Should it be banned?

airbag

I mean, it's quite dangerous, isn't it?

BillyMansell

From where I'm sitting it looks quite safe.

daviesee

H&S be damned!




or




Ban everything! Now! I am offended.

You pick.

Giraffoto

Yes. Or maybe no.

BillyMansell

I agree with the OP.

BillyMansell

I disagree with the OP.

team47b

airbag wrote:

I mean, it's quite dangerous, isn't it?

You want to ban 'it' :shock:

DavidBelcher

team47b wrote:

airbag wrote:

I mean, it's quite dangerous, isn't it?

You want to ban 'it' :shock:

Is 'it' likely to affect the price of my house?

David

bianchimoon

It's already banned round here, but usually takes the rest of the country a while to catch up, won't be long though so make the most of it while you can

pinno

If we don't ban 'it', the governemnt will only slap a tax on it.

daviesee

I think the word "it" has been used too often, so yes, that word should be banned.

bianchimoon

if 's banned will the thread change to Cousin ' ' RIP?

GiantMike

It was banned in 1989. We've all been using it illegally since, though I understand there will be a crackdown next year. Use it and abuse it while you still can.

seanoconn

I think it's still banned in Russia.

mrfpb

It should be made mandatory and then it should rigidly be enforced by them.

Disagree if you wish. Fascists.

DavidBelcher

pinarello001 wrote:

If we don't ban 'it', the governemnt will only slap a tax on it.

No doubt certain tabloid newspapers will report that 'they' are tyring to ban 'it'....

David

team47b

'It' has already been banned here in the big bit of Europe you can only use the personal pronouns he or she, we don't have the non gender 'it'

MountainMonster

Didn't they ban it to try to make prices go down? Or was it that they banned?

Mikey23

If you do the you will have to ban all the others...
You have to think these things through

RDW

Does Specialized own the trademark on it?

RideOnTime

If only for the sake of future generations.

secretsam

Banning the word "It" would make ordinary conversation more difficult, however, it would force us to expand our vocabulary.

I vote "Yes".

RideOnTime

There is a school of thought that it is safer than it used to be.

Where's the evidence though??

MountainMonster

RDW wrote:

Does Specialized own the trademark on it?

No, but they have patented it.

pinno

Woss all this about innit?

arran77

pinarello001 wrote:

Woss all this about innit?

You know, it

finchy

People have been using it since the 18th century at least. Traders brought it back to Britain from Asia along with tea and spices. The It Wars were fought against the French over control of European supplies of it. Without it we would have lost both world wars. To destroy such an important part of our heritage is ridiculous. I blame the Muslims. Vote UKIP.

BillyMansell

Where are the pictures of it? Without pictures it's not real.

pinno

Here is an argument to keep 'it'. This sentance:

I went to the supermarket and selected a shopping trolley but it was so dilapidated, it did not go in a straight line.

... as opposed to

I went to the supermarket and selected a shopping trolley but the shopping trolley [DOUBLE ENTITY] was so dilapidated, it did not go in a straight line.

The 'it' participle of that sentence allows for a more manageable sentence.

Whilst I thoroughly agree with the idea that some people's vocabulary is lacking, getting rid of 'it' would not make a difference.

team47b

pinarello001 wrote:

Here is an argument to keep 'it'. This sentance:

I went to the supermarket and selected a shopping trolley but i(t) was so dilapidated, i(t) did not go in a straight line.

FTFY

You don't need to remove the whole word 'it' from that sentence to make sense, just the 't'

GiantMike

At the supermarket, while stocking up on johnies, the trolley I selected was unable to hold a straight line, being quite delapidated.

or

Supermarket, wonky trolley, johnies; typical!

You see, there really is no need for the superfluous it which is why it was banned. Oh b0ll0x.