Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
United Kingdom	~Off Topic Thread~	Yes; could of, would of, should of...that's an extremely common one. Erm...what else? I'm curious now!	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-04-03 04:47:00
United Kingdom	~Off Topic Thread~	On the subject of 'ax' = 'ask' - I thought that was solely a Futurama thing (and I'm still not sure why they used it in that, either). All of the little spelling differences are going to get me when I move to the US - 'judgment' not 'judgement' and 'canceled' not 'cancelled', for example. 'Could care less' and 'irregardless' annoy me - although what annoys me more is that 'irregardless' is apparently actually in Firefox's built-in dictionary! 'Effect' and 'affect' are another two words that are often muddled. My mother is a huge stickler for correct English - we'd always get told off for saying 'different to' instead of 'different from' and for asking 'can I have dessert' at the dinner table instead of 'may I have dessert'.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-04-03 04:37:00
United Kingdom	~Off Topic Thread~	QUOTE (julezabelle @ Mar 31 2008, 06:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think we'll stick to one day of the 3 day cricket! Afterall, I need time to get to Blackpool and ride the coaster! One day is all you'll need! The great thing about cricket is how you can just turn up and any time and watch for any length of time. It's not exactly a sport where you have to sit and watch the entire match. I love Pimms too. Haven't had it in months and months, though.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-03-31 14:24:00
United Kingdom	~Off Topic Thread~	Aw, I hope you feel better soon! I certainly wouldn't rule out the possibility that the shots may have contributed in some way... I'm currently running on four hours' worth of sleep - shall have to get to bed early tonight. I feel the lighter evenings are worth it, though.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-03-31 05:11:00
United Kingdom	~Off Topic Thread~	Morning redkitty! My weekend was good (despite the weather), thank you - hope yours was too I often find myself writing an e-mail to Alex and then going back and removing half of the !s. I agonise far too much over how I sound in text form. Writing e-mails or letters to potential employers/family friends is worst. It is funny, though, how some people come across on paper - my mother texts me without using any punctuation and she even uses text-speak sometimes, even though she's super-picky about English grammar and punctuation when talking or hand-writing. Her texts come across as a rather long, confusing stream of verbal diarrhea.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-03-31 04:53:00
United Kingdom	~Off Topic Thread~	There's nothing wrong with smilies. I think they make posts look friendlier, anyway. On the occasion that I've posted without smilies or exclamation marks (which I also use in abundance) I think I'm come across as too stern or formal and I've found I don't get many replies. EDIT: And I just made this post with no exclamation marks or smilies. So here you go: !!! Edited by Alex & Rachel, 31 March 2008 - 03:23 AM.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-03-31 03:23:00
United Kingdom	~Off Topic Thread~	The great thing about laptops is being able to post online from the comfort of one's bed Sending a new duvet through the internet is a little bit beyond my capabilities, but maybe I'll draw a picture in honour of the poem	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-03-28 14:27:00
United Kingdom	~Off Topic Thread~	Ooh! Have fun! Alex has said he'll save bed shopping until after I move over there - so we can both test out mattresses and frames together! Hurrah for new beds!	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-03-28 10:55:00
United Kingdom	~Off Topic Thread~	Well, we do spend a third of our lives in bed - but how often do we go out and buy new pillowcases, or take the time to plump up our duvets, or wash the mattress cover?	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-03-28 10:51:00
United Kingdom	~Off Topic Thread~	Bravo! A truly excellent poem! Now I wish I'd thought of a prize!	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-03-28 10:39:00
United Kingdom	~Off Topic Thread~	Perhaps pen a poem on the warm snuggly feeling you get when enveloped in one? Drunk people don't mind a lot of things. I was shocked when I first moved to the north at how girls would be walking around in mini-skirts and vest tops in below-zero weather at 2 am. The alcohol in the blood probably insulates them!	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-03-28 08:11:00
United Kingdom	~Off Topic Thread~	What does it say about us when our longest conversations in threads are about duvets or chocolate? Good Friday afternoon, everyone! I hope you have good weather on Saturday, toshtishtash. We could all do with a little more sunshine. It's spring after all!	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-03-28 07:46:00
United Kingdom	~Off Topic Thread~	*hugs* Aly. jundp is right - you're a really lovely person and I'm sure your wedding planner realises this and has taken no real offence.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-03-26 19:20:00
United Kingdom	Photos of your hometown	Yes - it really is beautiful! All I had to do was point and click the camera; the Peak District is picture-perfect. I'll certainly miss it, although this past year the weather's been so horrid that most of the times I've been to visit it's been too foggy to see very far. Alex's parents have never visited the UK but they love hiking so I'm hoping that in a couple of years' time we'll all be able to take a holiday together in the Peaks or perhaps the Lake District. Is it really bad that I have no idea where Birkenhead Wirral is? Looks a lovely place, though!	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-01-16 05:55:00
United Kingdom	Photos of your hometown	Here's a panorama (warning: It's a large file!) of Sheffield: (Click for big) And it's a little cheeky of me, but I'm posting photos of the Peak District because I try and get out there whenever I can (I don't have a car, otherwise I'd be there every weekend). (Click for big) All within five miles of where I live - one of the great advantages to Sheffield.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-01-15 10:56:00
United Kingdom	The Whole Story	Congratulations! And thank you for the write up - they're really interesting and useful to read.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-01-16 15:17:00
United Kingdom	Young Brits Can't Boil Eggs	QUOTE (Mags @ Jan 15 2008, 09:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I LOVE soft boiled eggs and soldiers. Yummy yummy yummy in my belly. I agree! I've never had eggs for breakfast except on special occasion, but my mother would make us soft boiled eggs and soldiers for tea sometimes. I never used to be able to say 'soldiers', though - I used to ask for eggs and shoulders!	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-01-16 05:58:00
United Kingdom	London Embassy	Thank you for taking these! Glad to see that it's a little hard to miss Edited by Alex & Rachel, 17 January 2008 - 04:44 AM.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-01-17 04:44:00
United Kingdom	I'M DONE AT LAST!!! London Interview!	Congratulations! Looking forward to reading your review	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-01-18 12:18:00
United Kingdom	The visa has arrived!!!	Hurrah! I can't imagine how good it must feel to have the visa in hand - but I look forward to it very much!	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-01-21 09:53:00
United Kingdom	Living in London or needdind room in London for Interview	Thank you for the offer! It's very generous of you. I doubt I'll have need to take advantage of it myself but I'm sure someone will find it useful. If I lived nearer London I'd offer to come and visit! I appreciate how lonely playing the waiting game can be.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-02-01 04:41:00
United Kingdom	Appliation is at VSC	Exciting and daunting! Good luck! Glad to see you found the January filers thread too	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-02-01 06:21:00
United Kingdom	Question about Country on I-129F	Is the vaccine still worth it if you've had chicken pox? I can't think of anyone my age who hasn't had it! Re. The original question - I never know what to put, either. I usually put England if I can't fit United Kingdom on the form, and I usually put down British for nationality. It's all so confusing.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-02-01 04:27:00
United Kingdom	Because it's almost here	QUOTE (britty @ Feb 6 2008, 12:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Alex & Rachel @ Feb 5 2008, 06:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Haha, you're very welcome! Believe me...if most people in the UK hadn't desired a Creme Easter egg as a kid, we'd probably just all be disappointed as adults, instead! mmmm creme eggs. The only way to eat one: bite off the top, use your finger to scoop out the cremey bit and then devour the chocolate egg shell.... ooh i could eat one now. No no no, not your finger! Stick that tongue in there QUOTE (ginger1981 @ Feb 6 2008, 04:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I wonder if the Cadbury creme eggs in the US (the only Cadbury product I see in the US...and only around Easter) are made by Hershey's? Probably	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-02-06 04:33:00
United Kingdom	Because it's almost here	Haha, you're very welcome! Believe me...if most people in the UK hadn't desired a Creme Easter egg as a kid, we'd probably just all be disappointed as adults, instead!	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-02-05 18:54:00
United Kingdom	Because it's almost here	Enjoy! Well...it turned out my friend and I were too hungry to wait for me to cook blini, so we're having those tomorrow. In the meantime she had oatcake pancakes that needed to be eaten (they had all the ingredients of oatcakes, but they were like pancakes. I'm more used to the Scottish oatcake biscuit variety). We had those stuffed with goat's cheese, sweet pepper, red onion, bacon and spinach - they were so very very good! We then had the lemon and sugar pancakes for dessert.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-02-05 17:57:00
United Kingdom	Because it's almost here	Hot, definitely! That's not to say that they can't be eaten cold, but they tend to go a wee bit gelatinous when they cool down. You can also replace the white flour with wholemeal flour for a savoury pancake that's better with toppings like cheese, bacon, egg, etc. Basically British pancakes = crepes. If you've ever eaten at a French crepery, you'll know what to expect Edited by Alex & Rachel, 05 February 2008 - 01:16 PM.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-02-05 13:16:00
United Kingdom	Because it's almost here	Well, who'd want a day for American pancakes?! They're not nearly as tasty	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-02-05 10:40:00
United Kingdom	Because it's almost here	Well...I have my stockpile of Jif lemons and eggs and flour and milk all ready! I'm also going to try my hand at blini...blini with salmon and creme fraiche for the first course, and regular ol' pancakes with sugar and lemon (and maybe chocolate) for dessert! My friend and I are going to go to the gym beforehand so we don't feel too bad eating all of those lovely rich ingredients	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-02-04 17:27:00
United Kingdom	Because it's almost here	QUOTE (Poiteen @ Jan 31 2008, 01:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Alex & Rachel @ Jan 31 2008, 11:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'd make two batches - you have to have British pancakes for a British festivity! I like American pancakes but not nearly as much. *has coughing fit* Ahem it's not a British (only) festivity, and well... I'm not british Sorry, here: You have to make non-American pancakes for a British, Irish and Australian festivity! Lent lasts 40 days to represent the 40 days that Jesus spent in the desert fasting being tempted by the devil, if anyone's curious! Obviously it would have been impractical and dangerous for religious followers to fast for that amount of time too, so instead it used to be that only rich foods were not consumed - and from there it developed into giving up a luxury or vice. I still remember some things from Catholic school... On the subject of eggs: I don't know anyone who wasn't disappointed as a child when they received a Cadbury's Creme Easter egg only to find out that the egg was not just a giant version of the regular creme egg and was actually hollow inside.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-01-31 09:23:00
United Kingdom	Because it's almost here	I'd make two batches - you have to have British pancakes for a British festivity! I like American pancakes but not nearly as much.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-01-31 06:41:00
United Kingdom	Because it's almost here	I always celebrate pancake day/Shrove Tuesday! My housemate and I did a step-by-step guide to making pancakes last year for some friends online: For anyone who can't use youtube at work! It's next Tuesday, isn't it? Mm, I think my favourite pancakes are chocolate filled ones - I have such a sweet tooth!	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-01-31 04:20:00
United Kingdom	the good, the bad and the interview	Awesome! And congratulations again! Glad it was a good experience for you! I'd have probably cried, too - in fact I probably *will* cry.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-02-06 04:35:00
United Kingdom	My Medical is tomorrow- I have more questions!!	Yeah I'm thinking it'll be better if I can arrange my own immunisation with my local GP...	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-02-06 04:39:00
United Kingdom	Aunt Bessies Frozen Yorkshire Puds	QUOTE (devilette @ Jan 11 2008, 12:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (broma25 @ Jan 10 2008, 03:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> personally I think it has something to do with the kind of potatoes you use!! Maybe. Dr_lha always said that! My friend parboils them, smashes them around in the pan, then adds oil & cooks them. SO DAMN GOOD. My mother and housemate do this, but my housemate also adds a special mix of herbs and spices which make them taste double-plus good! Mind you, I have to admit to preferring roast sweet potatoes or Jerusalem artichokes to ordinary potatoes. I know that I should learn how to do my own Sunday roasts and Yorkshire puddings, but the problem is that my mother's are so good that I'm afraid of trying because I know that I'll never be as good as her! I haven't had Yorkshire puddings in a couple of years now...	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-01-11 05:16:00
United Kingdom	A sweet disaster	Oh, and this seems appropriate:	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-02-05 04:42:00
United Kingdom	A sweet disaster	It's a tragedy	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-02-02 17:12:00
United Kingdom	Easier for Brits to adjust?	I sometimes can't tell the difference between certain Scottish and Irish accents, let alone regional English accents...appalling! Edited by Alex & Rachel, 21 January 2008 - 05:13 PM.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-01-21 17:13:00
United Kingdom	Easier for Brits to adjust?	You say 'tomahto' and they say, 'ooh, ooh, do you say 'potahto' too?' Then you say, 'nope, they just needed something to rhyme with tomahto in the song' and they look all disappointed	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-01-21 04:23:00
United Kingdom	Easier for Brits to adjust?	By the end of my Christmas visit I had Alex's mother saying 'herb' with an 'h' and Alex's dad saying 'boot' instead of trunk! On the other hand, I've grown used to saying pants instead of trousers, freeway instead of motorway, and as my family would tell you I say 'awesome!' way too much. My pronunciation of 'garage' is also halfway between the British and the American pronunciation. I can't say it here, but I also swear a lot more than I used to and that's mostly Alex's influence. Mind you, it's also partly the Yorkshire influence. Growing up in the south no one ever swore, but it seems that in Yorkshire and California it's almost impossible to complete a sentence without the f-word in it. I can see myself picking up many more American words and probably a slight accent. However, there are some words and pronunciations I absolutely refuse to try and learn! Aluminum, and the pronunciation of tomato and herb, for example.	Alex & Rachel	Female	England	2008-01-20 17:03:00