Decades ago everyone was told not to use the term 'coloured people' because it was deemed to be offensive. We all had to say 'black people'. This lasted a few decades until people who were not black objected. Now apparently it is right to say 'people of colour'. So tell me, linguistically, what is the difference?
I am back on form with the tennis. I won yesterday and this morning. Yippee.
MPs are back in the Commons. Have you noticed any difference?
Last year when I did my tax return I was called into the tax office where the manager used her big red pen to indicate that I had put all the figures against the wrong codes. My excuse was that I had been away in India and only had a day to complete the forms, so I didn't read the accompanying notes. This year I went to the tax office to verify I hadn't made any errors and was told that it was correct but I should have done it on-line, paper ones are not acceptable. Ah well nobody's perfect.
The cuckoo, so delightful when I first hear it is really quite irritating after several weeks of repetition but I am sanguine about it as they too are disappearing under the effects of climate change.
I am back on form with the tennis. I won yesterday and this morning. Yippee.
MPs are back in the Commons. Have you noticed any difference?
Last year when I did my tax return I was called into the tax office where the manager used her big red pen to indicate that I had put all the figures against the wrong codes. My excuse was that I had been away in India and only had a day to complete the forms, so I didn't read the accompanying notes. This year I went to the tax office to verify I hadn't made any errors and was told that it was correct but I should have done it on-line, paper ones are not acceptable. Ah well nobody's perfect.
The cuckoo, so delightful when I first hear it is really quite irritating after several weeks of repetition but I am sanguine about it as they too are disappearing under the effects of climate change.
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