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Cake day: October 25th, 2023

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  • (UK) All three are technically correct, but 1 and 3 are the most commonly used. 1 is casual and the most frequently said (mainly because it has fewer syllables and we humans are lazy).

    Edit: Thinking about this more. Phrase 1 is what you would normally use when you desire something that is not shared with others, for example:

    “I found this old slice of bread behind the sofa…”

    “I want that!”

    Or “This week’s jackpot is 1 billion pounds!”

    “I WANT THAT!”

    Phrase 2 or 3 are normally used when you are expressing a common desire.

    “I wish this skyscraper would just fall on top of me so I don’t have to go to work tomorrow” “I want the same”

    “I wish Uncle would stop drinking.” “I want this too, but he is very thirsty.”




  • I do woodworking as a hobby. It doesn’t make money unless you invest in a full workshop and scale up production to the point where it would basically be a second job. Often the material costs alone are as much as it would cost to buy a completed item.

    I’d still recommend it as a creative outlet though. There’s something satisfying about seeing that coffee table in the lounge and thinking “yeah I made that!”