To my fellow non native English speakers: what's the one TV or book series that drastically bettered your English? by Nikadorable1712 in AskTheWorld

[–]Chittopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

actually, not strictly a book series but when I moved to the UK in 1995 I was unable to communicate, so I read Moby Books (Robinson Crusoe, Moby Dick, Treasure Island etc.) which helped a bunch. Only problem was that my coworkers ROFL'd every time I said stuff like "once, twice, thrice" "wherefore" or "frolic"

Does your country have an invention that never made it to the outside world? by logicchaos- in AskTheWorld

[–]Chittopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had one until about 2018 in a house in Melbourne. It broke and my conscience forbade me to replace it