025 4,053 posts	Quote 1 pin Muttley This is important.
NordRunner 28 May 1:55pm, 28 May 2025 5,193 posts	Quote 1 pin NordRunner If anyone complains about «for god's sake» taking a deity's name in vain one can point that one was referring to the norse gods and it was in fact for «for gods’ sake».
Gooner 28 May 2:03pm, 28 May 2025 24,611 posts	Quote Pin Gooner [I still think we'll stop our 6yo from saying for now, rather than teaching her to explain the difference at her CoE school 😂]
LindsD 28 May 9:15pm, 28 May 2025 74,345 posts	Quote Pin LindsD