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  • ROUND FORTY-NINE

    "Snooker needs determination, hard tough graft, winning now – even perseverance! ..."


    What comes next?
    "If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can."
    David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.

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    • Originally Posted by davis_greatest
      ROUND FORTY-NINE

      "Snooker needs determination, hard tough graft, winning now – even perseverance! ..."


      What comes next?
      something like 'help!'

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      • Originally Posted by davis_greatest
        ROUND FORTY-NINE

        "Snooker needs determination, hard tough graft, winning now – even perseverance! ..."


        What comes next?
        "Obviously also, skill helps"

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        • Originally Posted by rambon
          "Obviously also, skill helps"
          or rather 'skip practises'

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          • Originally Posted by snookersfun
            or rather 'skip practises'
            (English teacher head on)

            Practice is a funny word snookersfun:

            The verb to practice/practise can be spelt with either a c or an s

            The noun practice is always spelt with a c

            The plural of practice in this sense is also practice (ie no s) although practices could probably just about be accepted.

            (English teacher head off)

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            • Originally Posted by rambon
              Practice is a funny word snookersfun:

              The verb to practice/practise can be spelt with either a c or an s

              The noun practice is always spelt with a c
              here we go again

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              • Originally Posted by snookersfun
                here we go again
                Always good to learn these things... I'm not having a go I promise!

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                • Originally Posted by rambon
                  Always good to learn these things... I'm not having a go I promise!

                  quite right! And no, I didn't think you were, rather 'I' was...

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                  • Originally Posted by snookersfun
                    something like 'help!'
                    Is this a plea or your answer?
                    "If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can."
                    David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.

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                    • Originally Posted by rambon
                      "Obviously also, skill helps"
                      Looks on the right lines, but doesn't quite work!
                      "If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can."
                      David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.

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                      • Originally Posted by snookersfun
                        or rather 'skip practises'
                        Looks good to me! snookersfun, please explain, and then have the imaginary point!
                        "If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can."
                        David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.

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                        • Originally Posted by rambon
                          The plural of practice in this sense is also practice (ie no s) although practices could probably just about be accepted.

                          (English teacher head off)
                          I don't see anything wrong with doctors' practices, for example.
                          "If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can."
                          David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.

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                          • Originally Posted by davis_greatest
                            Looks on the right lines, but doesn't quite work!
                            and why not?

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                            • Originally Posted by davis_greatest
                              Looks good to me! snookersfun, please explain, and then have the imaginary point!
                              well, every word in that sentence finishes with the letter that the word in front of it starts with. Plus it looks rather symmetric to have a 'couple of each', so while 'help' was a first answer the couple of words looks rather superior.

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                              • Originally Posted by rambon
                                and why not?
                                How do you get from perseverance to also, or also to skill?
                                "If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can."
                                David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.

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