The Week

[paulineward]

25a scoff at being behind next to last in St Leger (3) --t
....just can't get it!

[kayakamina]

Ate.... Next to last letter in St Leger is E plus at (scoff AT)

[kayakamina]

Sorry EAT

[valerieb1254]

Eat = Scoff
AT behind next to last ( letter ) St Leg E r

[valerieb1254]

Evening K, beat me too it.
Val.

[paulineward]

thanks K for the answer , I had it ending in t..the t being in idolater which I put for the answer to 16d Besotted admirer gives marriage promise after a time (8) -d-l----..can you help?
Thanks

[kayakamina]

Hi VAL I made a bit of a nonsense with my first answer! K

[paulineward]

Sorry K must have typed too slowly!!!!
Thanks a lot....and you too Val!...

[kayakamina]

Hi Pauline You are right (I DO LATER)

[paulineward]

Can you help with ...Leaving King's Head, ignore drink.(3) s-p sip, sup..don't know which or why....didn't want to start a new posting!

[orly]

for pauline

SIP = SKIP - K

[paulineward]

Of course!!! So easy when you see it!!!
Thanks Orly!

[kayakamina]

Pauline & Val CAn I ask you ladies what the letters LOL mean at the end of a sentence? I've had it added to a couple of my posts and was curious? K

[paulineward]

Laugh Out Loud

[paulineward]

You'll laugh K..cos when I first saw this was when my 17 year old daughter was on line and somebody had put it on...she is called Laura and so I asked her why they had nicknamed her LOL! She explained..... and that's the only reason I could answer you!!!....and she did lol....

[pandabear]

chat acronyms. -

there are many variants on lol -

laugh(ing) out loud - lots of laughter (love) - loads of laughter (love)

and here's a few more for you -

addy address
asl age sex location
optd outside petting the dog
otp on the telephone
pic / pix picture(s)
proggy computer program
prolly / probs probably
sig / siggy signature

[ageing fast]

I could be hip and start using txt speak, if I wasn't ................ageing fast!