Wordwizard

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 ...

A bloke outside the pub told me that he was heavily overdrawn at the bank and they kept phoning him.

He said that he wished that they would just leave him a loan.

But, isn't the German word for "sand"... "Sand"?

We would call them oven gloves in the UK.

"Putting" is more colloquial.

1. But I would have used some commas.

Neither Steve, both are perfect.

I would call it bloody ridiculous!

I think it means, "Go away and get yourself cleaned up". In other words, "Come back when you are fresh".
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It may be worth mentioning that "diaper" is a word that is never used in the UK. A baby wears a nappy here.

Bugger that! I retired 8 years ago and when I locked my office for the last time,
I swore that I would never enter one again and sit that side of the desk.
This retirement business is the best job I ever had. I do miss bank holidays though.

I am not happy with either of those.

They all look fine to me.

That sounds sensible to me.