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Question for scholars of the English language
at 21:05 25 Jun 2021

Much obliged - 18 months of teaching English to slavic speakers has turned me into a pedant of the highest order....
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Question for scholars of the English language
at 21:02 25 Jun 2021

Tldr - probably, nothing. It’s one of those verbs where there is no active accusative meaning, maybe because it’s derived from a sensory perception. For what it’s worth I believe that ‘show’ comes from the Middle English for ‘to reveal’ in a prophetic sense, so it would have originally had a more intellectual than visual sense.
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Question for scholars of the English language
at 18:23 25 Jun 2021

Don’t think so. A modal + infinitive, or passive construction are the only general uses that come to mind.
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Merry Christmas
at 16:48 24 Dec 2020

Haven’t posted much this year on account of a kid, covid and general stuff. But I still enjoy lurking about the place, and keeping up with all the informed (or otherwise) opinions on everything from Town to UK politics. In fact I’ve especially appreciated the latter since moving abroad, it’s often felt like a genuine insight into what people are feeling at home that it’s hard to get elsewhere.

So I just want to wish you all the very best, and hope everyone has a half decent end a pretty sh1t year. Take care and COYB
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A Keno type thread: Covid Xmas Songs......
at 14:42 4 Dec 2020

Covete O virus natus est
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NZ Election
at 12:20 17 Oct 2020

Surprised no thread on this yet - looking forward to inevitable spleen-fest that must surely follow
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Get behind your brexiteer's ailing pub chain
at 12:11 17 Oct 2020

Might as well give Wisbech to the sea if they go under
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Up yours you brexit-sceptics!!
at 10:41 17 Oct 2020

To be fair though I reckon the Drog could still do a job for us off the bench
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Time to pick our best side today
at 10:36 17 Oct 2020

Think Edwards has to be nailed on at the moment
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Having kids
at 15:56 16 Oct 2020

Yeah mate fully agree, mine is six months and I only started sleeping properly in August. Lucky I've got a big extended family on the wife's side who are all pretty good with kids. Mad though all the innocuous stuff that terrifies the life out of me now
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There really is no defending this
at 15:08 16 Oct 2020

[irony] Thanik god Labour aren't spunking it all on benefits/broadband/anything in their manifesto. Phew. [irony]
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The logic of Town fans
at 14:31 16 Oct 2020

Lad you on the p!ss? I mean all decent points but I feel like being a fan might be taking it out of you
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No deal Brexit now on the cards
at 14:20 16 Oct 2020

Good news all round. Now my delicious zloty will allow me to have a cheap holiday in the UK for a change!
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You should be more afraid of this Government than Covid-19
at 13:50 16 Oct 2020

For real? I voted for Nandy but a bloody tuna roll is more the answer than boris is...
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There really is no defending this
at 13:42 16 Oct 2020

Next time I'll surround my text with an [irony] fuzz...
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There really is no defending this
at 13:38 16 Oct 2020

I know right.

How can anyone say this kind of slander when Boris is only trying his best?
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You should be more afraid of this Government than Covid-19
at 13:33 16 Oct 2020

Agree there seems to be a culture of removing civil liberties in the name of... safety, maybe? Seems like the sort of thing that would never be put up in normal times but seems more normal in an age of increasing restrictions.

Also is it just the thumbnail or is Zarah a new Heidi?
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the Great Barrington declaration (covid19)
at 12:51 14 Oct 2020

I've been away for a while - can someone explain to me what this "coronavirus" lark is all about?
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Any Brewdog fans out there
at 16:33 2 Oct 2020

Cheers mate - not a massive fan myself but the old boy's sorted for about three xmases with this!
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Team News
at 14:10 7 Mar 2020

You know it's good when you see the players and still have no real clue as to the formation.

I'd guess Skuse at CB, 3 CMS, Judge up front? Lord help us.
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