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English teacher. Born in Birmingham, Uk. Live in Curitiba, Brazil. Always learning Portuguese. Sometimes teaching English.
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For centuries, a “gossip” was a woman who attended another woman's delivery. The word was a corruption of “god-sib” or “god-sibling,” meaning “sister in the Lord.” The gossips offered support to mother and midwife. Only later did the term take on a derogatory meaning.

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PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

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My son is reading Farenheit 451 at school so I thought I'd read along with him. I read it at school but that was a very long time ago and I'd forgotten most of the details. Man, there are so many parallels to what is happening at the moment. It's scary. #booksky

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It couldn't have happened to a nicer woman.

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Words to live by.

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Interesting and hopeful read about how Europe can respond to Trump.

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40 seconds! Only 89 minutes to go until glory. #bcfv #kro

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I have a running argument with my son about why fish don't exist. I read recently that there are no trees. My dad claims that seagulls are made up. Now we can add purple to the list called "There's no such thing as..."

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The defence earned their money in that second half. I said before the game I'd be happy with a draw and I really am. #kro #bcfc

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That was a pretty non-descript 45 mins of football. Laird has made a few mistakes. Dykes hasn`t really done much. Yokoyama one of the few bright sparks. #kro #bcfc

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Newcastle at home. I'll take that. No shame getting knocked out to them. Already got too many games. Or we could surprise everyone! #bcfc #kro #facup

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I believe!

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That's the #puskas award for 2025 sorted. #bcfc #kro

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