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    Michael Gilligan
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      laugh 
       

      Rob

      That’s the department that does the ‘bog standard’ work.

      MichaelG.

      Edited By Michael Gilligan on 10/05/2022 22:29:36

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      #597769
      V8Eng
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        @v8eng
        Posted by Michael Gilligan on 10/05/2022 21:42:26:

        I would like to introduce a new category : the ambiguous non-word !

        I received an eMail today, containing a gem of a typo.

        [quote] This survey will help the National Physical Laboratory understand how they can offer value to their customers, stakeholders, and wider meterology industry. [/quote]

        Not meteorology

        Not metrology

        but some unfortunate mongrel !

        MichaelG.

        Advertising?

        The following link leads to the Meterology.co.uk website:-

        Meterology

        Edited By V8Eng on 10/05/2022 23:32:36

        Edited By V8Eng on 10/05/2022 23:34:18

        #597770
        Michael Gilligan
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          @michaelgilligan61133

          Yes, thanks V8 … I found that made-up word … but the eMail covers a genuine survey being conducted by Ipsos, on behalf of NPL

          MichaelG.

          Edited By Michael Gilligan on 10/05/2022 23:39:57

          #597836
          Tim Stevens
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            @timstevens64731

            Has anyone mentioned the use, in police circles, of the word 'intelligence' ?

            Regards, Tim

            #597936
            Anthony Knights
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              @anthonyknights16741
              Posted by Tim Stevens on 11/05/2022 12:09:50:

              Has anyone mentioned the use, in police circles, of the word 'intelligence' ?

              Regards, Tim

              Severely lacking in my experience.

               

              Edited By Anthony Knights on 12/05/2022 09:01:05

              #597937
              Kiwi Bloke
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                @kiwibloke62605

                It's about time someone mentioned the apocryphal newspaper headline for the report of an escapee from the local asylum who sexually assaulted a woman in a laundry, then ran away.

                'Nut screws washer and bolts'.

                #597946
                V8Eng
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                  @v8eng

                  Edited By V8Eng on 12/05/2022 11:08:28

                  Edited By V8Eng on 12/05/2022 11:09:00

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