A hill you will die on.

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Mine is amongst others that carbonara should only ever be made with long pasta, none of your penne, or fusili nonsense.

No argument from me.

Well, this was brave. Haha.

What do they say instead of 'arse' then?

Threw my DH out of the bed for this very reason...

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When people insist that they love their romantic partner “unconditionally”, it’s utter bullshit. I love mine to bits, but if he crossed a serious line (of which there are quite a few), my love for him would dry up like a camel’s arsehole in a sandstorm. Unconditional love is reserved for your kids and pets only

I could not agree more. My long retired in laws ALWAYS go on a Saturday or Sunday. Then always moan that the supermarket is too busy. It drives me crazy. We say go in the week then, no they say, because they prefer going at the weekend. Grrrrrr!

I disagree. I've known my DH's nephew since he was three and DH has known my nephew since birth, it would be VERY odd not to be aunt and uncle to either one.

Pass. I never heard anyone trying to find a replacement for 'arse'

No! It’s not!

Gym clothes shouldn’t be worn unless you are in the gym, on the way to the gym or coming home from the gym. They aren’t proper clothes!

Disagree. Would seem very impersonal for DS to call DH’s Brothers Wife ‘Sue’ when he calls DH’s Brother ‘Uncle Dave’ and refers to their kids as his Cousins. He calls two of my close friends ‘Auntie’ too. Strike us down.

I would like a spot to chuck down my picnic blanket on the ‘TW are fellas in frocks’ hill though.

Oh and Aperol Spritz is fucking disgusting and nobody will change my mind.

It's not meant to be taken literally 🤣

Excuse me but you are incorrect. Find another hill.

Inconsiderate parking. Hate it with a passion. When you take up two spaces instead of one, or park in a way so absolutely nobody can fit your left or the right sides (fellow parents at my kids' school, I am looking at you.)

We lived in Northern Italy for 5 years and on a Saturday evening large groups of 12-14 year-olds used to invade a nearby restaurant while their parents were out for a meal elsewhere. All the boys ordered pizzas with a topping of chips. The girls were more civilised, and didn't ... instead they stole chips from the boys' pizzas.

So a relationship between a 24 & 29 year old ceases to be disgusting and/or a big age gap as soon as they turn 25 & 30?

Riiiiight....

I remember when leggings were first introduced by Victoria’s Secret.

They showed them available with big, boxy, oversized Tshirts that did indeed hit at hip-level.

They came in lovely colours like pale mint and peach.

Sauvignon Blanc is disgusting and tastes faintly of feet.

NNNNOOOOOOOOOO

OK, I'll die on this hill. This explains why:
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/two-spaces-after-period/
The convention of two spaces between sentences belongs in the typewriter age, and is completely redundant nowadays with proportional character spacing.

Another hill for me to die on (which it seems will make me terribly unpopular on this thread) is that pedantry about spelling and grammar has its place, but it is just pointless snobbery to poke fun at, or be irritated by, people who are not great at writing (unless they are trying to be clever, e.g. in a pretentious essay).

Missed errors in published materials are annoying because they have been checked by many eyes that should know better. But haranguing ordinary folk for not being punctuation fetishists? We're not all good at the same things. It doesn't spell (geddit?!) the demise of the English language as we know it.

My great-grandmother couldn't even sign her own name. It is wonderful that everyone's voices can now be heard, however humble.

In my language we say chor-eee-s

But it is, and I support those women. No hateful bile that anyone posts here will ever change my mind.

Oooh you’re an harden.

Never heard anyone say tip either. But apparently they do.....just not nearly as much as tit (which fits much better anyway especially with "arse" at the beginning)

Yeah but the dog is cute!