I like and may adopt the hybrid language concept of “mynorsk”. I will take it to mean “Norwegian my way!”, exclamation mark included.I understood that as more of a mark to market situation. Anyway, it matters not, because even if I speak the right sentence, nobody understands my accent! Except for my boyfriend - so I speak mynorsk and he translates to bokmål.
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I am definitely against the Oxford comma in this one although, technically, should it be sows?
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oink, oinkI am definitely against the Oxford comma in this one although, technically, should it be sows
They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They charmed it with smiles and soap.
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But Boris is also a dab hand at hyphens
"The doubters, the doomsters, the gloomsters – they are going to get it wrong again. The people who bet against Britain are going to lose their shirts."
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"The doubters, the doomsters, the gloomsters – they are going to get it wrong again. The people who bet against Britain are going to lose their shirts."
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They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They charmed it with smiles and soap.
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special operation
partial mobilisation
tactical retreat
big Russians
partial mobilisation
tactical retreat
big Russians
They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They charmed it with smiles and soap.
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“When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don't mean utterly, but kill most of them--then the rest will be valuable. They weaken when they are close together. They give strength when they are far apart.”
― Mark TwainThey sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They charmed it with smiles and soap.
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"advisory referendum" (SNP, Scotland)special operation
partial mobilisation
tactical retreat
big Russians
love it
They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They charmed it with smiles and soap.
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Politically correct what?
Politically correct, what?
which?
Politically correct, what?
which?
They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They charmed it with smiles and soap.
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Politically correct what?
Politically correct, what?
which?
Great quote! I had to resist to not write lovely comma
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Were you fearing retribution?Politically correct what?
Politically correct, what?
which?
Great quote! I had to resist to not write lovely comma
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driving his scooter drunk
They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They charmed it with smiles and soap.
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"driving drunk his scooter", instead?driving his scooter drunk
my French bias for the order of the words in there...
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Driving his drunk scooter. You may expect everything from Depardiev.
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aka a Tesla self-driving scooterDriving his drunk scooter. You may expect everything from Depardiev.
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I’m sure Elon would support drunken drivers in self-driving mode.
But, back onto the off-topic. Headline from The Pratt Tribune, a (sorry, the) newspaper of Pratt, Kansas: “Students get first hand job experience”. As in firsthand, get it?
But, back onto the off-topic. Headline from The Pratt Tribune, a (sorry, the) newspaper of Pratt, Kansas: “Students get first hand job experience”. As in firsthand, get it?