If you are talking about cake, it’s sliver; if you’re talking about a snake it’s slither!!!

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NotEnoughRoom · 20/05/2025 21:47

Don’t want to derail a discussion, so just came here to say this, and now I can focus on the actual point of the discussion.

thank you for listening. I will not be taking questions at this time.

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MatildaMovesMountains · 28/05/2025 07:56

NotEnoughRoom · 20/05/2025 22:11

I am my own worst enemy there, as despite knowing exactly which is which, when it comes to saying it out loud, I usually end up saying the wrong one.

in my defence, I do actually have a tongue tie that was not snipped as a baby, but I’m not sure that’s really a good enough excuse!

I also can’t say “schedule” as in “shed-ule”, and end up sounding very American by saying “sked-ule” - I just find it really hard to transition from the “shed” to the “ule” as a whole word. so it’s easier to say “skedule” instead

Time for you to shedaddle! 😅

StellaAndCrow · 28/05/2025 07:57

NotEnoughRoom · 20/05/2025 22:15

I like a good “wedge” - as my waistline will attest!

what’s the point of a sliver (or a slither) anyway? It always makes me giggle when people go “oh just a sliver, dear. Oh well, a bit more than that. No, go on, a bit more”

just have a wedge like the rest of us!

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Exactly - if I'm talking about cake it's NOT sliver - what's the point of that!?

Footle · 28/05/2025 08:40

@NotEnoughRoom, I’ve got a thing about !!! where ! would do nicely.

ErrolTheDragon · 28/05/2025 10:12

MatildaMovesMountains · 28/05/2025 07:53

Another think is correct

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Yes. It’s ’If you think that, you’ve got another think coming’.

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