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Unparliamentary Language in Irish Parliament (Dail)
Notice how polite they are about apologising? I always tell my students that starting a sentence ’with all due respect’ signals that you are going to be more direct and prepares your listener for it....
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Anonymous notes – the English version
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English is a stupid language
There is no egg in the eggplant, No ham in the hamburger And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple. English muffins were not invented in England, French fries were not invented in France. We...
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History of the World…. the fun one!
The world according to student bloopers One of the fringe benefits of being an English or History teacher is receiving the occasional jewel of a student blooper in an essay. The following “history” of...
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Silly Labels
On a Swedish chainsaw: Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or genitals. On a Sear’s hairdryer: Do not use while sleeping. On a bar of Dial soap: Directions: Use like regular soap. On a bag of...
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Stupid Signs
In a Copenhagen airline ticket office: We takeyour bags and send them in all directions. In a Paris hotel elevator: Please leave your values at the front desk. In a Bucharest hotel lobby: The lift is...
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Monday stress – Grahamstown style
Each Monday as I come to work I think of my old life in South Africa, where there was a rush minute at 12.45pm when everyone drove home for lunch
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You know you have been in Sweden too long when
You know when you have been in Sweden too long when… From http://www.australiansabroad.com/sweden/youknow.html 1. You rummage through your plastic bag collection to see which ones you can keep to take...
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Funny Cat Story
Grumpy Cat My husband and I were dressed and ready to go out for a lovely evening of dinner and theatre. Having been burgled in the past, we turned on a ‘night light’ and the answering machine, then...
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How Do Court Recorders Keep Straight Faces
These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and published by court reporters that had the torment of staying...
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Badly Designed Logos
Okay maybe I have a dirty mind but these do make me giggle…. This was an ad for the Catholic church….. Imagine a man on the left and a woman on the right One person or two?
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