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By *LCC OP Couple
over a year ago
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Why is English such a weird language? Have you ever noticed how very subtle changes can have a huge difference to the meaning of a saying, like "he works IN a bank" would suggest a cashier in a high street branch, but "he works FOR a bank" would suggest a trader or something similar.
Why do we have pairs of sockS (with an s) yet we keep them in a sock draw, why isn't it the socks draw?
What other weird examples can we think of? |
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I find the rule "i before e, except after c," to be neither scientific nor efficient.
(see what I did there...  )
I once watched an interesting South Bank Show (when I was too d*unk to turn over) about how the Americans (Dr Webster?) took the English language and simplified it in order to make it easier for immigrants to learn.
Mr ddc |
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over a year ago
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"a sock drawer is a drawer for socks (one drawer). you could have a drawer for socks also and call it the socks drawer.
I think you've made your point, can we draw a line over this now  "
i made no fucking sense, i was talking about the drawer and not the socks -which OP was on about.
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By *LCC OP Couple
over a year ago
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"a sock drawer is a drawer for socks (one drawer). you could have a drawer for socks also and call it the socks drawer.
I think you've made your point, can we draw a line over this now "
I'm not gonna post when I'm tired anymore! My sepllign get two bda!  |
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"a sock drawer is a drawer for socks (one drawer). you could have a drawer for socks also and call it the socks drawer.
I think you've made your point, can we draw a line over this now
i made no fucking sense, i was talking about the drawer and not the socks -which OP was on about.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"a sock drawer is a drawer for socks (one drawer). you could have a drawer for socks also and call it the socks drawer.
I think you've made your point, can we draw a line over this now
i made no fucking sense, i was talking about the drawer and not the socks -which OP was on about.
think someone needs snuggles "
yes.
reach round from behind me and wrap your arms round me to distract me then knock me out with hammer.  |
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"a sock drawer is a drawer for socks (one drawer). you could have a drawer for socks also and call it the socks drawer.
I think you've made your point, can we draw a line over this now "
Hang on a minute...
Couldn't a sock drawer also be a person who draws socks?
(obviously he would keep his drafting tools in the sock drawers drawer... )
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By *ooking for bbwsCouple
over a year ago
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"a sock drawer is a drawer for socks (one drawer). you could have a drawer for socks also and call it the socks drawer.
I think you've made your point, can we draw a line over this now
i made no fucking sense, i was talking about the drawer and not the socks -which OP was on about.
think someone needs snuggles "
snuggles wots that there days.... lol, I before e confusion I still don't get it an ur only 3rd comment in so u can't say draw a line under it he he  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"a sock drawer is a drawer for socks (one drawer). you could have a drawer for socks also and call it the socks drawer.
I think you've made your point, can we draw a line over this now
i made no fucking sense, i was talking about the drawer and not the socks -which OP was on about.
think someone needs snuggles
yes.
reach round from behind me and wrap your arms round me to distract me then knock me out with hammer. "
a little harsh id say but i know what i would do  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"a sock drawer is a drawer for socks (one drawer). you could have a drawer for socks also and call it the socks drawer.
I think you've made your point, can we draw a line over this now
i made no fucking sense, i was talking about the drawer and not the socks -which OP was on about.
think someone needs snuggles
yes.
reach round from behind me and wrap your arms round me to distract me then knock me out with hammer.
a little harsh id say but i know what i would do "
is cold tonight. would be nice to fall asleep on a radiator. |
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By *LCC OP Couple
over a year ago
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"I find the rule "i before e, except after c," to be neither scientific nor efficient.
(see what I did there... )
I once watched an interesting South Bank Show (when I was too d*unk to turn over) about how the Americans (Dr Webster?) took the English language and simplified it in order to make it easier for immigrants to learn.
Mr ddc"
Well one of the reasons English is so complicated is when they invented the printing press, the type setters were paid per letter, not per word, so they put extra letters in to get paid more! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"a sock drawer is a drawer for socks (one drawer). you could have a drawer for socks also and call it the socks drawer.
I think you've made your point, can we draw a line over this now
i made no fucking sense, i was talking about the drawer and not the socks -which OP was on about.
think someone needs snuggles
yes.
reach round from behind me and wrap your arms round me to distract me then knock me out with hammer.
a little harsh id say but i know what i would do
is cold tonight. would be nice to fall asleep on a radiator. "
I'm always cosy and possibly fall asleep spooned as wanted last time |
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"a sock drawer is a drawer for socks (one drawer). you could have a drawer for socks also and call it the socks drawer.
I think you've made your point, can we draw a line over this now
i made no fucking sense, i was talking about the drawer and not the socks -which OP was on about.
think someone needs snuggles
yes.
reach round from behind me and wrap your arms round me to distract me then knock me out with hammer.
a little harsh id say but i know what i would do
is cold tonight. would be nice to fall asleep on a radiator.
I'm always cosy and possibly fall asleep spooned as wanted last time "
waking up was the best bit.
suppose i should talk about sock drawers or something as well, erm... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"a sock drawer is a drawer for socks (one drawer). you could have a drawer for socks also and call it the socks drawer.
I think you've made your point, can we draw a line over this now
i made no fucking sense, i was talking about the drawer and not the socks -which OP was on about.
think someone needs snuggles
yes.
reach round from behind me and wrap your arms round me to distract me then knock me out with hammer.
a little harsh id say but i know what i would do
is cold tonight. would be nice to fall asleep on a radiator.
I'm always cosy and possibly fall asleep spooned as wanted last time
waking up was the best bit.
suppose i should talk about sock drawers or something as well, erm... "
yeah or you could do that |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"a sock drawer is a drawer for socks (one drawer). you could have a drawer for socks also and call it the socks drawer.
I think you've made your point, can we draw a line over this now
i made no fucking sense, i was talking about the drawer and not the socks -which OP was on about.
think someone needs snuggles
yes.
reach round from behind me and wrap your arms round me to distract me then knock me out with hammer.
a little harsh id say but i know what i would do
is cold tonight. would be nice to fall asleep on a radiator.
I'm always cosy and possibly fall asleep spooned as wanted last time
waking up was the best bit.
suppose i should talk about sock drawers or something as well, erm...
yeah or you could do that "
can go on kik in a minute if you want? might fall asleep on you though. just this topic as about sock drawers and english and that. don't think anything we've said applied to that. |
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"I find the rule "i before e, except after c," to be neither scientific nor efficient.
(see what I did there... )
I once watched an interesting South Bank Show (when I was too d*unk to turn over) about how the Americans (Dr Webster?) took the English language and simplified it in order to make it easier for immigrants to learn.
Mr ddc
Well one of the reasons English is so complicated is when they invented the printing press, the type setters were paid per letter, not per word, so they put extra letters in to get paid more! "
I never knew that!
Plus we have the whole class "U and non-U" thing, so we can feel superior about people who use serviettes and go horse-riding
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"a sock drawer is a drawer for socks (one drawer). you could have a drawer for socks also and call it the socks drawer.
I think you've made your point, can we draw a line over this now
i made no fucking sense, i was talking about the drawer and not the socks -which OP was on about.
think someone needs snuggles
yes.
reach round from behind me and wrap your arms round me to distract me then knock me out with hammer.
a little harsh id say but i know what i would do
is cold tonight. would be nice to fall asleep on a radiator.
I'm always cosy and possibly fall asleep spooned as wanted last time
waking up was the best bit.
suppose i should talk about sock drawers or something as well, erm...
yeah or you could do that
can go on kik in a minute if you want? might fall asleep on you though. just this topic as about sock drawers and english and that. don't think anything we've said applied to that. "
very good call yeah can do unless you just wanna sleep |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"a sock drawer is a drawer for socks (one drawer). you could have a drawer for socks also and call it the socks drawer.
I think you've made your point, can we draw a line over this now
i made no fucking sense, i was talking about the drawer and not the socks -which OP was on about.
think someone needs snuggles
yes.
reach round from behind me and wrap your arms round me to distract me then knock me out with hammer.
a little harsh id say but i know what i would do
is cold tonight. would be nice to fall asleep on a radiator.
I'm always cosy and possibly fall asleep spooned as wanted last time
waking up was the best bit.
suppose i should talk about sock drawers or something as well, erm...
yeah or you could do that
can go on kik in a minute if you want? might fall asleep on you though. just this topic as about sock drawers and english and that. don't think anything we've said applied to that.
very good call yeah can do unless you just wanna sleep "
change of plans, my liege. i have to moderate the forum games by not being a moderator. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"a sock drawer is a drawer for socks (one drawer). you could have a drawer for socks also and call it the socks drawer.
I think you've made your point, can we draw a line over this now
i made no fucking sense, i was talking about the drawer and not the socks -which OP was on about.
think someone needs snuggles
yes.
reach round from behind me and wrap your arms round me to distract me then knock me out with hammer.
a little harsh id say but i know what i would do
is cold tonight. would be nice to fall asleep on a radiator.
I'm always cosy and possibly fall asleep spooned as wanted last time
waking up was the best bit.
suppose i should talk about sock drawers or something as well, erm...
yeah or you could do that
can go on kik in a minute if you want? might fall asleep on you though. just this topic as about sock drawers and english and that. don't think anything we've said applied to that.
very good call yeah can do unless you just wanna sleep
change of plans, my liege. i have to moderate the forum games by not being a moderator."
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By (user no longer on site)
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Pmsl when I first moved to Spain barring in mind I was with a Spanish n Basque lady that thought it was funny so let me carry on for a good few months ....every where I whent I kept seeing Jesus pintura ,,Jesus carpenteria ,Jesus cafeteria and so on I was thinking I know these spanish are pretty in to the religion n catholic thing but wow they really love the Jesus thing n name every thing after him ......then I met her sisters bloke ah fck it he dead so name ain't going a hurt Jesus Roland the ex Spanish water polo goal keeper top top bloke rip mofo miss you dude xxxx fellof a hotel poor fucker ......any way that was when it dawned on me n I was told that Jesus said hususe is a comin name on the scale of Dave or John here and the whom family had been taking the piss out a me for months lol |
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