Calling a bread roll a bbiscuitb really takes the biscuit. The word comes from French, meaning btwice cookedb (bis b cuit). Are bread rolls twice cooked? Of course modern biscuits arenbt twice cooked either but they were originally. As far as I know no Briton calls a bread roll a pudding, thouRead more

There is a certain poetic sense in which bI seeb works. bI see him last night in my dreamsb although not technically correct. However, generally speaking bI sawb is the right usage for past events. Much prose writing in English novels is in the present tense although they are about past eventsRead more

No, definitely not, as others have written. Itbs an extremely terrible policy to do so. I once worked for a company, that had the stated policy that security will escort you out of the building immediately upon you giving notice. So what happened? I gave notice by emptying my office one night. TheyRead more

Your boss probably knows that this is new tech for you, and that your results take longer and are less robust. As you say in your comment, the real experts are just too busy b youbre all hebs got. Thus, donbt assume that you are performing below expectations, because youbre not expected to haveRead more

Some good answers here, let me add: I would definitely NOT apply and then try to avoid having your friend see you when you show up for the interview, like trying to schedule an interview when hebs out of town. Surely if you get the job, hebs going to find out sooner or later, and at that point itRead more