So yesterday, December 23rd, my Pretty Lady finished work for her Christmas break. She goes back on January 10th which is the same day that I start my new job there! Coincidence.
It's kind of possible that I won't see her again before then. We'll do what we can but current circumstances may make it impossible. We'll see.
I've been off work sick all this week after my fall on Saturday morning. Besides the after-effects of the fall(s), I've been struggling with one of the 'orrible flu-like viruses that float around at this time of year. And as you can maybe tell, I can sleep tonight. Firing up the computer again and typing in a stream of drivel may not be the most widely recognised cure for insomnia but the sheep that I might usually count have been quarantined due to unseasonal foot and mouth disease. Funny that. Some people should sometimes be quarantined due to foot-in-mouth disease. I may have to suggests that be implemented in my place of work, particularly for those dealing directly with customers.
Right, lights out again, je pense. I may have to try counting animals that are slightly less boring than sheep. I wonder if it's possible to battle sleeplessness by counting duck-billed platypuses?
Incidentally, there is no universally agreed plural of the word "platypus". "Platypuses" is the usual scientific useage, while the pseudo-intellectual "platypi" is technically incorrect. Apparently. So now we know.
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Platypus means flat foot, and the plural of pes is pedes (two syllables). But in any case, the Latin plural of the word need only be used when it is an actual Latin word, not a made up word derived from Latin. So platypedes wouldn't be correct either, just pretentious - though marginally less wrong than the completely false platypi.
Bet you wish you hadn't raised the subject now. Sorry.
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