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What appalling grammar!

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phoenix Wed 25-Nov-15 18:07:07

One of those banner things, up there (can't find the right symbol)

"Smoking out the window is not enough"

Aarrgh!

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Granarchist Wed 25-Nov-15 18:08:48

tho I suppose if you exhaled the smoke hard enough you might be able to break the glass?!

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Bellanonna Wed 25-Nov-15 18:12:43

I wonder if it's American? I think they omit the 'of ' in things like that.

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jinglbellsfrocks Wed 25-Nov-15 18:18:20

I've never had that one.

If it gets the message across though, maybe the grammar doesn't matter?

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Katek Thu 26-Nov-15 00:00:12

It means something entirely different if you don't use the 'of'! Aaaargh!

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