Posted on 01/13/2017 6:55:03 AM PST by RummyChick
I’m seeing a lot of boy skills, so I want to add some girl skills, such as how to sit like a lady.
“Learning to spell correctly (Ex: “tyre”) is a life skill that takes more than 5 minutes.”
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Tyre is correct.
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Why? Do you need to look under the bonnet?
Real men are born with this knowledge. And if not, we make it up on the fly because we can.
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A boiled egg is already cooked.
Reset the lift arm in a toilet tank.
I thought we got complete control over the language as part of the lend-lease program early in World War II. The only reason why it was still called English rather than American was to keep from tipping off Hitler.
Oh, I’m only a recruit. The Grammar Police Dept probably will never hire me. Swinging, or hanging, sometimes I misplace my modifiers. Also, with ends of sentences, sometimes I don’t know how close to put my prepositions at. Sometimes, I even, overdo, the comma thing. But I’m working on it and one of these days when I get done with my studies and all the extra work they have me do plus when I do a lot of posting on websites like free Republic I get better at writing anyway so I know I’m going to have a good chance if you know your various parts of speech and all.
1. Paper egg carton 2. Dryer lint, sawdust, or wadded paper. 3. Melted paraffin. Put 2 into 1, drizzle with 3, then break apart as needed.
“what is conn a ship?”
That is when you convince the ship to buy your oceanfront dock in Arizona.
Cotton balls with a little Vaseline rubbed in.
(Am curious about your method, please.)
It is spelled correctly, in the UK, where the article was written.
Knowing that there is more than one form of English and some words have alternate spellings is a skill that can be learned in under five minutes :)
“Real men do not write sonnets.”
Sounds like your sonnet game is weak, my FRiend.
Race cars tend to have small tanks, to minimize the risk of explosions.
Touche’
Yep, mine’s a variation thereof .. bravo !
When using, ignore wick and light cardboard edge,
Set under pre-piled kindling and Bob's yer uncle !
What is a tyre?
Very clever...thanks.
Tie a bowline blindfolded.
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