Wordwizard

As far as I know the word "wizard" comes from the Middle English "Wys" meaning "wise".
I have no idea where the magical bumbling illegitimate men came from because I have never come across the concept. The wizards that I have met (in literature) have all been wise men.

Being someone who has been married three times, if you said that you had seen my ex-wife in the pub I would probably ask which one. As would my (current) wife.

Actually Steven, using all three at the same time would be completely natural and nice.

I would not pay any attention to the piece at all when you see such bad English as, " She would of said to the journalist’s , make sure the camera is on ME... . What should have been written is, " She would have said to the journalists , make sure the camera is on ME... . (The comma is in the wrong ...

I drink my coffee black. Quite often when I order an Americano I get asked if I want milk,

Sorry, I don't think any of them make sense.

A bloke in the pub told me that he hadn't slept for three nights trying to
find out what Captain Hook was called before the crocodile ate his hand.

I have not come across "bugger's grips" before, and I am sorry if I am stating the obvious, but surely "bugger" in that sense refers to origin of the word rather than the slang.

I don't think that a native speaker would use any of those in normal speech.

That is a good a description.

Margaret and I went to a garden centre today. Mask wearing is not compulsory in Wales, but we were both covered up. There was a woman our sort of age dithering at the entrance. She moved and backed off. I smiled at her and realised that she couldn't see the smile, so I merrily told her that I was sm...

I have heard both used and both are correct.

Does 'to open a shirt' mean to unbutton it? Yes Does 'to close a shirt' mean to button it up? Not an expression I have ever heard If a man's shirt is unbuttoned and he pulls the two sides further apart, exposing his chest, how would one describe what he does? Does he open his shirt? Does he open it ...