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33mm or 1 1/4"? I'd think they are metric.

Millions? Doubtful. Hundreds of thousands? Most probably.

Assuming you actually believe that and aren't being argumentative for the hell of it, you must live in a very privileged area. My friend's niece is 36 with four children and has never in her life done a day's work. Just because you choose not to believe it doesn't make it untrue.

I was friendly with a few Jordanians in the late '70s who were here at college - they always said they were Palestinian not Jordanian.

The only use of gotten in modern UK English is in ill gotten gains.

That's a good point.

Water based polyurethane. Hard wearing, easy to use and virtually odour free. Unlike oils, it doesn't tend to yellow.

It's Schlimmbesserung.

It's unnecessary evolution that bugs me - "I can get that free" was fine, why "I can get that for free?" It adds nothing, the word is reduntant.

Like the 20% now who expect the other 80% to suck it up?:LOL:

But saying what you mean and meaning what you say shouldn't be different.

Seeing Rowan Atkinson on another thread reminded me of this -

Indeed. one of the plusses of Latin binomials is the meaning doesn't change over time. Draws for drawers is one of my pet hates, as well.

Yes, the OED records common usage, not correct usage.

Start ......... beginning ........

There's a whole lot more free play in that one than there is on mine. There was vid. posted here a while back with a bolt of some kind with nuts and a washer that in a power drill that worked for me.

Old people here used to use borrow and lend interchangeably.

and defiant instead of definite. I suspect that might be predictive text, though.

I would of thought. Get off of your high horse. (pe2dave - I think you missed something there. :) )

Don't leave twigs of it anywhere, they'll take root.