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Josh πŸ™ŒπŸ»

@linguistjosh

26 | πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ| Linguist and Educator (French, German, Spanish, Swedish, EFL) | This will be mainly genealogy & linguistics posting! | Otherwise: yΓ©-yΓ© music, Eurovision, travel, geocaching, language exchange 🌎

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Pepas by Farruko

WHERE do I know this song from??

14.03.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

why on earth is it so bright out so early today?? have the clocks suddenly gone back by 3 hours and the sun has forgotten which way it’s meant to be going

14.03.2026 07:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Berlin’s Gay FM does not have to go THIS HARD, like why are they playing a remixed version of Cheryl Cole’s Fight For This Love now and why does it slap so much GET ME TO BERLIN RIGHT NOW

14.03.2026 00:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I haven’t been to a gay bar in SO LONG oh my gosh someone please take me to a gay bar urgently

13.03.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nah, council area is the term (confusingly - because of course it is in this country) they use in Scotland for what is effectively a ceremonial county in England. Even that doesn’t line up much though; I don’t think Falkirk or Clackmannanshire equate to really any β€˜county’ vibe-wise in England.

13.03.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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roses are red
Del Boy’s a Trotter

13.03.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nope - each one of the answers are counties or council areas in England, Scotland or Wales. Curious as to what led you there.

13.03.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Some other personal faves so far:

Deayton’s beef? (5)

Place to sleep in a rented car, perhaps? (12)

A new angel, but who is Welsh! (7, 5)

Freezing before one crosses the Severn Bridge (pre-2018!) (7)

13.03.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m putting together some UK county/council area/etc. cryptic clues tonight and I have to say I’m so proud of the ridiculousness of this one:

Vehicle shop and loaning chickens… where? (15)

13.03.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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sure, I listen to a lot of french music

13.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

safe to say that the β€˜countries’ and β€˜chemical elements’ categories on pointless are starting to become so ubiquitous that everyone just knows what to go for

13.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Go away.

13.03.2026 10:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes, Hostelworld, I can totally afford to go skiing which is why I use Hostelworld.

12.03.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit is dancing in front of a group of people . ALT: a man in a suit is dancing in front of a group of people .

me listening to Le Loir-et-Cher by Michel Delpech out loud from my computer: πŸ™‚πŸ™‚πŸ™‚

me listening to Le Loir-et-Cher by Michel Delpech through my earphones:

12.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hearing Girls Aloud’s Sound of the Underground for the first time in new headphones is a peak listening experience. Absolutely no feeling exists like it!

12.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s been a long time since I’ve had to kick a ball back to a bunch of people playing football.

I should really start remembering that I’m a theatre person and very much not a sports person…

11.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a devout non-payer for Ancestry, this period of time with free access to a decent chunk of records is much appreciated!

11.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

*Receives an offer to study abroad, secures accommodation in the country, and awaits residence permit decision*

7 months later: πŸ¦—πŸ¦—πŸ¦—πŸ¦—πŸ¦—

*Replies back to an email asking about my plans and I have to withdraw my application because of all the delays*

10 minutes later: πŸ‘ OK sure all cancelled!

11.03.2026 12:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If there’s one thing you discover constantly as a private tutor, it’s that SO many parents have no idea what their children are learning, enjoy doing, and feel confident (or not) with at school and in their lives. It’s amazing to see sometimes, but a shame how often it’s the case.

11.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no!! No no no! We are so much better than this. Surely?!

11.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Women's History in the 1920s | Ancestry

#AncestryHour Free access for Women's History Month at AncestryUK through 11.59pm on Wednesday 18 March.

www.ancestry.co.uk/c/womens-his...

10.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Where on earth do MFL teachers and tutors interact with each other and share resources? Facebook always seemed to be pretty active but the groups are completely empty now - and I NEED some input/advice from other A Level French tutors!

10.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trying to set myself up on a bit of a β€˜serious casual’ weight loss regime (ie keeping track of things and working towards losing weight but not overdoing it massively) and I lost 1.5 pounds altogether over the last week! That’s a nice start!

09.03.2026 10:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What’s most intriguing to me is that the little coverage that is there is almost entirely about how the fire just disrupts trains! Like… I think that part was clear from the fact that a fire broke out in the centre of Glasgow right next to the important, historic and iconic Central station.

09.03.2026 06:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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this is 100x better than any ai can, could and will ever be

08.03.2026 01:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why on earth is Channel 4 showing the film β€˜The Menu’ constantly??

07.03.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Turns out my fear isn’t necessarily animals, but even being (unintentionally, mind you) backed into a corner and approached with our pet hamster made me very fearful, but even I admit that that’s a silly, irrational fear. Crazy how fear works, huh?

06.03.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a police uniform and tie is making a funny face and saying vindication !!! . ALT: a man in a police uniform and tie is making a funny face and saying vindication !!! .

β€œOh no, this is going to make the price of petrol go up so quickly and so crazily!”

Me, one of those β€œstubborn” people who has refused to learn to drive for nearly a decade:

06.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nominative determinism is great and all but why on earth did my ancestor John Pipes have to work as a gas fitter?? And why did the Pipes siblings have to marry people with the surnames Mills and Chambers? The BNA is absolutely full of adverts for all of those things - but nothing else!

05.03.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve got a hankering for some genealogy tonight. Still trying to get the hang of FamilyEcho’s new tree formats: β€˜Multiple’ seems to be weirdly confusing to track most of the time, but is also the most useful other times.

04.03.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0