and my grandmother underestimated her age by two years for a long time

I remember being told by my dad that she'd continued working when she could've retired two years earlier.

Bizarre how she could've done that since she was totally fine mentally

Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage on September 24th 2015 at 20:07:55

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Just so we are clear, 'TO BENCH' is not a verb (General Chat) - shoddy, Sep 24, 18:54:36
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  - library more like i would imagine (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 24, 19:48:37
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- except it is (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 24, 19:18:26
  - (its) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 19:42:34
    - no, it was slip of the brain (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 24, 19:46:42
      - like missing the article out of that sentence? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 24, 19:52:10
        
        .... (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 24, 19:54:56
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 24, 20:00:00
        
        dunno what that was (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 24, 19:53:38
        
        it could be that you added a year onto your life the other day (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 24, 19:55:27
        
        possibly - I've always done that for some reason (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 24, 19:59:22
        
        My mum always used to do that once we were over halfway through the year. (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 20:29:58
        
        and my grandmother underestimated her age by two years for a long time (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 24, 20:07:55
      - Lol. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 19:48:15
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  - As a linguist I don't like the "anything goes" argument. (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 19:37:25
    - oh I agree with that, but it's the Oxford dict. that decides whether it's no longer a whim (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 24, 19:52:14
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        Cheers. I think I've heard of that. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 20:25:09
        
        np, I think you'll find it both interesting and useful (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 24, 20:27:49
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        Jealous. Go back to Garrrrrrrrrrry. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 19:44:21
- none of those words are made up (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 24, 19:13:30
- Thats just your opinionisation. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Sep 24, 19:04:30
  - you are totally kjdhflksdjvb. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Sep 24, 19:06:29
    - Please don't use that tone of language on the wrath (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 24, 19:10:25

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