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Should I add a comma before 'whereby' in the following clause? Employees will be subject to Compulsory Maternity Leave whereby they will not be permitted to work for 2 weeks after their baby has been born (4 weeks for factory workers). Tony ___________________________________________________...

LOL. Fee, that reminds me of an occasion quite a few years ago, now, when I started printing a long report for a colleague on continuous listing paper and it wasn't stacking properly. The colleague 'helpfully' reached 'round the back of the printer and started arranging the paper. I leapt...

lol - and ask an accountant if the glass is half full or half empty, he'll reply, "Which do you want it to be?" Tony ___________________________________________________ Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (Solomon)

Gooser, over here in the UK, tenners is short for ten pound notes. I guess your tenners cost a few tenners ;-). Tony ___________________________________________________ Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (Solomon)

53% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category. (for the record). I don't think TP'ing, or whatever else it is called, will ever catch on in the UK. Imagine the mess if it rained!! (which it frequently does around that time of year - in fact, any time of year!). Tony...

Hmm, I'm not convinced, Gerry, but I'm struggling to express my reasons why. OK, consider: cynic - one who is critical of the motives of others; who believes all people are motivated by selfishness; whose outlook is scornfully and often habitually negative. optimist - one who is disposed to...

CC, can you expand, say with an example? I can see the conceptual difference, but am finding it difficult to picture what that looks like in the real world. Tony ___________________________________________________ Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing...

Bellicose, argumentative, contentious - pugnacious, maybe? - but not cynical, Scott, no. I turn the question around: what did you mean by describing yourself as a cynical optimist? Tony ___________________________________________________ Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of...

I would have said that pesimism is the opposite of optimism, not cynicism, and therefore 'cynical optimist' is not an oxymoron. Considering cynicism as 'the inclination to disbelieve human sincerity' and the assertion that 'self-interest motivates human behaviour' (from thefreedictionary), I...

Or, what about another alternative: "... raises the risk to small children being left in hot cars."? There is still something missing in these sentences, though - it raises the risk of what?. The news-reader was, no doubt, implying injury and perhaps should have said: "The heat wave raises...

... gave it a squeeze. It fell from her hand and began to vibrate, thrusting metallic fronds along the floor. Jenny's gleeful, insane cackle was cut short as the forgotten giant bee siezed its opportunity and ... Tony ___________________________________________________ Reckless words pierce...

... "Did you know that 'Robotics Design' is an anagram for 'bisect door sign'? It is also one for 'best groin disco' but that's not relevant." His jaw dropped and it dawned on him that he'd met another geek - only a pretty one. She smiled and coyly admitted, "Anagrams are a hobby of mine."...

Tracy had had all that she had because of the overweight, or was it under-height she should say these days, and the need to fit in to their world (and clothes, of course!). Tony ___________________________________________________ Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise...

hehe, very good Tevoke. My contribution: Lurid landscapes blurred past the sweat and grease-smeared window, kaleidoscopic when I squinted my eyes, mostly ignored but never quite forgotten as I tapped my pen to the rocking rhythm of the train – tiddly-pom, tiddly-pom, it could almost be the...

Dave, is there anything you don't know something about?!!! [nods respectfully] Tony ___________________________________________________ Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (Solomon)

Stella, for me, fast and legible are mutually exclusive. Tony ___________________________________________________ Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (Solomon)

Couldn't you just say, "The brownies on the right are the most moist" and avoid moister/moistest altogether? I know it doesn't answer the initial question, but it cropped up earlier and now I'm curious. Tony ___________________________________________________ Reckless words pierce like a...

[off-topic meanderings] Dave (aka Santa ;-)) I'm not sure I agree - use it or lose it. Not permanently, anyway. From what I understand, as children we have a vast number of synapses in the brain (1,000 trillion according to wikipedia), some stronger than others, and these are either reinforced...

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Excellent! I'm really enjoying this thread. Thanks, jebenson, donbott and Trevoke for some inspired writing and ideas. Tony ___________________________________________________ Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (Solomon)