My most consistent pet hate of all: English language 'nazis'. English class for me consisted of (failed) attempts to drag me kicking and screaming into the uncanny valley, interspersed with being immersed in things which made no sense at all. I don't generally go looking for info on the subject, but one time I stumbled across a page detailing how the singular "they" (for when you don't know or don't want to specify gender) has been in use for the entire 700+ year history of Modern English, with even Chaucer writing at the very dawn of the language using something similar. Reading it was something of a vindication.
Yeah, and the same for bread roll names.
I've always disliked that type of fence. Now, I hate it.
"Finally managed to pop it up in our back yard, not an easy task with 2 broken lift cables on opposite corners." I feel ya!
It gets rid of some humans too. Not me tho.
This is awesome!horrible! XD
Bright eager eyes :)
Britain tried that.Someone got a bigger fine for a minor parking offense than someone else did for something really serious.It got scrapped.
The Dwarves could be greedy for sure, but the balrog had signed up with the Big Bad Evil Destroyer (bigger than Sauron) in a previous Age.
I lost it at "putting a bit of polish on Andúril"! XD
Yeah, the films shortened it too much, IMO. But I still like them.
Not sure if I love or hate this lot. Some of each. With passion. <.< But I've got to say I lost it at Pippin's reaction. He would! XD
Ah, no, it's just more likely to be a boy. I think 20% or 25% of gingers are female.
The first 2 pics are perfect for the title, the rest are great in their own ways.
If you can't laugh at it, you can't live with it. Yesterday, a teapot gave me horrific flashbacks. Today, I upvoted this.
Took me a minute to work out the scale, but when I did... eek! lol
Clouded leopards are the cutest cats. Almost a proven fact.
Italian-Scottish? I'm guessing she has some regional Italian accent.
what was that about a laser? We used to believe in sportsmanship, here. :-{( 2/2
Speaking as a (sort-of) Englishman, I was going to say something pro-English, but then I remembered was English fans are like. And... 1/2
we got it, but its dovetail joints held together fine. It must have been made decades before the invention of PVA glue - the good stuff.
arrogant in their claims that dovetail joints were better than nails. We had an old chest of drawers, cheap secondhand junk by the time >>
The humidity changes dramatically all the time in Britain, but Britain was all about wood for centuries. I remember carpenters who were >>
Happened to me a few times. XD
Reminds me of the time in Unreal Tournament that a missile came in my window. I thought I'd survive, but then I was all ITSANUKENOOOded
it's all free love^Wparticles
True, that. She told us to think about what feels right, when does it feel right to use "I", and when to use "me". *facepalm*
There's no one British slang. This is mostly on target for the south-east.