@KnottyProblemEn

Peak geek. Logophile. Bibliophile. (Im)mature BA Hons English Language graduate. MA English post-grad student. Plain English devotee.

 Alternate Universe, surely?
Joined February 2015
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Never thought I'd be compelled to mute the words #ibuprofen and #paracetamol on social media, but here we are. How very 2026.
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Lynne
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Leftover soup needs to go into a round container because soup is round. i won't be explaining
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How very exciting to receive Levi Pinfold's illustrated edition of #HalfBloodPrince this morning! It's perfect next to the other editions and next to a very inviting gap that's waiting for #DeathlyHallows! #HarryPotter #Books #Illustrated
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Really Scary Groumby@groumbyOct 3
i don't think "well" should autocorrect to "we'll" under any circumstance
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@preposterousbbgSep 27
to the men who say, “I’m too scared to even touch a woman in this Me Too era because of the possibility of an allegation.” GOOD. Don’t touch us. Don’t touch us unless we ask. Live by that. Act by that. We would greatly appreciate it.
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Desiree Alliance@DesireeAllianceSep 27
Always good for a repost
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Jenny Reilly@crit_genSep 27
Bigot is just the new frigid.
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Happy birthday, @Google. I remember the first search term I ever entered in Oct 1997 (before Google incorporated and in the early days of the google.com domain) in my university library computer. I could think of nothing intelligent, so searched 'Friends TV show'!!!
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This would be hilarious if it wasn't bloody frightening. A national news outlet sowing division through a seemingly innocuous subject. My bare nails mean I can't be arsed, not that I'm somehow racist. Retract the article @BBCNews, please.
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Gavin Barwell@GavinBarwellSep 24
For several days, my timeline has been full of people doing a good impression of the Death Eaters from Harry Potter insisting only purebloods can call themselves English. No time to reply to all of them, but five quick questions for any who care to engage 1/6
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Grǣġhama
@grahamscheperSep 22
Romeo! Romeo! Hwȳ eart ðū Romeo ġehāten? Wiðsac þīnne fæder and forwiern þīnne naman!
DiscussingFilm
@DiscussingFilmSep 22
Robert Eggers is set to direct a new film adaptation of ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’. The film will feature the actors speaking in Olde English. (Source: hollywoodreporter.com/movies…)
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Do you know what really grinds my gears? People actively wasting their lives researching the perceived faux pas that JKR makes in her writing. Maybe they should try reading Christie, Fleming, Blyton or Dahl.
Piotr Sarnacki@drogusSep 22
This is funny cause well into 2000s she wrote her crime book that includes a Polish character named Lechsinka (not a Polish name), who didn't understand the word "detective", which is "detektyw" in Polish. By then, she had all the resources in the world. What's the excuse here?
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I just can't even ... Lego NCC-1701 has 1701 pieces 😭😍 #Lego #StarTrek #Enterprise #NCC1701
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joe@spinningjoeSep 7
are the yanks aware that there is a widely available condiment here just called "brown sauce". reckon we could get a couple of days worth of bickering out of that
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Thiego Novais
@thiegonovaisSep 2
Não são o James e a Lilly. São dois bruxos comemorando a queda do Voldemort que deve estar no primeiro episódio da série.
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J.K. Rowling
@jk_rowlingSep 1
Happy Back To Hogwarts Day! This is where it all began… stories.jkrowling.com/j-k-ro…

J.K. Rowling Celebrates Back to Hogwarts with the story that started it all - JKR

Today, J.K. Rowling reads chapter one of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and one of her favourite passages introducing Ollivander’s to Harry Potter for the first time. Listen below...

stories.jkrowling.com
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Count Binface
@CountBinfaceAug 13
Bin Day cometh.
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Parody Nigel Farage@Parody_PMJul 8
The worst possible outcome of calling a by-election would be if everyone just ignored the whole thing and left me to spend the next few weeks shouting at a bin.
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This country has a severe lack of patience and a severe abundance of entitlement. I’m not saying this guy was perfect, but claiming he did a bad job because change wasn’t instant is so short sighted. We shouldn’t be able to change PMs every 2 years - whichever side.
Sophy Ridge@SophyRidgeSkyJun 22
An emotional end
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Next up we have @ChrisMasonBBC explaining why Andy Burnham is the worst Prime Minister we’ve ever had
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