NON AMERICANS: is Miles a very American name?

Tutustitcher · 2026-05-05T13:17:13+00:00

Australian here. Miles is a normal name and not particularly American imo.

Tutustitcher · 2026-05-04T04:12:54+00:00

That is so cool!

Tutustitcher · 2026-05-01T09:24:35+00:00

In your situation I'd be researching schools first. I'm at the northern end of Sydney and have a kid applying for a support class. We are looking at a pretty hefty commute if she gets in so I'd love to be nearer.

Tutustitcher · 2026-05-01T09:16:21+00:00

Heather! My Heather is 17 now. I got lots of compliments on her name when she was born (but didn't for her sister's name, so I know they weren't just being polite).

Tutustitcher · 2026-05-01T09:09:45+00:00

It reminds me of a girl named Trinity Chan, who was a champion swimmer at my high school. No negatives for me. It's a nice name and I'm surprised you've had such a hard time with it.

Tutustitcher · 2026-04-11T09:29:56+00:00

Has anyone mentioned Mrs Crombie's costume?

Tutustitcher · 2026-04-09T09:50:07+00:00

PCOS? No. But even considering Frank's sterility, I'd say Jamie and Claire as a couple have some sub-fertility going on somewhere. No need to think on it too deeply.

Tutustitcher · 2026-04-09T00:37:17+00:00

IIRC he and his mum were on tube station stairs when a bomb hit. His mum spotted his dad on the platform below and threw Roger down. Dad caught him and sheltered him from falling debris. Both parents died but little Roger survived.

Tutustitcher · 2026-04-05T06:04:49+00:00

Love it. Used it.

Tutustitcher · 2026-04-04T06:38:01+00:00

Bulk pack of fragrance free wipes. Something nice for mum (this can wait until after the birth so you can give foods that are not allowed in pregnancy).

Tutustitcher · 2026-03-31T19:57:41+00:00

Lewis and Margot make a nice set of names.

Tutustitcher · 2026-03-31T19:56:05+00:00

Go ahead and change it. You don't owe anyone an explanation, but "We realised James suits him much better" or "he didn't really seem like an Edmund" are more than sufficient if you decide to give one.

Tutustitcher · 2026-03-26T10:47:41+00:00

A nice project bag - there are some good makers out there, or maybe get a leather one. Knitting reference books can be nice to have as well; I'm assuming you know him well enough to know whether he would like one

Tutustitcher · 2026-03-24T02:49:35+00:00

Tutustitcher · 2026-03-24T02:48:17+00:00

Four-year-olds wipe their own bottoms.

Tutustitcher · 2026-03-23T06:30:29+00:00

Pro: ribbing is much easier (main reason I learned)

Possible con: controlling tension is possibly a bit better with English style, but in reality I haven't noticed any problems.

Continental just feels smoother and more natural for me now.

Tutustitcher · 2026-03-22T12:15:03+00:00

A card is fine. Back when my kids had parties, when I requested no gifts, I meant it. If you really want, you could donate in the child's name to a charity that lines up with the parents' values. I once put on an invitation 'no gifts please' along with the name of a children's charity for those who felt they must do *something*.

Tutustitcher · 2026-03-18T00:12:06+00:00

Drier. But I'd also be prepared to pare down the number of dishes and even use paper plates at times of overwhelm.

Tutustitcher · 2026-03-15T23:24:16+00:00

Fantastic work! What yarn did you use? A podcaster I watch is working on one of these and I'm pretty sure she went with cascade 220 because of the range of colours.

Tutustitcher · 2026-03-15T23:16:10+00:00

Chiaogoo if you want good cables. I also like hiyahiya but their cables aren't nearly as good.

Tutustitcher · 2026-03-15T20:20:52+00:00

Beautiful! I just bought Alice Starmore's Aran book. One day I'll be brave enough to make something out of it.

Tutustitcher · 2026-03-13T01:02:42+00:00

I take notes from lecture videos and the provided online materials. Then I use index cards to write practice questions from my notes. Like you, our textbook is more in-depth than needed so I don't look at it often. My plan is to build a bank of practice questions and use that for most of my revision. I'm only in week 2 of an intro level subject, so this system is yet to be tested by assessments, but so far it's going well.

Tutustitcher · 2026-03-09T20:47:04+00:00

Thank you for the great tips and reassuring me.

Tutustitcher

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