On Wednesday, March 27, 2013, Ian Burkinshaw wrote: > Thankyou to everybody for correcting my grammer, I am now considered told > off.
.... so I had better not tell you of for your spelling of 'grammar' then (8-)# Tony > > Back to QLToday. Question, how do we get more > people to write stuff ? > > It is clear from the posts on here, that there is still a good following > and lots of good stuff going on. But it does not all get written up for the > wider audience. > > Seems to me, down to a very small number that contribute. One item from > every QL user would keep us going for years. But we have all seen the > appeals for material, and nothing seems to come. > > To use the buzz word from my own industry (Broadcast TV), it's all down to > content. We need content. > > Ian > ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Gwilt" <grggw...@gmail.com> > To: <ql-us...@q-v-d.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 6:49 PM > Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QL Today > > > >> On 20 Mar 2013, at 18:18, Tony Firshman wrote: >> >> George Gwilt wrote, on 20/Mar/13 18:07 | Mar20: >>> >>>> >>>> On 20 Mar 2013, at 18:00, Tony Firshman wrote: >>>> >>>> Ian Burkinshaw wrote, on 27/Mar/13 17:46 | Mar27: >>>>> >>>>>> Sad though this is, I have to say it seems me inevitable this was >>>>>> going >>>>>> to happen sooner or later. The constant increase in postal rates is >>>>>> self >>>>>> defeating, the more they go up, the less poeple send. >>>>>> >>>>> Really - so one leg is sending letters (8-)# >>>>> You mean 'fewer' of course. >>>>> >>>> >>>> "the less people send" means "the same number of people send less in >>>> total". >>>> >>> >>> Not at all, but maybe it is different in Glasgow (8-)# >>> >>> 'Less' and 'Fewer' are referring to 'people' not the letters. >>> >>> Fewer - when the noun can be counted. People, marbles >>> Less - when it cannot. Flour, petrol. >>> >> >> Why say there is less sand on the beach when you could, if you had time, >> count the grains? >> >> >>>> The other meaning would presumably be written as >>>> >>>> "the smaller the number of people who send" >>>> >>>> Anyway postage is rather high now and certainly to be avoided if >>>> possible. >>>> >>>> The small newsletter produced by the Scottish group SQLUG is now >>>> emailed to members. >>>> >>>> Tony >>> >>> >>> -- >>> t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk >>> Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman >>> TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> QL-Users Mailing List >>> http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/**smsqe.htm<http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm> >>> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> QL-Users Mailing List >> http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/**smsqe.htm<http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm> >> >> > > ______________________________**_________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/**smsqe.htm<http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm> > -- t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 4DG _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
