http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:39:06 +0100 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/speech-habits-i-loathe-but-cant-break.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex) http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/speech-habits-i-loathe-but-cant-break.html?_c=feed-rss http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/speech-habits-i-loathe-but-cant-break.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:39:06 +0100 1. "Can I get...": It should be "May I have...?" but I'm afraid this particularly demanding sentence has crept into my everyday speech. 2. "And he was like: what the fuck?": He was like? He wasn't 'like' anything! There was nothing for him to be ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/speech-habits-i-loathe-but-cant-break.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398e53e61000500fa9695710f0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> english grammar english phrases figures of speech bored of bored with http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/the-school-of-some-bloke-down-the-pub.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex) http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/the-school-of-some-bloke-down-the-pub.html?_c=feed-rss http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/the-school-of-some-bloke-down-the-pub.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:01:16 +0100 Does it ever annoy you how many times in a day, week, month or year you hear the same tired argument (usually depleted by conversational Chinese whispers) being trotted out without anyone bothering to examine what they've said and actually decide ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/the-school-of-some-bloke-down-the-pub.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398e53e61000500fae8d9134c000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> religion faith christianity judaism religious conflict http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/sign-up-to-protect-childrens-opportunity-to-read-freely.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex) http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/sign-up-to-protect-childrens-opportunity-to-read-freely.html?_c=feed-rss http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/sign-up-to-protect-childrens-opportunity-to-read-freely.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:04:52 +0100 As a child I read freely above and below what might have been considered appropriate for my age. From picture books to longer chapter books that, at the time, I might not have fully understood, I read as widely as my ability allowed and enjoyed it... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/sign-up-to-protect-childrens-opportunity-to-read-freely.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398e53e61000500fae8d748eb000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> children's books jk rowling children's literature iain banks anthony horowitz anne fine quentin blake michael morpurgo uk age bands on children's books dick king smith children's laureate no to age banding http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/rant-over-ive-a-wedding-to-finish-planning.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex) http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/rant-over-ive-a-wedding-to-finish-planning.html?_c=feed-rss http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/rant-over-ive-a-wedding-to-finish-planning.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:13:31 +0100 Wedding planning continues apace, with our vows chosen (we went for the traditional required statements, and that's it. 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At my first major job, I ended up with several close friends, mostly male, one of whom I shared a flat with for a year and another of whom I'm going to marry in four months.... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/its-not-im-anti-social-im-only-anti-work.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398e53e6100050100a7f20097000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> friends jobs http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/enweaselment-over-normal-service-resumes-for-given-value-of-normal.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex) http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/enweaselment-over-normal-service-resumes-for-given-value-of-normal.html?_c=feed-rss http://goodgreekgirl.vox.com/library/post/enweaselment-over-normal-service-resumes-for-given-value-of-normal.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:34:53 +0100 So, with text hugs from my beloved friend Aaron, real hugs from my beloved beloved Ash and a couple of hours of 24, season 3, I'm okay again. 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