Three cheers for cheelu

Brilliant Anno ! Although heaven knows how you might describe some of us............)

agree with every one else some really original topics

You don't get the pearl without the grit andI think that without a bit of a difference of opinion, life would be very dull and threads would end up talking about fluffy kittens like in the Harry Enfield sketch
But isn't it funny how sometimes the most innocuous-seeming threads seem to arouse the most controversy - remember the one about "banter"??

Yes, being "nice" is great but can get a little soporific? (pedant alert - rising inflection at end of sentence!)

Is that strictly 'pedantic', Ariadne?

Absolutely, by definition Ana!

How is it? I really don't get it...a rising inflection can give a pedant an apoplectic fit because...? Just because it shouldn't be there?

Or am I being too pedantic about this?

I think you might be? But of course I'm not sure? You guys alright there?

Questions, questions.....

I was being slightly ironic - and getting my oar in first, of course!

Ana nitpicking alert how are you today?

JO7 I think I am coming down on you side here. Just a few too many pretty kittens and cute labrador pups of late.
We need the odd Rotweiler moment or our brains will shrink.

Ella, that was not nitpicking - I genuinely wanted to know how/why an inflection could give rise to a 'pedant alert'! For all I knew, pedantry could stray into all sorts of areas other than language...

Ok, sorry

It's OK - it can be hard to tell...

May we please go back to being our "normal, slightly chaotic selves?". It was so much more fun and definetly more interesting...

Agreed!

That's what makes GN stimulating - mature and informed people talkingaload--of--piffle--letting--their--hair--down enjoying intelligent discussions

Couldn't have put it more succinctly, gracesmum Anyone know what NellieSmol is up to? I miss her worldly-wise threads.

nelliesmol has been job hunting ,and going on courses devised by the government to teach granny how to suck eggs,and get NVQ'S in toilet attendancy,be an apprentice shelf stacker,being interviewed by some snotty nosed oik who as mum would say hasn't lost the cradle marks of his A**e. .
We have to put in at least 16 hours job search a week to comply with the ESA ruling that I am in the WRAG group.
Have an interview to volunteer for age uk next week,helping with benefit advice..
DB and SIL have been staying for our combined birthday ( me and brother) can recall texting an extremely squiffy message to soop'on Saturday night

Pedants Alert cradle marks off his A**exx

Smol Respect!

Smol - you are working so hard at trying to get a job that you really are earning your ESA! I love your account of the courses that they think up! Thank goodness you can joke about it all - otherwise you'd be making us cry. I hope that AgeUK likes you - don't see why not. The benefits system is a minefield, but I'm sure you can negotiate it! ((((hugs))))