Over 50's club

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Lip Gloss Aug 2023 2:49pm, 8 Aug 2023 70,593 posts	0 Lip Gloss I bought left handed scissors when I was crafting as the indentation in my thumb was really sore trying to cut card with the wrong scissors. Got my nurse result back today so good to go for another 5 years.
GlennR Aug 2023 3:08pm, 8 Aug 2023 71,944 posts	0 GlennR Excellent LG. Right handers are just weird. Makes me feel ill looking at them.
stilldreaming Aug 2023 3:17pm, 8 Aug 2023 1,221 posts	0 stilldreaming riggys99 [Spice definitely meant sweets for me too! Couldn't believe that no-one knew what I was talking about when I left home!].
Night-owl Aug 2023 3:26pm, 8 Aug 2023 43,294 posts	0 Night-owl Never did woodwork but going to an all girls school it was Home economics needlework and Art Gosh, we never got anything arty or crafty in the Netherlands. It was all academic stuff. I did end up speaking 6 languages though... just out of curiosity/nosiness which languages and can you still speak them all
Hanneke Aug 2023 5:40pm, 8 Aug 2023 108,342 posts	0 Hanneke Dutch, English, Italian, French, German, Spanish. Yes, I still speak them all but only Dutch, English and Italian are native/native level. I would not be confident writing say an article in French or German anymore or translate into these languages but happy to translate from into my 3 main languages. I used to have a translating agency before I moved to the UK and ironically was recruited to the UK govt for my language skills. Only to have to do a language proficiency test 27 years later 🙄🙄🙄 My special subject: the use of the subjunctive in the English language and why most native speakers get it wrong. I was billed hundreds of pounds for the privilege too, but it was required for right to remain post Brexshit. 😩
Hanneke Aug 2023 5:42pm, 8 Aug 2023 108,343 posts	0 Hanneke I worked for the EU before too, as an interpreter. Italian/English as in into from whatever of my other languages was spoken. Usually into Italian.
RichHL Aug 2023 6:42pm, 8 Aug 2023 22,108 posts	0 RichHL I did a brief stint as an interpreter at the British Embassy in Moscow when I was a student there. It was terrifying. I could barely remember anything.
Derby Tup Aug 2023 7:15pm, 8 Aug 2023 60,804 posts	0 Derby Tup I've struggled with English for nearly 60 years
riggys99 Aug 2023 7:30pm, 8 Aug 2023 2,320 posts	0 riggys99 I've struggled with English for nearly 60 years Same here but speak great de dah (Sheffield for those outside South Yorkshire)
leaguefreak Aug 2023 8:17pm, 8 Aug 2023 11,466 posts	0 leaguefreak I used to speak reasonable conversational Turkish but that skill is long faded.