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Three morose individuals mourn the loss of their hamster

To our loyal 5 fans: we’re sorry. We’ve been busy. But now we are back. With November starting, we shall start with our Mini NaNoWriMo updates. Thank you for still loving us. We love you too.

Except you in the corner.

Learn the words, otherwise you're going to fail. It really is that simple.

The English language is not fragile. It is not a delicate flower. It is not to be tiptoed around. It is a robust, industrial framework; a machine made of millions of interlocking parts. This machine is incredibly versatile: it can be disconnected and reconfigured and put to work in billions of variations. It is the backbone of our civilisation: the a reason why England was once such a colonial powerhouse, and why America is what it is today.

I will never understand why some people can’t be arsed to learn the bloody language.

Some disclaimers before I get into this. I am not talking about foreigners for whom English is a second language. I am not talking about the difference between American English and British English – frankly, these differences only came about because the Yanks used to be better at spelling than us. I’m not even talking about the more complicated intricacies and idiosyncracies of the language. I’m not Lynne Truss. For a start, I’ve got a sense of proportion.

I’m talking about the fucking native nob rabbits who flat-out abuse our mother tongue, and who can’t be bothered to learn any of the words.

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