What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

hames

Mummy sleeping bags have nothing to do with mummies as in ladies.

Didn't happen today. Happened a few months back when scanning the Argos catalogue for a Daddy sleeping bag.

Czarcasm

hames wrote: »

Mummy sleeping bags have nothing to do with mummies as in ladies.

Didn't happen today. Happened a few months back when scanning the Argos catalogue for a Daddy sleeping bag.

I've never heard of mummy and daddy sleeping bags!

I presume it has something to do with mummies as in the wrapped up Egyptian types that go in sarcophagi?*


*Well the plural of hippopotamus is hippopotami, so I'm guessing sarcophagus plural is sar... well you get the idea! :pac:

mikemac1

When I started working I thought emergency tax was a special tax just for emergencies, just like the title.

So for defence spending or iodine pills or bailing out Irish citizens in war torn nations

A special reserve set aside
Ah well


Also that Christian Bale was Welsh. I always thought he was American

Capt'n Midnight

mikemac1 wrote: »

Also that Christian Bale was Welsh

:eek:

mikemac1

mikemac1 wrote: »

Also that Christian Bale was Welsh. I always thought he was American

:eek:

K-9

He's some footballer for a great actor. Suppose those amazing free kicks are a result of all the method acting.

Jazzmaster

I had to tell a friend recently that the sit down toilet in public toilets was not, in fact, called the pubicle. He's 37! :-)

im invisible

I only just realised that the words 'diction' and 'dictionary' are somehow related

MadsL

The flush handle on American public toilets is set so low down so that you can use your foot, not your hand to press the flush handle.

Derp.

Photoshop

Would always ring back mobile number I had a missed call from and ask who is this.

Didn't realise I could just press the number 5 eg 087 5 xxxxxxx and it would take me directly to there mail box.

moonage

emer_b wrote: »

That Barbara StreisLAND is actually called Barbara StreisAND!
Silly me all these years

Her first name is actually BarBRA, not BarBARA.

moonage

The King of Moo wrote: »

Similarly, I discovered not too long ago that "none" is short for "not one" and thus, strictly, it's a singular word, e.g "None of you is as cool or handsome as me."

"None of you is as cool or handsome as I."

maximoose

mikemac1 wrote: »

Also that Christian Bale was Welsh. I always thought he was American

If you ever find yourself playing that stupid 20 Questions famous person game, Bale is great. Nobody remembers he is Welsh.

Kolido

mikemac1 wrote: »

Also that Christian Bale was Welsh. I always thought he was American

Pretty sure he still is..;)

guttenberg

OK not recent, but a few years back my sister got me a 6 pack of Duff beer for Christmas. I kept them for New Years thinking it'd be a nice treat, something different etc. I may have actually shed a tear when on the first swig I realised it was none other than just rubbish budweiser. For the price she paid for them, couldn't they have done something better than just add a Duff sticker to a budweiser bottle?:mad:

The King of Moo

moonage wrote: »

"None of you is as cool or handsome as I."

No, "me," though "I" is somewhat acceptable as a formal variant.

In my previous sentence, the word "me" is the object of the sentence, so I use the object pronoun "me" and not the subject pronoun "I."

"None of you (subject) is (verb) as cool or handsome as me (object)."

It's a very common mistake to assume that "I" is usually or even always right, particularly when "I/me" is used with another person, such as "John and I/me."
Many teachers compound this error by saying that "John and me" is always wrong and "John and I" is always right, but the latter only holds true when the two people together are the subject of the sentence.

If you're not sure which pronoun to use, a quick way to figure it out is to see if you can replace the word with "he/she" (subject pronouns) or "him/her" (object pronouns).

So, "None of you is as cool or handsome as him," not "he," is right in this case, so you know you need to use "me."

Next!!

pickarooney

K-9 wrote: »

I'll try it in Libre Office. Btw, Linux Mint is the best Operating system there is.

In linux you should just be able to highlight and middle click.

pickarooney

The King of Moo wrote: »

No, "me," though "I" is somewhat acceptable as a formal variant.

In my previous sentence, the word "me" is the object of the sentence, so I use the object pronoun "me" and not the subject pronoun "I."

"None of you (subject) is (verb) as cool or handsome as me (object)."

It's a very common mistake to assume that "I" is usually or even always right, particularly when "I/me" is used with another person, such as "John and I/me."
Many teachers compound this error by saying that "John and me" is always wrong and "John and I" is always right, but the latter only holds true when the two people together are the subject of the sentence.

If you're not sure which pronoun to use, a quick way to figure it out is to see if you can replace the word with "he/she" (subject pronouns) or "him/her" (object pronouns).

So, "None of you is as cool or handsome as him," not "he," is right in this case, so you know you need to use "me."

Next!!

Technically it is 'I' as the verb (am) is omitted at the end.

Just like in the Flipper theme: "No-one you see/is smarter than he"

The King of Moo

pickarooney wrote: »

Technically it is 'I' as the verb (am) is omitted at the end.

Just like in the Flipper theme: "No-one you see/is smarter than he"

That's a good point. Originally, "I" would have been strictly correct in that sense. I'd never really thought about that aspect of it.

I'd still say "me" is much better to use as the implied "to be" is unused to such an extent that it's basically disappeared completely, being replaced by an object (pronoun), with the meaning still being clear.

So I'd still say that "me" is better and "I" is an acceptable variant, but amend my reason for that to being because it follows the original grammar rule, rather than just for it being more formal sounding.
I'd definitely never say one is right and the other wrong though.

quickbeam

Watched The Magdelene Sisters last night. Seen it before, and bits of it lots of times and only just realised that Anne-Marie Duff who plays one of the lead girls isn't Irish, but English. I'd no idea, her accent was faultless.

(I also didn't know she is married to James McAvoy who, coincidentally or not, also did a great Irish accent in Inside I'm Dancing).

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

the dominos pizza logo is a domino...

kinda obvious when you think about it, glad I realised it before my 30th birthday. i'd have felt very stupid otherwise.

moonage

The King of Moo wrote: »

So I'd still say that "me" is better and "I" is an acceptable variant

I'd say the opposite.

"He is richer than I" is correct but "He is richer than me" is acceptable because of its common usage.

WellThen?

That banoffee pie is called this because it contains.......wait for it...Banana and toffee. I couldn't believe it.

humbert

I thought it was "as me", but "than I" because than would be a conjunction whereas in this context, as isn't.

modmuffin

Will.I.Am's name is William. Can't believe I never copped that until recently

Quazzie

modmuffin wrote: »

Will.I.Am's name is William. Can't believe I never copped that until recently

Flo Rida is actually from Florida hence the name.

Daveysil15

I thought Noel and liam Gallagher were the same person.

Love2love

That boardsies don't read all the thread....... That Flo Rida / Will.I.AM fact has been mentioned at least 5 times

quickbeam

Daveysil15 wrote: »

I thought Noel and liam Gallagher were the same person.

No, they're brothers. Just like cricketers Freddie and Andrew Flintoff.

... or so I thought until recently.

Allyall

quickbeam wrote: »

No, they're brothers. Just like cricketers Freddie and Andrew Flintoff.

... or so I thought until recently.

Mise freisin.