Comments on: HMAS Sydney http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/04/11/hmas-sydney/ Reader reaction to Reuters news Sun, 6 Jul 2008 17:53:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: pyrmont http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/04/11/hmas-sydney/#comment-338429 pyrmont Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:27:16 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/04/11/hmas-sydney/#comment-338429 I too enjoyed the lesson...hahaha I too enjoyed the lesson…hahaha

]]> By: Gerry Gibberer http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/04/11/hmas-sydney/#comment-336937 Gerry Gibberer Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:33:45 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/04/11/hmas-sydney/#comment-336937 The word "the" should not be used before the designation "HMAS" (which stands for His Majesty's Australian Ship"). Thus it would be "the His Majesty's Australian Ship Sydney" which is, of course, silly. So: either "HMAS Sydney" or "the Sydney". Sorry for the lesson. The word “the” should not be used before the designation “HMAS” (which stands for His Majesty’s Australian Ship”).

Thus it would be “the His Majesty’s Australian Ship Sydney” which is, of course, silly.

So: either “HMAS Sydney” or “the Sydney”.

Sorry for the lesson.

]]> By: Dan http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/04/11/hmas-sydney/#comment-336692 Dan Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:09:02 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/04/11/hmas-sydney/#comment-336692 Ah, I love corrections based on specialized knowledge. Ah, I love corrections based on specialized knowledge.

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