Am I the only one who remembers this?
Today on the news it was announced that in six days we can hug our family.
Actually, no I can’t because they live too far away, some abroad with Covid restrictions in place.
We were taught they meant different things.
We can = we are able to . . .
We may= we are allowed to. . .
It was a regular ‘joke’ at meal times until we remembered.
“Please can I leave the table?”
“Well you can leave it, because you can’t take it with you, but you may not leave it until everyone has finished.”
Have you read any good books lately?
To think that London, or anywhere else for that matter, does not belong to any one demographic