Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Username

tdcherry

Member Since

December 14, 2012

Total number of comments

4

Total number of votes received

5

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Latest Comments

“Much More Ready”

  • December 14, 2012, 3:45pm

a female barber might stll occassionally shave her legs or her armpits.

“get in contact”

  • December 14, 2012, 3:17pm

you stay in touch with relatives and close friends. you still keep in touch with people you knew in high school and college. you contact your system administrator. you only establish contact once. after that, you maintain it. you stay in contact with aircraft until you lose contact. you make contact with aliens.

Molotov Cocktails

  • December 14, 2012, 3:04pm

what really burns me up is that molotov cocktails are both flammable and inflammable.

Molotov Cocktails

  • December 14, 2012, 2:41pm

i know petrol is a liquid; not a gas...but i call petrol "gas" anyway. the phrase "petrol bomb" is dull and witless. the phrase "molotov cocktail" is gritty. wkipedia says finns coined the phrase "molotov cocktail" and used them against the russians.