While I share your general amusement, the pedant in me bridles at the phrase 'couldn't make it up', especially when paired with the word 'literally' - I'm fairly sure yo… (View Post)

My dyslexic daughter considers the word 'queue' the most ridiculous word in the language. 80% of it is superfluous. (View Post)

My gran used to live next door to John Thaw's parents. That's as good as my insight gets on this subject. Sorry. (View Post)

The fault here is with most drama's utter aversion to anything amusing happening. But House of Cards was a proper drama. And it's a plausible plotline for one of that series. After all, the… (View Post)

I quite enjoy 'to be fair' where it adds absolutely nothing and the counterfactual - i.e. being unfair - is quite difficult to imagine. E.g. "To be fair, I quite like macaroni cheese&q… (View Post)