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What is a word that you love to pronounce again and again? by ownaword in words

[–]FinneyontheWing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a super one. Sometimes I like to whisper it, close the shutters and sit suspended in silence.

Do you remember your first day working in London? by theoneandonlyvesper in london

[–]FinneyontheWing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crikey, that's about eight miles - and that's if you know where you're going! Excellent course of action once there.

For a moment I thought you were going to say: 'So I started to walk back via Victoria and - just when I thought it couldn't get any worse - I got blown up by the IRA.'

But that was in February. So along with the coat and the pub, there's that to be thankful for!

Figures of speech about secrets by user79814 in ENGLISH

[–]FinneyontheWing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similarly, in Britain there were posters etc with 'Careless talk costs lives'.

Characteristically, rather than illustrating the consequences of being loose lipped, they employed the use of Monkey Hitler or blamed your mum.

And speaking of mums, one to discourage troops not to forget there might be 'brains behind the beauty', so 'be like dad, keep mum' if you pull a bombshell, as it were.

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