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He decided to pad out to kitchen? He decided to...can you say? Is it a slang word for to go?

Yeah but no but

There's another extremely annoying chavvy phrase that has appeared in the last year or so: instead of saying, "he said", "she said", "I said" etc, it's now "he went", "she went", "I went" or "he...

sponge

Grades

When you enter GCSE results onto an application form or CV does anyone actually check them??

fender62

long term unemployed help advice wtd

i heva been a carer for my disabled for a number of years that prevented me from working, now circumstances have changed and ifind myself going back to looking for work,my problem is im male 40yrs old...

Miss Zippy

Have you got vs do you have?

It seems that a lot of the time when you word 'got' is used, it's unnecessary, e.g. "I have got a/ I have a". Is there any rule as to when the word 'got' should be used?

Wispy68

Let's See If We Can't?

Why do people say, 'Let's see if we can't sort this out', (as opposed to, 'Let's see if we can...?') It really gets on my nerves!

GERS_FAN

Engineering Student

I Plan to start my degree in mechanical engineering this coming October and would like to know if anyone could please tell me if I am worthwhile taking studies in a foreign language. And if so could...

SimonMorton

Show me your hat

What does this mean? I heard it recently in a millinery shop that I frequently frequent.

kopfyager

shion

There are three words in the english language in use today that end in "shion", one is cushion, one is fashion , cna anyone tell me the third please

airbolt

Regional Nicknames

In the UK there are nicknames for people depending on the region - Geordie,Cockney etc . I would be interested if anyone knows what the equivalents would be in other Countries ie France, Germany etc....

ah9815

Festive Capitalisation

Does anyone know the correct way to capitalise the following sentence? Bear in mind that it is a sentence and not a banner... "Sending you our best season's greetings, and wishing you a merry...

joker

grammer?

We are having a discussion in the office and which of these is correct? As if being the manager of the team was not enough....... As if being the manager of the team were not enough....... .....and...

kjc0123

the difference among tax, tariffs, duties

What is the difference among tax, tariffs, duties?

Le Chat

Spelling and punctuation

Spelling and Punctuation Has anyone else noticed how many people who ask questions on AB have such appalling spelling and punctuation? Some users will write a whole paragraph without a single comma or...

Octavius

Hungry

Other than 'I could eat a horse' or 'I could eat a nuns ar5e through the convent gate' or I'm Hank Marvin' does anybody have any better suggestions for my present state?

ian.miller

Rule for using 'that' and 'which' ?

What is the rule for using that and/or which in a sentence - such as "The car had a new gearbox that was very smooth" or "The car had a new gearbox which was very smooth" Certain phrases just...