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[Isabel @IsabelMyskin]

@OfficialPLT So out of touch and over the top.

[mia @miamcgb]

this season of love island in a nut shell lol #LoveIsland

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

Ways to end a conversation you don’t really understand or enjoy:

“Right yeah”
“I see”
“Well, there you go”
“It is what it is”
“I don’t know, eh?”
“Hmm”
“Something to think about”
“We’ll see”
“Anyway”
“Ah well”
“I’ll let you get on”
“I suppose so”
Just tut and walk away

[Isabel @IsabelMyskin]

@ThaiAirwaysUK this is ridiculous - we reached out to you in March to no avail, your Thai office solicited the UK dept to get back to us ASAP and no response. On 20th Apr you replied to my DM asking to bear with you. It is now the end of May and still NOTHING. Please advise?

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

We can no longer exploit the resources of this earth—the trees, the water, and other natural resources—without any care for coming generations. Common sense tells us that unless we change, we won’t survive. This Earth Day let’s resolve to live in harmony with nature.

[Isabel @IsabelMyskin]

@ThaiAirways We have been trying to get in touch with THAI Airways for ONE MONTH regarding a cancelled booking in March. I understand you're busy but we got no answer whatsoever even after the Thai office solicited some action from THAI UK. Please advise.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

A handful of words to soothe this morning:

pluviophile: a lover of rain.
petrichor: the elusive, earthy smell that follows a downpour.
susurrus: the whispering of leaves in the breeze.
spindrift: spray swept up from the waves by the wind.
suspire: to utter with a sigh.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

I've been looking up 'crying' in the dictionary. If you're also in need:
crunkle: to cry desperately.
vociferate: to cry in protest.
wheeple: to cry feebly.
pupillate: to cry like a peacock.
quank: to howl/honk.
ululate: to cry in lamentation.
bulbucitate: to cry like a cowherd.

[Isabel @IsabelMyskin]

https://t.co/5vj7LlyUGY

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

Honest work answers:

“Anything you’d like to add to the meeting?”
“I’m only here for the biscuits”

[Isabel @IsabelMyskin]

Oh, well.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

The UK economy is one step away from a possible recession, after shrinking 0.2% in the second quarter.

@EdConwaySky says the 'worse than expected' result is due in part to factory shutdowns and the fallout from pre-Brexit stockpiling.

Read more here: https://t.co/N0mnS1G4Ir

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

One of my favourite -and unexpectedly literal - etymologies: ‘stealing someone’s thunder’ originated in London’s Drury Lane theatre in 1704, with the nicking of a machine that produced the booming sound of thunder.

More in this week’s podcast: https://t.co/zXxchpwitn

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

One of the lessons we need to learn is how to cultivate those positive emotions that counter destructive emotions like anger and fear. Compassion, for example, brings self-confidence and the ability to act transparently. It strengthens trust which is the ground for friendship.

[Isabel @IsabelMyskin]

@abhishakemitra @jubileeline 15 minutes ago the station was still completely shut - massive crowd outside, they weren’t letting people in but just out.

[Isabel @IsabelMyskin]

#TheGreatHack oh wow. 😐

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

“Is it okay to cancel?”

Yes. Feel free. Please do. Always.

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

“How’s the hay fever?”
“My face looks like a red crying bowling ball and it’s like I’m breathing through an old carpet, but apart from that it’s fine”

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

Answers to "how was your day?"
- "Long"
- "Ugh"
- "Don't"
- "Surprisingly okay"
- “Quite quiet”
- “Relatively uneventful”
- “Same old”
- *Simply shaking your head and putting the kettle on*

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Thanks Lia. For those who don’t know it yet, the German ‘Kummerspeck’ (‘grief bacon’) means the extra weight you put on by comfort eating your way through stress or sorrow.
https://t.co/sJ0yoIVq76

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Pondering gaps in language that we really need to fill. Where are the words for:
- total incompetence with clingfilm.
- regret at starting to walk up a long, busy escalator.
- staring at the contents of the fridge and finding nothing you fancy.
Feel free to chip in #gapsinEnglish