At least they're trying @Michael Hewett. Locals here lapse into Vendéen French I have to ask for translations, just as I did in Belgium when...
@pete It's pretty hard to learn decent French if you don't know a direct object from an indirect object and the difference between an adverb and...
@shiney he only example of "slinked" is from a US newspaper!@Liriodendron British English has many and varied roots which is why it is so rich...
It is grey again here but the clouds are high and here's a line of white along the south horizon. It's very still so I can't see us getting any...
Shined is another one when shone is usually the correct form.
I know you did @fairygirl . Definitely only for eating at home. Sod's law says if you took buttered cake slices up a hill you'd have soaring...
@Philippa I find myself correcting spellcheckers when they don't recognise British English.@Escarpment I'm like that with things like 'the...
Not by anyone who bothers to look them up.
Anyone else irritated by sentences that start with "So"?As a self taught keyboard operator using an aging keyboard with its own quirks I make...
@fairygirl when I make a fruit cake there's just enough cake batter to hold the fruit together. Doesn't need butter so not messy.i haven't...
By the time we've had our usual cooked breakfast for Saturday lunch it will feel like a normal weekend here so no Twixtmas for us thank you very...
@CanadianLori It's an old imperial measurement - 5 British fluid ounces. In the USA it's half a cup.
I don't know anyone who wears high fashion to garden, or do a Boxing Day, NY Day or other cold water swim.
Or you could have reduced the cooking time @Liriodendron ! I do a lot of scaling up from 8 and 9 inch round cake tins to 10 inch square and their...
Conclave - some great actors and performances and an intriguing twist. If only!Zulu - seen it loads of times but, again, some great...
Greetings. It is grey here with very low cloud and cold too. Supposed to be bright and sunny but is mis. I hope your fog lifts @floralies and...
@fairygirl I'd have thought a slice or three of fruit cake would be ideal for energy on your hill walks.I always make a Borrowdale teabread when...
When we first moved to Belgium in 1991 I was surprised to discover that it was normal practice for people to take their lap dogs/rats to the SM....
@Bluejayway I think white wine works better if drunk than spilled, hopefully, over red wine.Salt or baking soda sprinkled generously will absorb...
In terms of women's physiques and duties, launderettes are a recent introduction. They have other uses.When I was flat sharing off Baker...
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