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(12-05-2023, 09:38 AM)king1 Wrote: things that are simply good ideas or useful information now referred to as a 'hack'
Quote:"A simple curtain hack – and more clever ways to get your drapes working for you this winter"
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/clim...his-winter
I came across one which was allegedly a 'hack' for those with long hair worn up when in a car with the head rests - put the clip up higher on the head to avoid head rest!
Whoever would have thought...
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Ha! Except then the blasted thing gets caught in the branches when I go foraging for windfalls...
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Yeah, there is that. Or getting it caught in branches while trimming trees & shrubs - that's always fun especially when the clip manages to break.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)
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A few more for the list:
There's when they mean There are
Less when they mean Fewer
Are when they mean Is (ie [corporate name] are going to ...)
Incorrect apostrophes
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