Tanto grazie, bella dottoressa!

"Affect" and "effect". Yes, they are *both* verbs, and *both* nouns.

I've been away from "home" for most of my life, if you define "home" as "where I came from". But to me, "home" is wherever I am surrounded by the people I care about. Geography is irrelevant.

Another one is "loathe" and "loath". One is a verb, the other an adjective, and I am loath to admit that I loathe people who confuse the two.

I stopped seeing my therapist when she started demanding hazard pay.

Rats, once tamed, make wonderful pets. I speak from experience.

I'm hard-pressed to think of a dish that isn't better if you replace the rice with spaghetti. Except possibly risotto but I don't like risotto.

The induction in mine will involve marshmallow-sculpting. I like your bouncy castle idea, can I join if I take off my shoes?

Ooooooh! Okay, I never knew that was a Thing. If your book and cookies were sold over here, I'd get (a) the book out of interest and (b) the cookie for the novelty. Though I'd feel bad about eating it (depending on how I felt about the book after I read it) 😉

I may be too old to get it, what is the first picture? The audiobook on a cassette tape? Not trying to be funny! Or is it like a super tiny edition of the book?

Is it just me who thinks he looks like he just lost a game of "Among Us"?

Well, you've given me a very clear distinction between the two, and equally compelling use cases for either, so my punctuation arsenal just got bigger!

Ah, I see. Thank you for your very clear explanation! I learnt something new today, and will go to bed slightly less ignorant! 😊

This Friday is the Mondayest Tuesday that was ever mistaken for a Thursday in the history of Wednesdays!

As this post seems to be gaining traction, I feel that I should post this to ensure that @fozmeadows.bsky.social gets full credit for their original post in 2021 (which I couldn't find to share). I was right up to the character limit in my previous post and I don't think it was clear enough.

Done! 😊

12? What about the good old days when the only elements were earth, air, fire, and water?