When English isn't your first language....

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  1. Merde Tete

    Merde Tete Well-Known Member

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    To be fair to my missus, I should start by pointing out that her English is better than many people who were born in the UK. However, that doesn't mean that it's completely immune to malfunction.

    She booked herself and our 11 year old daughter for a "still life drawing class" at the local gallery this evening. Just whizzed them up there as it's a bit chilly. Was about to go home when the missus called. "Just wait, there's been a bit of a **** up".

    Turned out she'd misread the website, and the word "still" was a figment of her imagination. The melons they'd be drawing were neither yellow, nor fruity.

    "I wondered why it said on the site that under 16's had to be accompanied by an adult"
     
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    :D:D:D:D:D
     
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    Jugs?
     
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    Merde Tete Well-Known Member

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    They didn't stick around to find out! My daughter was very upset. "I was really looking forward to it. Mummy told me we'd be drawing flowers!"
     
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    Awe :(
     
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    Nip to Tesco, buy some flowers for the wife and let your daughter draw them. Sorted with extra dad/husband points in the bank.
     
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    You just know that SD will be along any minute!
     
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    Did you find out if the subject was male or female. Would daughter have been still keen had she known it wasnt flowers in advance
     
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    I read this post to Will and he thought the twist was going to be that she'd accidentally signed up to be the model, rather than a drawer/painter. So, it could have been worse.
     
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    I find almost everyone on here except me.:) Don't have English as their first language.
    They generally talk bo110x. Finest language known to man or woman or gender neutral. :cool:
     
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    That's a good idea. Will save it for when I'm in the doghouse though! I already got brownie points for hanging around instead of driving off, as I had quite a bit of work to do last night, so it would have been very easy to have just disappeared!
     
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    Female. I think if she'd known in advance she may have been able to do it, but to turn up expecting to be drawing daffodils and find out at the last minute that it's actually a naked human is a bit much for most people to cope with, never mind a kid!
     
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    That would have been hilarious!
     
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