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Hunt for knifeman in city (From Daily Echo)
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Hunt for knifeman in Sholing area of Southampton
11:58am Monday 31st December 2012 in News
By Melanie Adams, Health Reporter
Hunt for knifeman in city
A MAJOR manhunt was launched after reports of a man seen wondering the streets of Southampton wielding a knife.
Sniffer dogs, air support, officers on the ground and even armed unite were all despatched to Butts Road, in Sholing, as the search swiftly got underway.
Worried residents were warned not to approach the man if they spotted him and were warned to stay inside their homes as units scoured the local play parks and woodlands.
The drama kicked off just before 11.30pm on Sunday night, when police received a call from a member of the public, claiming they had seen a male walking along Butts Road, carrying a knife.
The man was described as being tall, skinny and white, wearing a dark tracksuit top, grey bottoms and a white cap.
A tweet from Bitterne Police read “HantspolDogs and armed support in area. Air support on way. Please stay inside and await further updates.”
But after an extensive search for more than an hour, the manhunt was called off as the dogs failed to pick up any scent and no evidence of the knife-wielding man was found.
A further tweet from the station in Bitterne said: “Incident resolved, officers staying in are for high visibility. Thank you to everyone that helped.”
Comments(20)
SotonGreen
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1:09pm Mon 31 Dec 12
The standard of Englsh is shockingly poor in the Echo.
Linesman
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1:28pm Mon 31 Dec 12
SotonGreen wrote:Would not have shown up as incorrect on spellcheck because both wondering and wandering are words in their own right.
You are lucky these days if they even bother to use the spelling checker built into their wordprocessing software.
The standard of Englsh is shockingly poor in the Echo.
southy
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2:15pm Mon 31 Dec 12
Linesman wrote:Also most people do not speak standard english, they tend to speak common english or local english
SotonGreen wrote:Would not have shown up as incorrect on spellcheck because both wondering and wandering are words in their own right.
You are lucky these days if they even bother to use the spelling checker built into their wordprocessing software.
The standard of Englsh is shockingly poor in the Echo.
Of the Ilk
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2:35pm Mon 31 Dec 12
southy wrote:The whole point of English teaching in schools emphasises the difference between spoken and written English. Unless you are writing a book with dialogue or reported speech, then your writing should be correct grammar and spelling.
Linesman wrote:Also most people do not speak standard english, they tend to speak common english or local english
SotonGreen wrote:Would not have shown up as incorrect on spellcheck because both wondering and wandering are words in their own right.
You are lucky these days if they even bother to use the spelling checker built into their wordprocessing software.
The standard of Englsh is shockingly poor in the Echo.
freefinker
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3:00pm Mon 31 Dec 12
Of the Ilk wrote:.. and that from the individual who said: -
southy wrote:The whole point of English teaching in schools emphasises the difference between spoken and written English. Unless you are writing a book with dialogue or reported speech, then your writing should be correct grammar and spelling.
Linesman wrote:Also most people do not speak standard english, they tend to speak common english or local english
SotonGreen wrote:Would not have shown up as incorrect on spellcheck because both wondering and wandering are words in their own right.
You are lucky these days if they even bother to use the spelling checker built into their wordprocessing software.
The standard of Englsh is shockingly poor in the Echo.
"What would you lot do all day if you did not have southy to wind up? You might have to watch daytime TV!"
and
"Why do you lot continue to argue with southy? He will never believe you anyway. Just let him think he is correct and he will be happy"
Of the Ilk
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3:01pm Mon 31 Dec 12
freefinker wrote:I think your expression would be Get a Life
Of the Ilk wrote:.. and that from the individual who said: -
southy wrote:The whole point of English teaching in schools emphasises the difference between spoken and written English. Unless you are writing a book with dialogue or reported speech, then your writing should be correct grammar and spelling.
Linesman wrote:Also most people do not speak standard english, they tend to speak common english or local english
SotonGreen wrote:Would not have shown up as incorrect on spellcheck because both wondering and wandering are words in their own right.
You are lucky these days if they even bother to use the spelling checker built into their wordprocessing software.
The standard of Englsh is shockingly poor in the Echo.
"What would you lot do all day if you did not have southy to wind up? You might have to watch daytime TV!"
and
"Why do you lot continue to argue with southy? He will never believe you anyway. Just let him think he is correct and he will be happy"
Of the Ilk
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3:05pm Mon 31 Dec 12
freefinker
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3:12pm Mon 31 Dec 12
Of the Ilk wrote:.. well, most of us seasoned southy watchers are tolerant of his appalling grammar, punctuation and spelling.
I am not arguing with southy, I object to the way he mangles the English language.
It's the inaccuracies and lies we take issue with.
Of the Ilk
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3:21pm Mon 31 Dec 12
freefinker wrote:I suppose that I just have to accept that while he was at school he slept through English lessons (or maybe he thought he knew better). However, when you have spent 37 years as a teacher trying to help children to use English correctly, I find it very frustrating that a grown adult is so incapable.
Of the Ilk wrote:.. well, most of us seasoned southy watchers are tolerant of his appalling grammar, punctuation and spelling.
I am not arguing with southy, I object to the way he mangles the English language.
It's the inaccuracies and lies we take issue with.
Subject48
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3:33pm Mon 31 Dec 12
Of the Ilk
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3:37pm Mon 31 Dec 12
Subject48 wrote:"especially as some children" - please
especialy of some children choose to read Echo... sets a very bad example!
Subject48
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3:55pm Mon 31 Dec 12
Subject48
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3:57pm Mon 31 Dec 12
Big Mac
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4:26pm Mon 31 Dec 12
Of the Ilk wrote:He's not very goos at spelling either.
freefinker wrote:I suppose that I just have to accept that while he was at school he slept through English lessons (or maybe he thought he knew better). However, when you have spent 37 years as a teacher trying to help children to use English correctly, I find it very frustrating that a grown adult is so incapable.
Of the Ilk wrote:.. well, most of us seasoned southy watchers are tolerant of his appalling grammar, punctuation and spelling.
I am not arguing with southy, I object to the way he mangles the English language.
It's the inaccuracies and lies we take issue with.
Ted Rogers
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5:34pm Mon 31 Dec 12
Of the Ilk wrote:I'll take a dyslexic over a creationist every day of the week.
freefinker wrote:I suppose that I just have to accept that while he was at school he slept through English lessons (or maybe he thought he knew better). However, when you have spent 37 years as a teacher trying to help children to use English correctly, I find it very frustrating that a grown adult is so incapable.
Of the Ilk wrote:.. well, most of us seasoned southy watchers are tolerant of his appalling grammar, punctuation and spelling.
I am not arguing with southy, I object to the way he mangles the English language.
It's the inaccuracies and lies we take issue with.
He doesn't choose to have issues with written English.......
SotonGreen
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6:41pm Mon 31 Dec 12
Sure it is a wee bit harder as with other disabilities but just look at what was achieved in the Paralympics.
It is just laziness pure and simple.
mickey01
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8:44pm Mon 31 Dec 12
southy wrote:in my experience hardly anyone seems to speak english around here anymore
Linesman wrote:Also most people do not speak standard english, they tend to speak common english or local english
SotonGreen wrote:Would not have shown up as incorrect on spellcheck because both wondering and wandering are words in their own right.
You are lucky these days if they even bother to use the spelling checker built into their wordprocessing software.
The standard of Englsh is shockingly poor in the Echo.
bazzeroz
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10:15pm Mon 31 Dec 12
Huffter
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10:18pm Mon 31 Dec 12
Subject48 wrote:What is a "bad :)"?
ooops my bad :)
I wonder as I wander...
HorndeanSaint says...
1:02pm Mon 31 Dec 12