Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[patientcapital] 24/5/2021 21:43

Easier just to have your GP's mobile surely.

[minerve 2] 24/5/2021 21:33

Yes maxk, absolutely right. The receptionist, who is hardly qualified to type yet alone prescribe drugs, gets to play God.

[maxk] 24/5/2021 21:17

Getting past the gatekeepers seems to be the game now with the quacks.

The stage has been reached where receptionists are deciding who gets to talk to a quack, never mind seeing one.

[freddie01] 24/5/2021 20:55

Without going into details I seem to have had a lot more luck with my doctors than most. Had a telephone consultation about my prescription review and mentioned something I was concerned about. Within a few days, I was seen at the surgery and got things sorted.

The surgery was empty so I can only assume they are trying to discourage people from booking an appointment.

[minerve 2] 24/5/2021 20:47

Pierre

I hope your son is OK and whatever he has he makes a full recovery.

[jrphoenixw2] 24/5/2021 20:45

@Millwallfan/16976
'Dividend paid next Tuesday. Is this already priced in from ex divi date or can we expect a drop (other than usual market fluctuations, fuse etc)'

The drop in price re: the divi happens on X/D when the right to receive the divi on a position passes.

[freddie01] 24/5/2021 20:13

The standard rule for the past tense of hang is this: in almost all situations, you should use the word hung.

I hung a picture of Noah Webster on the wall.
After school, she hung out in the library.

Use hanged when referring to a person being suspended by a rope around the neck until dead.

The Salem "witches" were not burned; they were hanged.
Justice Wargrave ordered Edward Seton to be hanged by the neck until dead.

It's not that simple, however: most usage guides reserve hanged for people subjected to death, which means if an inanimate object is suspended from a gallows, the correct term is hung.

Despised by the voters, he was hung in effigy.

A stripped-down version of why we have these two different words is that the word hang came from two different verbs in Old English (and possibly also one from Old Norse). One of these Old English verbs was what we might think of as a regular verb, and this gave rise to hanged; the other was irregular, and ended up becoming hung.

Hanged and hung were used interchangeably for hundreds of years, although over time the one from the irregular verb (hung) eventually became the more common one. Hanged retained its position when used to refer to death by hanging, possibly due to being favored by judges who were passing a sentence. However, both forms are commonly found, and both are commonly found used in either sense.

Hope that helps.

[grahamite2] 24/5/2021 20:06

I think the point Pierre was making was about my use of "hanged" rather than "hung." He seems to be suggesting that "hanged" only applies when it's "hanged until dead."

But I think he's wrong - there are actual sentences extant using "hanged, drawn and quartered."

It remains the case that pictures are hung, men are hanged - whether until they are dead or until they are half dead.

[scruff1] 24/5/2021 19:49

pierre
pretty sure they werent dead after being hung (though they probably wished they was). None of that trap door and well placed knot malarky, more a throttlin so that they were still able to enjoy the rest of the performance. Crowds enjoyed it too. Better than Eurovision they reckon. The star of the show was usually English too - the good old days eh

[pandy999] 24/5/2021 18:52

Captain Kirk gets all the crumpet Macoy and scottie get nowt but I guess it's in the name ! .

[joestalin] 24/5/2021 18:44

Yes and Barc goes xd.

[poleaxe] 24/5/2021 18:40

Will there be a first quarter divi.

[joestalin] 24/5/2021 18:37

The Tories hate there (sic) voters fact

The voters hate Labour fact

Labour hate the Tories fact

You are going round in circles, mate. Have a sit down.

[pandy999] 24/5/2021 18:29

Xxxx thingy 2/3 lines please

[pierre oreilly] 24/5/2021 18:11

They don't have them, they are just totally out of touch with their (ex) voters, and even basic Tory principles.

[asa8] 24/5/2021 18:03

The Tories hate there voters fact

[pierre oreilly] 24/5/2021 18:01

Not much point in being drawn and quartered after you've been hanged because you're dead before the drawn bit. Much better to be hung drawn and quartered, meaning you're a bit shaken up after being hung for a while, but still alive and consious to witness your guts being drawn out and often placed on hot coals in front of you. By the time you get quartered you're probably dead. When Henry was being kind, to loyal friends say, they had the luxury of their head off quickly. Hung drawn and quartering was for those he didn't care too much about.

[xxxxxy] 24/5/2021 17:56

And don't forget divis.Have a nice evening. Dry here. Now.

[gambill] 24/5/2021 17:17

Is divi due tomorrow