Typical Guardian

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Typically aggressive Grauniad reader.

Thought they were supposed to be passive or sumfink?

[RosieH]

what's aggressive?

and why would you assume a typo? typical patriarchal tabloid reader

[Tony.London Suburbs]

In the words of the great Peter Cook:

"Its just that it could confuse a stupid person"...

Now as you brought in "gender" could you purleese ( as a Woman) have the last word so I can beat on the Serena Williams/Peennetta USA Womens Quarter-Final now live on Sky...:)

Thats "bet" NOT "beat"....see how easy it is to make a typo..B)

[RosieH]

well yes, a stupid person - it made more sense as it was written than it would with your suggested typo

as for you and the tennis - with Serena playing, I would have put money on "beat" being the appropriate verb...

[Tony.London Suburbs]

On the day that World Mens Number 2, Andy Murray, got thrashed by the Number 16 Seed, I made the ridiculous mistake of thinking The Womens Quarter-Final between Ms Williams/Ms Pennetta would be remotely competitive..

Williams just brushed her aside that swotting a fly....:X

[Tony.London Suburbs]

RosieH Wrote:

as for you and the tennis - with Serena playing, I would have put money on "beat" being the appropriate verb...

You would have just lost your money.

I'm quite indifferent as to Serena's "charms".now if she was 5' 11'' and slim and beautiful....