British Title question, is this a first?

[Old bones Ian]

Tony Oakey v Brian Magee is set for Dublin, is this the first time a British title fight has been held outside of Britain?

[The Blade]

Tony Oakey v Brian Magee is set for Dublin, is this the first time a British title fight has been held outside of Britain?

grammer boy. outside Britain not outside of

[bennie]

Tony Oakey v Brian Magee is set for Dublin, is this the first time a British title fight has been held outside of Britain?

I asked Rob Smith this on Saturday night. He believes it is.

[oliverfennell]

GRAMMAR, boy.

Capital letter to start sentences.

Comma before naming subject of address.

Capital letter to start second sentence.

Comma after "Outside Britain".

Full stop to end sentence.

[Old bones Ian]

Tony Oakey v Brian Magee is set for Dublin, is this the first time a British title fight has been held outside of Britain?

grammer boy. outside Britain not outside of

Christ mate, you should see my spelling.

[bennie]

Of course, Horace Notice and Hughroy Currie took part in a Britsh heavyweight title classic (remember them?) in the Isle of Man in 1985.

[dondada]

I might have dreamed this one up but I'm sure I read somewhere a British title fight has been contested in the States once upon a time.

[bennie]

I might have dreamed this one up but I'm sure I read somewhere a British title fight has been contested in the States once upon a time.

You might be thinking of Scott Welch-James Oyebola in Nashville (for the WBC International title).
I also have a nagging feeling about it, which is why I asked Rob.

[Old bones Ian]

GRAMMAR, boy.

Capital letter to start sentences.

Comma before naming subject of address.

Capital letter to start second sentence.

Comma after "Outside Britain".

Full stop to end sentence.

You are talking to a man that left school half way through my final year. I have no idea on grammer.
I've found bullshit and bluff has got me quite far though.

[The Blade]

GRAMMAR, boy.

Capital letter to start sentences.

Comma before naming subject of address.

Capital letter to start second sentence.

Comma after "Outside Britain".

Full stop to end sentence.

The phrase 'there is a', or 'there should be a' ought to ideally preface what is your otherwise outstanding contribution to what I still suggest is a worthy attempt to improve the use of the English language round here.

[oliverfennell]

GRAMMAR, boy.

Capital letter to start sentences.

Comma before naming subject of address.

Capital letter to start second sentence.

Comma after "Outside Britain".

Full stop to end sentence.

The phrase 'there is a', or 'there should be a' ought to ideally preface what is your otherwise outstanding contribution to what I still suggest is a worthy attempt to improve the use of the English language round here.

Around here.

[The Blade]

GRAMMAR, boy.

Capital letter to start sentences.

Comma before naming subject of address.

Capital letter to start second sentence.

Comma after "Outside Britain".

Full stop to end sentence.

The phrase 'there is a', or 'there should be a' ought to ideally preface what is your otherwise outstanding contribution to what I still suggest is a worthy attempt to improve the use of the English language round here.

Around here.

hereabouts, to be picky

[oliverfennell]

The phrase 'there is a', or 'there should be a' ought to ideally preface what is your otherwise outstanding contribution to what I still suggest is a worthy attempt to improve the use of the English language round here.

Around here.

hereabouts, to be picky

Come on, The Blade, I already told you about the use of capital letters and full stops.

[TerribleTerry]

Grammar Nazis on an internet message board… Whatever next?

This place is already ‘geeky’ enough; lets not see it descend any further into the abyss of anorak-ism

Ya no wot I meen?

[chesh]

GRAMMAR, boy.

Capital letter to start sentences.

Comma before naming subject of address.

Capital letter to start second sentence.

Comma after "Outside Britain".

Full stop to end sentence.

The phrase 'there is a', or 'there should be a' ought to ideally preface what is your otherwise outstanding contribution to what I still suggest is a worthy attempt to improve the use of the English language round here.

"... ought, ideally, to preface what is your otherwise outstanding contribution..." would, Mr. Blade, be more grammatically correct, as it avoids splitting the infinitive!

[dondada]

GRAMMAR, boy.

Capital letter to start sentences.

Comma before naming subject of address.

Capital letter to start second sentence.

Comma after "Outside Britain".

Full stop to end sentence.

The phrase 'there is a', or 'there should be a' ought to ideally preface what is your otherwise outstanding contribution to what I still suggest is a worthy attempt to improve the use of the English language round here.

"... ought, ideally, to preface what is your otherwise outstanding contribution..." would, Mr. Blade, be more grammatically correct, as it avoids splitting the infinitive!

There is no grammatical rule about splitting infinitives as far as I know - I believe it's a common misconception, me old pal.

[Old bones Ian]

I wish i kew what you lot were on about

[oliverfennell]

Grammar Nazis on an internet message board… Whatever next?

This place is already ‘geeky’ enough; lets not see it descend any further into the abyss of anorak-ism

Ya no wot I meen?

I just couldn't resist jumping on The Blade for making his own grammatical (and a spelling) mistakes when bringing somebody else up about their grammar.

[chesh]

The phrase 'there is a', or 'there should be a' ought to ideally preface what is your otherwise outstanding contribution to what I still suggest is a worthy attempt to improve the use of the English language round here.

"... ought, ideally, to preface what is your otherwise outstanding contribution..." would, Mr. Blade, be more grammatically correct, as it avoids splitting the infinitive!

There is no grammatical rule about splitting infinitives as far as I know - I believe it's a common misconception, me old pal.

Split infinitives are believed to have crept into common usage in the English language as a result of the influence of Old French at the time of the Norman Conquests. Rules have been introduced - or grammarians have attempted to introduce rules - to prohibit their use. According to Wikipedia: "... split infinitives are far more common in speech than in, say, academic writing. Thus, while an outright prohibition on the split infinitive is no longer sustainable on descriptive grounds (as it was in 1834), the advice to avoid it in formal settings, and to avoid some types in particular, remains a tenable position."

To use or not to use split infinitives is subject to debate, but my advice would be that writers should learn to not split infinitives!

[dondada]

"... ought, ideally, to preface what is your otherwise outstanding contribution..." would, Mr. Blade, be more grammatically correct, as it avoids splitting the infinitive!

There is no grammatical rule about splitting infinitives as far as I know - I believe it's a common misconception, me old pal.

Split infinitives are believed to have crept into common usage in the English language as a result of the influence of Old French at the time of the Norman Conquests. Rules have been introduced - or grammarians have attempted to introduce rules - to prohibit their use. According to Wikipedia: "... split infinitives are far more common in speech than in, say, academic writing. Thus, while an outright prohibition on the split infinitive is no longer sustainable on descriptive grounds (as it was in 1834), the advice to avoid it in formal settings, and to avoid some types in particular, remains a tenable position."

To use or not to use split infinitives is subject to debate, but my advice would be that writers should learn to not split infinitives!

Oh yes, it's a tenable view. But not one I readily share.

[Old bones Ian]

"... ought, ideally, to preface what is your otherwise outstanding contribution..." would, Mr. Blade, be more grammatically correct, as it avoids splitting the infinitive!

There is no grammatical rule about splitting infinitives as far as I know - I believe it's a common misconception, me old pal.

Split infinitives are believed to have crept into common usage in the English language as a result of the influence of Old French at the time of the Norman Conquests. Rules have been introduced - or grammarians have attempted to introduce rules - to prohibit their use. According to Wikipedia: "... split infinitives are far more common in speech than in, say, academic writing. Thus, while an outright prohibition on the split infinitive is no longer sustainable on descriptive grounds (as it was in 1834), the advice to avoid it in formal settings, and to avoid some types in particular, remains a tenable position."

To use or not to use split infinitives is subject to debate, but my advice would be that writers should learn to not split infinitives!

Haha , yes i was just about to write exactly that. I love talking about grammer. I could go on for hours, but won't.

[oliverfennell]

Relative to the original point, Junior Witter v Lovemore Ndou was held in America for the "Commonwealth championship of the world", according to the MC.

[TerribleTerry]

Steve Collins v Sam Storey for the Irish middleweight title was contested in Boston, USA.

I am sure there are plenty of other examples, although probably not for the British.

[steve689]

Seems like The Blade has been reading his copy of "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" by Lynne Truss before engaging grammatical warfare on this topic

[oliverfennell]