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oh definitely, I wouldn't drink Starbucks if offered for free.IdleHans said:
Their coffee will still be shit thoughcafcdave123 said:
it's the olive oil bit that intrigues me0 -
Coffee?? I thought they just served hot milkIdleHans said:
Their coffee will still be shit thoughcafcdave123 said:0 -
Hot milk and oil now, it seemsDaveMehmet said:
Coffee?? I thought they just served hot milkIdleHans said:
Their coffee will still be shit thoughcafcdave123 said:0 -
If you want to find the word stress for any word it's normally indicated in any good dictionary.IdleHans said:How to pronounce the word 'foray'.
I'd emphasise the first syllable but I notice people often seem to stress the second and lengthen it a bit, including @JiMMy 85 who uses it quite a lot in those little films he puts out on a Sunday evening. Which is what has prompted me to post this.
So FORay, or forAY? Or is either correct?
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/foray
Under the word itself is the phonetic spelling so that the pronunciation is clear (if you know the phonetic alphabet). The word stress is indicated by an apostrophe before the stressed syllable.
So in this case, you are right @IdleHans and @JiMMy 85 is incorrect.
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But the war is not in Russia, it's in Ukraine, so therefore it's in Europe @LenGloverLenGlover said:When I was at school the USSR (ie Russia and other surrounding countries) was in the continent of Asia.
Yet all the news reports on the Ukraine business refer to war in Europe rather than Asia.0 -
After 20 years of living in France, there are still a few things that confuse me.
For example, why do people willingly pay more for the dirty carrots (1€89/kg) than for the clean ones (1€19/kg)?
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carrots are like women, the dirtier they are, the more they cost you.15
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"those little films" irritated me more than being tagged on a post telling me I'm wrong. I'll continue saying it incorrectly out of spite.jimmymelrose said:
If you want to find the word stress for any word it's normally indicated in any good dictionary.IdleHans said:How to pronounce the word 'foray'.
I'd emphasise the first syllable but I notice people often seem to stress the second and lengthen it a bit, including @JiMMy 85 who uses it quite a lot in those little films he puts out on a Sunday evening. Which is what has prompted me to post this.
So FORay, or forAY? Or is either correct?
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/foray
Under the word itself is the phonetic spelling so that the pronunciation is clear (if you know the phonetic alphabet). The word stress is indicated by an apostrophe before the stressed syllable.
So in this case, you are right @IdleHans and @JiMMy 85 is incorrect.8 -
No such thing as bad publicity, jIMMY.
For the avoidance of doubt, I've watched them all from charlwood on and liked every one of your mini-masterpieces (better?). And the Charlton asides really make them0 - Sponsored links:
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What are these films you're talking about?0
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jimmymelrose said:What are these films you're talking about?
Bunch of Amateurs on YouTube, been going a couple of years or so, covering Charlwood to begin with then picking up with Dorking Wanderers. A new video comes out most Sundays.
There's some match action but it's as much about following the characters who drive the amateur game, the manager of Charlwood and his assistant and the owner/manager of Dorking. I won't give any spoilers but both strands are well worth following from the very beginning. You'll notice @Jimmy85 throws in lots of Charlton related asides and painful puns in his voiceovers. I'm glad to recommend them.
Like and subscribe, as they always say.
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I just watched the first episode.
It's very good but I can't help seeing the stereotypical manager as Ricky Gervais in a parody on amateur football and chuckling at him.0 -
It starts well and gets better as it goes along, partly Jimmy85 finding what works best and partly getting to know the characters involved.jimmymelrose said:I just watched the first episode.
It's very good but I can't help seeing the stereotypical manager as Ricky Gervais in a parody on amateur football and chuckling at him.0 -
Only certain heritage though.North Lower Neil said:
They go mad for their whole heritage thing, 6 generations down the line and they're all "I'm Italian", "an Irish girl, eh?" etc. So you think they'd pick a different Italian, Irish or whatever name.Hal1x said:
Its cos they aint got no heritage or culture like what we haves over here, either that or they cant cope with too many namesNorth Lower Neil said:Why so many Americans give their kids the same name. George William Pett Jr, George William Pett III and all that.
Is it an ego thing?
Must get confusing when post arrives for a Mr G Pett etc before the younger moves out.
"Italian American" and "Irish American" seem to be the most popular, at least in films, but it's funny how you don't really hear many people saying they're "English American".
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Bob's lot messaging me to offer enhanced odds on Marcus Rashford having a shot on target against Newcastle FIFTY MINUTES INTO THE MATCH.
Idiots.0 -
Just for a second, but I swear I heard Huw Edwards introduce the next reporter on News at Ten as "Arsehole correspondent". Took me a moment to work out the story was from Korea.
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It’ll be an in-play betIdleHans said:Bob's lot messaging me to offer enhanced odds on Marcus Rashford having a shot on target against Newcastle FIFTY MINUTES INTO THE MATCH.
Idiots.0 -
The popularity of chicken wings.
Much more effort than they are worth for maybe a tiny amount of chicken and then a load of fat and bone.
I appreciate I'm likely in the vast minority here.6 -
How you sail into the wind 🧐
(I’m going to google/ YouTube it later to get unfused) 🤓0 - Sponsored links:
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When three cars arrive at a three way roundabout at the same time. Who goes first?
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The AudiRaith_C_Chattonell said:When three cars arrive at a three way roundabout at the same time. Who goes first?7 -
Everyone at the same time, after all being nice and waiting, but then thinking "Ah, sod it, I'll go then" at the same split second.Raith_C_Chattonell said:When three cars arrive at a three way roundabout at the same time. Who goes first?
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These blackcurrants happy about being take to the Ribena factory to have their heads smashed in and drunk by humans.3
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We've got a pool car at work which is fully electric. There's a charger built into the wall and we're told to always plug it in if we've been out and about.
I was amused today to find out that it won't start because the 12v battery is dead.
I know why for safety reasons electric cars still rely on a separate 12v system for all the accessories, but is there really no way of these cars jump starting themselves?!0 -
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Why?
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The popularity of Robbie Williams and James Corden1
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The McDonalds advert made to look like Ceefax/Teletext.
Basically, remember the 90s? McDonalds was there in the 90s!!
Yeah, and there was a massive issue over the safety of beefburgers... why remind everyone?
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North Lower Neil said:The McDonalds advert made to look like Ceefax/Teletext.
Basically, remember the 90s? McDonalds was there in the 90s!!
Yeah, and there was a massive issue over the safety of beefburgers... why remind everyone?
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