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Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator
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Travel tips, complaints, and observations from almost 5 years of intentionally homeless life. Former Asia expat. Mom of @Faineg but not responsible for Alf except tangentially. Likes are free. Don’t be stingy.
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NTndgree.bsky.social

No one does the passive voice better than the English. At the Bodleian Library in Oxford.

A shelf with very old books and a sign that reads. Please do not touch the books. They are alarmed.
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Gyastreblyansky.bsky.social

This is fun, but it's shitty English grammar, and that's what makes it laughable. The past participle "alarmed" may be said to have two meanings, one adjectival ("I'm very alarmed by this news") and one verbal, as in the passive ("I was alarmed by the news"). The usage here is an awful...

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Tterezasylvio.bsky.social

a man wearing a pink hat and a black jacket is covering his mouth with his hand .
a man wearing a pink hat and a black jacket is covering his mouth with his hand .

ALT: a man wearing a pink hat and a black jacket is covering his mouth with his hand .

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Rjitteryraptor33.bsky.social

Wonder what got them alarmed in the first place. Must be serious to get books this old worked up.

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HShylen26.bsky.social

Great photo.

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MWwyvern.bsky.social

Same as OP but with a shocked cartoon face on the books
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TCchickenlady.bsky.social

Librarians. I love them 💌

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almunyecar.bsky.social

Se les caerán las hojas por stress.

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Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator
@ndgree.bsky.social
Travel tips, complaints, and observations from almost 5 years of intentionally homeless life. Former Asia expat. Mom of @Faineg but not responsible for Alf except tangentially. Likes are free. Don’t be stingy.
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