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How Do I Stop Skipping Words And Pay Attention To The Question In The Exam?

I often skip important words or misread the question when I practise exam questions. Sometimes I simply don't understand the relevance of a word until someone points it out to me. I was advised to...

joko

Fridge Freezer Being Temperamental ...?

I have an electrolux ER2651B It is a frostfree and i have it set to the lowest temp however every week or so, it stops keeping things cold - in the both compartments I have found that when i rotate...

Maggoty

Musical Tv Series...

Years ago I remember watching a tv series where singers (incl Elaine Paige) sang popular songs. Loved it. Tiltled something like one more time. But... have the word blackbird in my brain. It was along...

goodgoalie

Race Across The World

Anyone else watching this? Enjoying it, but my mind keeps drifting off to wondering how many of the production team are 'embedded' with each of the couples. Must be one camera person per pair, of...

Gromit

Daily Mail Used Newzealand Terrorist Video

Before commiting his atrocity, the New Zealand far right terrorist, set up an helmet-cam to broadcast his killing spree live on facebook. Fortunately, he did not have many followers,and not many saw...

NueVaaj

What To Do

So I just met my possible dog, and she was a sweetheart! But my dad won't let me get her because apparently I wake up too late. But I've been taking care or my baby brother since he was born, he...

cst89

Help With Arabic Translation

Hello! We are travelling to Jordan soon and I need help with Arabic translation of a short sentence explaining that I have a special (vegan) diet, when ordering food. The translation can be written in...

anotheoldgit

Are The Majority Of Our Politicians Out Of Touch With Public Opinion?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6791157/Backlash-Sajid-Javids-decision-strip-ISIS-jihadi-bride-Shamima-Begum-British-citizenship.html...

ibizaboy

Switzerland......average Prices.?

going to northern france soon and spending 2 days visiting Switzerland.( Geneva) realised I now need swiss francs as well as euros, any ideas cost of cup of coffee, sandwich etc etc please..so I can...

10ClarionSt

400 Cookies In Less Than A Minute.

There was an ad for PPI at the top of my email inbox. I normally delete these but I opened it just to see what the result would be. However, halfway through entering my details, I noticed in the...

Kromovaracun

Uk Porn Block To Come In Apr 1

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-porn-block-being-introduced-15927383 Beginning on April Fool's Day, it will be compulsory to provide proof of age in order to watch online porn....

pumpjack

Using Visa Debit Abroad

Im using nationwide visa debit card. Im in thailand. I need withdraw approx £300 Will my home branch do the conversion from uk to thai baht. I dont want this as they will give a terrible rate Thanks...

Khandro

Why Is Everyone Nowadays So Scruffy?

It wasn't always so, in fact scruffiness has never been so endemic throughout history. The French are probably the best dressed in Europe (the Women for sure). In Japan, the taxi drivers wear clean...

goodgoalie

Equity Release

Has anyone on AB gone through the process of equity release, ie borrowing money against part of their property? I've read quite a lot about it but most info seems very off-putting, and what seems to...

NellieMay

Disability Discrimination

Would it be against discrimination laws for a cinema to show a film on an upstairs screen without providing disabled access. I can't see the film I want to see in our local cinema.

maggiebee

Gogglebox

Had to chuckle at the two old dears on Gogglebox tonight. There was a piece on the news about a way to "capture" the pieces of junk floating about in space for recycling. One said "That'll be the...

bainbrig

What Antisemitism?

I have yet to hear ONE solid example of this alleged rampant antisemitism in the Labour Party. Innuendos galore, tittle-tattle and gossip, but no hard examples. Is it just part of the ongoing...

Nameless14

What Do You Think About The Practice Of Online Public Shaming?

- Do you think we are too quick to condemn people and organizations on the internet? Or is engaging in criticism an essential part of digital citizenship today? - Have you ever participated in a...

Traci66

No More Cuddles.

Some of you may remember me telling you about my new grand daughter back in November who was 10 weeks premature. Unfortunately we lost her on the 10th of this month, I woke up early hours of the...

fruitsalad

Slimming World V Weight Watchers

I plan to join one of these, please could I have votes for anyone thats been or goes tia

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