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Sat or sitting when speaking or writing.

52 winterwhite

Asda's 'alternate' items

12 grandMattie

Normalcy? Is this really a word?

20 Puzzled

Children in shopping trollies

229 jamky

It's an oeuf

32 Puzzled

Fine-tooth comb

43 Puzzled

The Bench front cover

6 Puzzled

Pronounciation on TV

71 ExD

Can any institution just have a reception please, not a machine?

4 DiscoDancer1975

School spelling lists

33 V3ra

On the positive side...(Line of Duty)

4 Kim19

Priti Patel, PLEASE recognise and use the letter G!

95 FannyCornforth

Do I need the wine first?

16 Puzzled

Hate the word "jab" in the media.

91 Lizbethann55

Doctor's surgery

47 grandtanteJE65

Am I mishearing ?

3 chelseababy

Another one to go "grrr" about!

147 Oopsadaisy1

"re-wild" could we find a better word, please?

3 Kim19

Why do people call the ground the floor?

34 vampirequeen

Clothing names

81 TrendyNannie6

Next Friday

23 BlueBelle

The Guardian

26 Isthepopecatholic

Worth a read!

3 grandtanteJE65

Because we need a laugh

12 nanna8

Spelling

14 B9exchange

Past tenses

38 Witzend

Things you CANNOT do

177 Ilovecheese

Earned or earnt?

34 Spangler

"Back in 'the eye of the storm' "

33 vampirequeen

The cat is having such a good time

19 Jane10

Just received this from a friend.

64 Redhead56

Council website announcement

14 Ellianne

Arrrgghh!

18 kircubbin2000

Newsflash

12 BBbevan

An Oxford Comma.......

36 Brahumbug

Married at first sight - why do the couples say ‘I do’ at their weddings?

17 PECS

Gloves & Brollies: what have men got against them?

59 MamaCaz

Picking oakum

13 Esspee

"Virtual Conservative Party Conference"??

6 Lucca

Preview conversation vs Post conversation

25 sodapop

For anyone who can read braille...

4 NotSpaghetti

Back in...

16 Kate54

Carluccio’s

10 marshmarigold132

Sayings that get muddled

42 LullyDully

Hyperbolic Boris

13 grumppa

myself yourself

15 grannyticktock

The disappearing past tense

25 grumppa

What a difference a comma (or lack of) can make! ?

24 CanadianGran

uptick

13 Riverwalk

Get go

10 Bathsheba