Our builder was always referring to the Spes when looking at our plans.
What gets me is a historic monument or a hotel. My step daughter got a 1st degree in English, went on to become an English teacher, when I mentioned it to her she didnât have a clue what I was talking about.Â
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.Â
Isn't that how all politicians talk @Biglad? "Look...." What they mean is 'I'm considerably richer than yowwww, and I went to Oxford/Cambridge/Eton , blah blah blah, so I know everything, and you're my minions to do my bidding'. Or something like that...
Our builder was always referring to the Spes when looking at our plans.
I suspect your builder was of 'a certain age' ... they usually get it right because they know what Spec. stands for ... it's them there youngsters đ Â
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Then there's people who say ick hey ya. I don't give a rat's how the country of origin says it , it's eye kee yah And don't get me started on noo gah. Everyone knows it's nuggit.
When working in the maternity unit, I often answered the phone to be told:Â "Wot it is, right, she .... "
As a grammar pedant who would gladly be more of one, I'd be grateful if any of you super-pedants can enlighten me as to the difference between "I will" and "I shall".
There are no easy rules with will and shall. Largely it is down to usage though often shall is more emphatic than will.
âThe weather forecast says there will be a heatwave next week.â In that sentence shall sounds wrong but ... âItâs getting late. Shall we go home?â
My native Italian teacher was fond of saying âpity the poor foreignerâ when confronted by the complexities of English. Despite living in England for over 40 years he never mastered the usage of bring and take. But he did give us âyou can whistle from itâ, âI donât want to pick at youâ, and âlearn your numbers or the waiters might fiddle with youâ.
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What gets me is a historic monument or a hotel.
My step daughter got a 1st degree in English, went on to become an English teacher, when I mentioned it to her she didnât have a clue what I was talking about.Â
What they mean is 'I'm considerably richer than yowwww, and I went to Oxford/Cambridge/Eton , blah blah blah, so I know everything, and you're my minions to do my bidding'.
Or something like that...
@Lyn - he should have gone to 'Spec'savers....
You're welcomeÂ
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
And don't get me started on noo gah. Everyone knows it's nuggit.
As a grammar pedant who would gladly be more of one, I'd be grateful if any of you super-pedants can enlighten me as to the difference between "I will" and "I shall".
âThe weather forecast says there will be a heatwave next week.â In that sentence shall sounds wrong but ...
âItâs getting late. Shall we go home?â
My native Italian teacher was fond of saying âpity the poor foreignerâ when confronted by the complexities of English. Despite living in England for over 40 years he never mastered the usage of bring and take. But he did give us âyou can whistle from itâ, âI donât want to pick at youâ, and âlearn your numbers or the waiters might fiddle with youâ.