Article 1HGRK Saying please and thank you to objects is nothing to be embarrassed about | Nell Frizzell

Saying please and thank you to objects is nothing to be embarrassed about | Nell Frizzell

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Nell Frizzell
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Don't laugh at May Ashworth and her old-fashioned, formal usage of Google, nor anyone who marries a rock or apologises to a kicked chair. It's all perfectly rational

My sister wanted to ceremonially bury our clapped-out car in the garden, like a dead pet. When my old bike broke I wept as if I'd lost a boyfriend (I had lost a boyfriend, incidentally - it used to be his bike). When her car has managed to go up a big hill, my friend will tap it on the dashboard and mutter, "Well done, darling." When we've knocked into a chair, who among us hasn't uttered a quick "sorry!" to its rigid back?

Omg opened my Nan's laptop and when she's googled something she's put 'please' and 'thank you'. I can't pic.twitter.com/hiy2tecBjU

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