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What do you think? - Saraj - 11-01-2018
http://www.pendletoday.co.uk/nelsonnews/Football-fans-urged-to-shop.6088018.jp
The above link, the title it says, is that a spelling mistake or is it in context as the editor is claiming?
He insists is in context, but its a mistake isnt it? or maybe im not seeing something?
I think it should read:
"Football fans urged to stop homophobic abuse at matches"
His reply to my email:
Quote:Just read it Saraj, it can work in both contexts I feel. Homophobic
abuse can be a problem at football grounds, but it's not an epidemic,
and the story is about people reporting instances - or shopping people.
What do you think? - parthiban - 11-01-2018
No he's right I think, it's a bizarre usage of the word "shop" that only northerners use (never come across it in London) but it means that they want people to report others by "shopping" them in........
What do you think? - rob - 11-01-2018
yep i read it as the writer intended.
What do you think? - Saraj - 11-01-2018
hmmm.... im from up north but never heard of it lol !
still doesnt make sense, but now know
What do you think? - steviewevie - 11-01-2018
I read it as "stop" and had to go back to your post and try and figure out what you meant :lol:
What do you think? - steviewevie - 11-01-2018
If the use of "shop" here is meaning to tell the authorities about someone who has done wrong, that's a pretty common usage I thought, not just a Northern thing.
However, I think it's a pretty clumsy usage gramatically to apply it in this way, i.e. to "shop abuse", surely you would normally "shop" an "abuser", not the actal "abuse" ?
What do you think? - Saraj - 11-01-2018
steviewevie If the use of "shop" here is meaning to tell the authorities about someone who has done wrong, that's a pretty common usage I thought, not just a Northern thing.
However, I think it's a pretty clumsy usage gramatically to apply it in this way, i.e. to "shop abuse", surely you would normally "shop" an "abuser", not the actal "abuse" ?
maybe ill suggest that and see what he says lool
What do you think? - Sparkystav - 11-01-2018
have you seen the advert the fa was going to use for this?
What do you think? - Saraj - 11-01-2018
Sparkystav have you seen the advert the fa was going to use for this?
no, (googles it now)
EDIT cant find it
What do you think? - is300_dino - 11-01-2018
Gord yer shop, grass, dob-inif you ever see someone with a big cut from there mouth up towards the ear, well this used to be a sign that this person shopped. grassed, dod-in someone and the someone getting his own back on the person who shopped, grassed, dod-in him in
haha "the chelsea smile" thats called, never trust a person with a chelsea smile! normally resorted to after the broken legs/fingers/kneecaps. and used just before the cemented boots stage lol