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Translating French-English, giving (and taking) training on clear writing, continuing language learning
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πŸ™‚ Connections Puzzle #744 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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Pretty happy with this! Connections Puzzle #743 🟨🟦🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
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Congratulations!
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Translation research = so many chances to read other stuff and oh maybe order that thing
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I would love to go back in time and train to do that.
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Are you a lawyer linguist?
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Sending virtual wine! A very chilled bottle of white or rose, as you wish.
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Connections Puzzle #736 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨
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That is one tough update.
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They are so good!
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Sorry, got that punctuation mixed up in my eagerness to comment
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I’ve read all the books (some more than once and didn’t know there was going to be a Netflix series), but my first thought was how excited I was to meet Rose!
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😳
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Also can confirm I’m no better at visualising what is written than I was a decade ago
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That was mine yesterday! Today was better but I had to look up a word πŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ Connections Puzzle #731 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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Are there places other than the UK that use toast racks? I’ve tried and failed to explain the concept of them to people from other countries.
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That was mine yesterday! I barely squeaked it through. Today was better. Connections Puzzle #726 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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We did Madrid-Seville round-trip in April by OUIGO and it was delightful
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I would never have found the purple row! Connections Puzzle #722 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
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I just bought a Gooff helmet after years of wearing Abus ones that fell apart (but had a great magnetic clasp)
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All three are fine. Each is valid in a different part of the English-speaking world.
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Nice helmet!
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I felt that way until my dishwasher broke. Now that it’s been repaired, I unload it with gratitude.
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My favourite colour! It’s looking great, hope it’s fun to knit.
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Oh wow, rough time today!
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Congratulations!
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As in β€œa new translation … task has come in”
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I work with a Scottish woman and now nobody can use the word β€œjob” without snickering
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Connections Puzzle #708 🟨🟩🟩🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
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Took me half a day again Connections Puzzle #706 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
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Oh never mind Connections Puzzle #705 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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I’ve got the first two lines and not the faintest idea for the second two
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Same! Connections Puzzle #704 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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I know the feeling! You think you’ve got the hang of this game and then bam, fall right on your face. But not today! Connections Puzzle #703 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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Procrastibaking!
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I had no trouble today but I’m still smarting from crashing out twice last week Connections Puzzle #700 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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So excited you posted this because it made me check my library, which had just added another 1000 books! Score!
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I enjoyed today’s! Must be I prefer a challenge that’s not too challenging. Connections Puzzle #699 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
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Pope Linguine V!
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Connections Puzzle #698 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Plus Wordle 1,420 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Here’s mine, where your first line is my second: Connections Puzzle #696 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
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Connections Puzzle #694 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Same but a different order πŸ™‚
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I am totally stuck today!
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Connections Puzzle #690 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I had no problem with the first line and struggled mightily with the other three
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Connections Puzzle #688 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Plus I got Wordle in 2!
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A new classic!
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I like an easy puzzle to start the week Connections Puzzle #687 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Cheated?! (Shocked gasp) Connections Puzzle #685 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
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Connections Puzzle #684 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦