Something to lighten the mood

[ItsAllInMyHead]

I'm not familiar with the word sibilanty.

The only thing I can offer is that there was no Doc'y or Bashfully dwarves either.

🤷‍♂️

 

[davidjt]

Because words derived from Latin have different endings from those found elsewhere - Saxon, Norman French, Greek, Scandanavian......
Then you have the Gaelic, Irish, Welsh, Cornish etc. And that's before it all gets bastardised by the Yanks.
Not surprising that so few of us still speak it proper.

 

[Cal Weldon]

Proper or properly?

 

[simon7000]

The grammar rule was to never end a sentence with an adverb. Many folks follow that rule for English. However the rule was originally for Latin where it made sense. However some still follow the rule for English, even though it is not a problem used properly!

 

[techtool]

I knew I should have paid proper attention in school.

 

[davidjt]

🤔

 

[chrisb]

And then there’s the important of simple punctuation.

“What’s 6.9”
A really good thing spoiled by a . ?

 

[AllenB]

 

[chrisb]

Available on 8-track and cassette.

 

[techtool]

“What’s 6.9”
A really good thing spoiled by a . ?

Even if you get the punctuation right, it will still be spoiled by a period.

 

[Galu]

“What’s 6.9”
A really good thing spoiled by a . ?

Mary Whitehouse was not a fan of Chuck Berry's song ‘My Ding-a-Ling’!

 

[chrisb]

Even if you get the punctuation right, it will still be spoiled by a period.

Thanks for explaining the punchline - I was trying to be clever

 

[Cal Weldon]

I think he was adding to your punchline Chris.

 

[techtool]

Yes Cal. Just trying to build on your spectacular cleverness Chris, as taught by the Royal Society for....

 

[Cal Weldon]

Precisely what I was thinking (full stop)

 

[techtool]

Almost forgot this thing.

 

[AllenB]

 

[chrisb]

Just a few

 

[russc]

Thanks for explaining the punchline - I was trying to be clever

Explaining for the non-US English speakers methinks.

 

[Bigun]

Zzzzzzap!