Mastodawn

"call for Ireland to boycott Israel"

"Drogheda is owned by Ben Boycott"

"boycott - Boycott"...

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/02/18/sinn-fein-td-to-resist-removal-as-drogheda-united-chair-after-call-for-ireland-to-boycott-israel-fixtures/

#EnglishIsHard

Sinn Féin TD to ‘resist’ removal as Drogheda United chair after call for Ireland to boycott Israel fixtures

Joanna Byrne said the Republic of Ireland should not fulfil the Nations League fixtures against Israel later this year

The Irish Times

Bob Feb 10

#EnglishIsHard Really.

https://x.com/alphafox/status/1874848375696482523?s=20

AlphaFox (@alphafox) on X

Whoever invented the English language had a cruel sense of humor: 😭

X (formerly Twitter)

Steam Powered Frisbee 🥏Jan 27

Today someone called a layer of snow "shallow."

I don't think I've ever heard that used to describe snow. It feels wrong; even though (in the US at least) we say "deep" snow all the time. Shallow is for water, or people. Not for snow. Snow can be light or thin, but not shallow.

Do other people use this phrase? I know English is weird, but it startled me that I'd never noticed this quirk before.

#englishusage #copyediting #askmastodon #englishishard #americanenglish #BritishEnglish #irishenglish

Bob Dec 9

Got all that? #EnglishIsHard #Christmas

Virginicus Oct 24

The best part of the @phistorians conversation with Francesca Fulminante was hearing how she's analyzing prehistoric Italy with the same methods I used to estimate the capacity of an air traffic control center.
Second best part was when she pronounced "Tiber River" with the same vowels in both words. I mean, we write them the same, so it's only reasonable. #Rome #EnglishIsHard