tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post8801800382112590033..comments2024-03-29T09:11:59.617+00:00Comments on Forget What Did: Things I know are true, but can't quite bring myself to believe.John Finnemorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09256463878193280694noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-78274118631829958972012-12-21T20:44:19.435+00:002012-12-21T20:44:19.435+00:00Ah, I love your voice! Not-well, okay yeah your ac...Ah, I love your voice! Not-well, okay yeah your actual voice too, but specifically the general tone of your posts. It's simply delightful. Very straightforward, very honest, very relatable. Just wonderful, wonderful. I can't get enough of it. The way your mind works is delightful and you're a complete hero to me. You must never stttoopp. <3333Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-28458208530143595862010-02-19T13:43:29.395+00:002010-02-19T13:43:29.395+00:00For the French (get this), there are 8 days in a w...For the French (get this), there are 8 days in a week; if someone says they'll be away for HUIT JOURS, then they'll be away for what we would call 7.<br /><br />A fortnight is fifteen days; if someone says that they'll be away for two weeks, it's QUINZE JOURS.<br /><br />If I say that I'll be away for one week, the reply often comes back, "oh, huit jours?"<br /><br />To which I reply by showing them the valid date of purchase ... Simon has a point, you know.Stuhttp://www.stuart-mcalister.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-54015538635996977632010-02-19T03:19:21.244+00:002010-02-19T03:19:21.244+00:00And I'm exactly the same in my lack of confide...And I'm exactly the same in my lack of confidence in predicting the date: "This Sunday's the fourteenth so next Sunday will be -Aaah, NO because there are SIX days IN BETWEEN so you DON'T - is it the eighth day after - so this - because it's the same DAY and not..."<br />On reflection I blame this spinelessness on anything valid for seven days from the date of purchase.simonhttp://www.myspace.com/kanesimonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-60024622873821597742010-02-16T14:25:16.987+00:002010-02-16T14:25:16.987+00:00Re: pronunciation - it's my belief that everyo...Re: pronunciation - it's my belief that everyone has at least one word that trips them up like that, even though they know perfectly well how it should be pronounced. I still have trouble with the silent W in "sword". When I was a child, I used to teach the other children to read, so I'm probably responsible for an entire town of it (not that you'd notice any out-of-the-ordinary stupidity there).<br /><br />Also, this is further proof that Thomas the Tank Engine warps childrens' minds. I blame Ringo Starr. In general.Miss Pearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196252517322732148noreply@blogger.com