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Student : How do you spell enquirement? Me: Spell what? Student: Enquirement. Me: Do you mean enquiry? Student: No, Enquirement. Me: There’s no such word. Student: Yes there is. Me: … There really isn’t. Student: Yeah, but there is though. Me: (sigh) OK. Spell it as you’d say it … Oh, and don’t forget that it has a silent ‘Q’ […]
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A year ago, I tentatively pressed my final SEND on my computer, which sent THE SAT NAV DIARIES off into the real world. And then I sat back and thought, ‘What have I done?!! Have I just made a fool of myself?!!!’ My conclusion was that, if I had, to what extent did I care? Not a lot, I decided. […]
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‘You’d make a lousy junkie,’ my wife informs me as I’m busy whiting-out on the sofa. ‘Must … try … harder,’ I mumble, in my semi-conscious state. And then I pass out. * * * * * * * * When I come round, I’m in the recovery position. She has set a bowl down beside me. ‘Just […]
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It’s 7.35am. I’m sitting up in bed. My wife is rushing around the room, partly getting ready for work, partly packing for the few days she will be away in Somerset, looking after her sister’s children. I’m ill. Who’s going to look after me? As she turns to leave the room for the last time, she looks around, leans over […]
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‘Hi,’ she says, ‘I’m Melissa.’ She holds out her hand and smiles warmly. ‘Hi,’ I say, ‘I’m Adie.’ I extend my hand also, as I take the seat next to where she has been waiting for me. Scanning the room, I’m feeling a little anxious. What if Francesca is here? What if she sees me with Melissa? Oh […]
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