Bernie was dismayed to see the picture of his Dutch Curry and Rice Cup a Soup, resplendent with peas, bore no resemblance to the reality, in which he could only find two peas.
Cuba off the agenda Trying to organise a tour of Cuba, Philip emailed a specialist Cuba travel agencyand got the reply from the rep, Tomas. "Such a trip would require several flights in order to cover all that ground in just 6 days ... At this point we have decided not to book domestic flights unless clients have the time left over to lose, since flights are completely hit and miss, often 4-6-8 hours late, sometimes cancelled without reason. We have had too many issues of clients blaming us for this, though obviously we do not control domestic flights. So I am sorry, but I can't help you organise this. With my experience in Cuba, having been to all those destinations, I honestly wouldn't recommend the trip either, but I wish you luck with it." Philip replied: "Thanks for your advice Tomas. I think I'll just stay at home." Tomas answered: "Haha, sounds like an alternative, but perhaps better than having a heart attack in Cuba :-)"
Popular entries in dictionary Popular acronym WTF has made it into the dictionary. Short for "what the ..." (you can figure out the rest), the word is used to express outraged surprise. Also making the Merriam-Webster's unabridged dictionary are emoji, NSFW, clickbait, and photobomb. As does egg corn, which is a linguistic term for our tendency to mishear Elton John lyrics as "Hold me closer, Tony Danza" instead of "Hold me closer, tiny dancer". (Source: Time.com)
The Boogie Fever of abbreviations in the liquor aisle. Photo / Supplied
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