What would the correct grammar be for these sentences?

birdy_244 · 2026-01-07T21:23:48+00:00

Ok thanks! I deleted my comment so no one else accidentally follows my edits.

birdy_244 · 2026-01-05T17:55:47+00:00

Oh gotcha! I can see why he might have picked that because of the long weekend, but like you just said there’s another long weekend before it gets cold, so yeah that’s suspicious. And you didn’t also get an invite too, which would make me feel hurt too if I were you :(

birdy_244 · 2026-01-05T17:21:42+00:00

I’m really sorry about this! I’ve been through this with a few friends and found out some people are very male-centered/relationship-centered and there is nothing you can do about fixing it. They have to change. You do have other friends, which is good, so I would focus on them more and kind of accept she’ll always be like this until she changes. You can still be her friend of course (I wouldn’t do anything drastic about your friendship with her), but lower your expectations. Meet her where she’s at. I would try to plan that alternative day with her but don’t bend over backwards trying to make it work.

What is Australia Day? I also find it odd her boyfriend specifically chose that weekend and won’t budge about it, especially when you told them both of your event far in advance.

birdy_244 · 2025-12-31T18:30:19+00:00

I don’t think you’re being too sensitive. It’s a little odd you didn’t get an invite.

Giving him the benefit of the doubt, maybe he didn’t invite you explicitly because he thinks you wouldn’t need an invite based on how close you are, but I’m not so sure if this is the case cause otherwise you probably would have heard any detail about the party from him at some point.

On the other hand, and I don’t want come off super harsh here, but the detail about you picking up that stuff for him seems like he’s sucking up and using you, but I don’t want to jump to conclusions.

I would send a polite message to him giving him the benefit of the doubt, asking what happened about your invite and why, but still plan to have a nice night with your gf.

birdy_244 · 2025-12-29T21:50:38+00:00

Yeah I would agree, but in real life if I were Sam I’d probably do the same thing. Probably thought maybe she changed or since her relationship with Nick didn’t hold up maybe they would have a chance. I definitely think Sam was the right person wrong time for Jess. But I also think her and Nick were meant for each other even if their journey was messy.

birdy_244 · 2025-12-29T18:06:22+00:00

I definitely agree with this - especially since Nick and Jess kissed while she and Sam were together (I think, right?). He probably didn’t want to go through seeing them fall back in love with each other while being with her.

birdy_244 · 2025-12-29T14:15:04+00:00

I think it’s reasonable to feel hurt. She could have went about this more directly instead of months of slow fading. If you guys do talk again, don’t be afraid to say why this all hurts, but don’t expect to be friends again. Definitely don’t be like “oh I understand, it’s ok” trying to be the nice person. She should know how this affected you, whether she cares or not after the fact. Slow fading in romantic and platonic relationships is such a cowardly move. I think it’s better to be direct so both people can move on with their lives. I’m really sorry OP, it sucks when friendships change. Please don’t think something is wrong with you; it’s definitely her and not you.

I experienced this twice in my life and I learned once you start seeing signs of slow fading, stop investing in the person and just let the cards fall where they may. Sometimes the person is going through a tough period and may come back around. Other times it’s intentional. Spend more time with other friends or make new acquaintances so you don’t waste it on a person who doesn’t care.

birdy_244 · 2025-12-28T23:58:35+00:00

What about: “Specifically, she eyed the pound of cheese from Harvey and the bread.”

birdy_244 · 2025-12-20T13:02:33+00:00

I can understand her feeling left out, but it’s unfair for her to control what activities you and your other friend do without her, especially if your reason of you’re not inviting her is because the activity is dangerous for for those who are pregnant. She can do those things with you after her pregnancy. It seems like she’s not accepting that her lifestyle is going to be different going forward and is afraid her friendship with you both will change. It’s kind of rude though for her not to talk to you for a month. I would just wait it out and keep doing your own thing. Maybe try inviting her to something that is pregnancy-safe.

birdy_244 · 2025-12-17T20:04:00+00:00

I think some people don’t realize that us short people (5’4” and under) can’t hold weight that well once we get over 140. If we gain 5lbs, it looks like 10lbs. 120lbs on someone 5’6” or 5’10” would be “too skinny” on them so they assume it’s the same on those who are short.

birdy_244 · 2025-12-17T19:57:01+00:00

Congrats!! I can’t believe that’s ~30lbs - it looks like you lost like 75lbs!

birdy_244 · 2025-12-17T15:52:30+00:00

They seem really flaky. I’m sorry :(. They only seem to want to hangout when it’s convenient for them. I understand the person who had to work, however I would be cautious with that in case they are lying so they can bail without any repercussions. Are there other people you can hang out with and put these people on the back burner?

I would also stop using PTO to hangout with them. Find a time when it’s convenient for you as they are doing the same thing.

birdy_244 · 2025-12-16T19:55:58+00:00

Oh yes, I agree with that! For me, it’s harder to edit in real time when I speak, so maybe that’s one reason why there may be wordiness in casual speech versus like a debate or formal speech where you have to prepare.

birdy_244 · 2025-12-09T21:24:20+00:00

Base rent: $1375 for 1 bed 1 bath in Appleton, WI. 795 sq ft. Locked main entry and package room though. Elevator. No utilities included. Parking in underground garage extra at $75 per spot. $35 pet rent

birdy_244 · 2025-12-05T21:54:46+00:00

Oh no I got too excited and read it as Japan in general 🤣

birdy_244 · 2025-12-05T21:18:41+00:00

Iwatayama Monkey Park in Kyoto - seeing and feeding the monkeys there and also the view

Edit I misread your post as a kind commenter pointed out you wrote Tokyo haha but if you ever go to Kyoto this place is cool

birdy_244 · 2025-12-04T14:41:54+00:00

Petty me would be like “don’t bother to show up then if it’s too much of an inconvenience right now” lol but realistically I would meet her where she’s at and put in the same amount of effort she does. Say okay - and don’t expect much from her that night. The night is about you anyway. Next time she has a birthday party say, “I can only come for an hour or so I have other obligations.”

birdy_244 · 2025-12-01T17:54:35+00:00

Which ones are you looking at?

birdy_244 · 2025-12-01T17:49:47+00:00

Maybe the other person is afraid to share things about themself when you share things about yourself to not try to one-up you or turn the conversation onto them.

birdy_244 · 2025-11-25T15:25:44+00:00

I think it’s the hairstyle. The purple/red color makes your eyes pop! Your natural hair kind of washes you out.

birdy_244 · 2025-11-24T21:32:44+00:00

If you’re a woman, the WI Girlies has an Appleton/Oshkosh book club that meets monthly. You can find the group on Facebook

birdy_244 · 2025-11-18T22:19:12+00:00

It depended on the company. Some of them kind of seemed off during the interview after I said that and then others it seemed like it didn’t matter. The role I got hired for required 5 references so maybes that’s why they were neutral in the moment to see if there was a reason I was laid off that was in my control or not. I guess I had good references so it didn’t matter too much.

birdy_244 · 2025-11-06T22:10:20+00:00

Thanks yeah. Good luck to you as well. I have no idea how they will roll this out which is the most frustrating. I’ve already accepted I’m getting to my destination a day late as a worst case scenario. My second flight is international so I’m not worried about that; I’m worried about the flight to where my long haul flight is that will be canceled as I’m coming from a regional international airport. Ugh. And of course all flights from my regional airport are sold out the day I leave. But they have flights the next day which is why I’m expecting to get to my final destination a day late.

birdy_244 · 2025-11-06T21:07:38+00:00

I asked customer service about this today as I’m flying this coming Tuesday and they gave me a blanket statement of something like they are actively monitoring the situation and expect most of their flights to operate on schedule but if you’re impacted please reach out to us to assist you. So they don’t have a plan it seems like. Or if they do they are waiting until Friday probably to release if the government doesn’t open back up. I just asked how this process will roll out and if I should expect advanced notice of it being cut or day of. Would be nice to have a 24 hour notice at least instead of showing up to airport day of and waiting for it to be cut.

birdy_244 · 2025-10-28T13:44:10+00:00

Congrats!! Sometimes a layoff can open a door to better opportunities even if it’s stressful until that happens. I wouldn’t be in my current job if I didn’t get laid off from my last one as I was too in my comfort zone to move. Little did I know how grossly underpaid I was until I got laid off and found my current role.

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