Post AbujMP8Zc5xucO62OO by grammargirl@zirk.us
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(DIR) Post #AbuKwPKLt2fEmJg0bg by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-11-17T19:48:54Z
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Long-time podcast listeners know that I can never figure out vanity plates. There was another one this morning: AHOYM80. I read it as "ahoy mate-o." After I said "matey" must have been taken, Pat kindly explained that it was not "eight-oh," but "eighty" ... "matey"! 🤣
(DIR) Post #AbuLO2VELECU66wNt2 by Chigaze@mstdn.ca
2023-11-17T19:53:52Z
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@grammargirl We managed to get a very easy to understand plate: GEEKS
(DIR) Post #AbuMvJEpExujVnhBui by bruceturner@toad.social
2023-11-17T20:11:04Z
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@grammargirl Are we still doing #PL8FAIL?
(DIR) Post #AbuN9a5tMpcTqNK3MG by kate@aus.social
2023-11-17T20:13:36Z
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@grammargirl I was totally with you on mate-o and had to read the explanation three times before getting it.
(DIR) Post #AbuNAkIotik3nJvOVM by leebennett@mastodon.social
2023-11-17T20:13:53Z
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@grammargirl Figuring them out is a hobby of mine as well as simply curating my Flickr album with a collection of more than 2300 vanity plate photos.
(DIR) Post #AbuQ1oiFQo18jEFiGe by Ryan@mstdn.ca
2023-11-17T20:45:50Z
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@grammargirl I did the same thing. Parse left to right and M8 sounds like mate.
(DIR) Post #AbuTqcIhddN4rfDcp6 by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-11-17T21:28:43Z
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@leebennett Wow, that's a huge collection! It almost seems like something some linguist would want to study.
(DIR) Post #AbuTsc3lVN6KhFBRku by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-11-17T21:29:04Z
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@kate It's actually reassuring to know I'm not the only one. :)
(DIR) Post #AbuTuXVXOt1Z9q5o48 by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-11-17T21:29:26Z
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@Ryan I'm glad to know I'm not the only one!
(DIR) Post #AbuTvykra7AJx8wnoG by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-11-17T21:29:39Z
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@bruceturner I didn't know about that!
(DIR) Post #AbuTxYG548lwM3IbR2 by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-11-17T21:29:57Z
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@Chigaze Wow, I'm surprised you could get one that's so straightforward. Nice.
(DIR) Post #AbuTyfb3GfXtP4dpCa by leebennett@mastodon.social
2023-11-17T21:30:07Z
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@grammargirl Goes all the way back to 2006. https://flic.kr/s/aHsiUsTkFn
(DIR) Post #AbuUDHZyqV1BG76lJg by Chigaze@mstdn.ca
2023-11-17T21:32:45Z
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@grammargirl We were surprised too. My partner was just randomly checking available plates on a whim and saw it. I got text asking if I was game for it and I of course said yes!
(DIR) Post #AbuUOlqaePMWJoM53Y by kate@aus.social
2023-11-17T21:34:48Z
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@grammargirl Actual conversation yesterday:Me, squinting like I’m trying to see a magic eye image: I feel like that license plate says something. Does it say something?18 year old: Mum. Mum. It says “chippy”. He’s a chippy, geddit?My brain simply does not see 7 and 9 and letters. It refuses.
(DIR) Post #AbuWKj0JTn4iFb6ME4 by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-11-17T21:56:34Z
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@leebennett That is absolutely amazing! Would you be OK with me including the link in my email newsletter next week (or the week after)?
(DIR) Post #AbuWanpTJ7npqghHFI by leebennett@mastodon.social
2023-11-17T21:59:23Z
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@grammargirl I’d be thrilled for that. If you want the extra info to go with it, I add more semi regularly (added one just moments ago) and with only MAYBE a half dozen exceptions, all shots were either snapped by me (most) or submitted by personal acquaintances and family.
(DIR) Post #AbufphezQQmSeAySJs by fivetonsflax@tilde.zone
2023-11-17T23:42:59Z
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@grammargirl Perhaps it means someone has spied a small explosive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-80_(explosive)
(DIR) Post #AbujMP8Zc5xucO62OO by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-11-18T00:22:31Z
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@leebennett Thank you!I have a link at the end of my email newsletter called "Completely Unrelated." It's usually just a one-line or even half-line link, but it's one of the most clicked on things in my newsletter every week. ttps://quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-newsletter
(DIR) Post #Abujf0uzsonB0ScURk by leebennett@mastodon.social
2023-11-18T00:25:54Z
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@grammargirl Cool. I’ll watch for it.
(DIR) Post #AbvyaLep2c1cLmFP2u by tbc@mindly.social
2023-11-18T14:47:49Z
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@grammargirl I think this one is relatively straightforward, though one would need to have some book knowledge to fully appreciate it. Not clear in the cinematic universe: LDYVADR.