March 2011
9 posts
My Uncle Joe
Uncle Joe
Prologue: All families are extended through the generations, whether we know these people or not, or whether we see them, or hear of them. Even when we forget them.
My first memory of Uncle Joe was as a recently returned emigrant, back for a holiday. He put on his best Glaswegian version of an English Toft, and introduced me as his sisters’ spawn, and I was flattered.
He had that...
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From Apples Dictionary App.
awful |ˈôfəl|
adjective
1 very bad or unpleasant : the place smelled awful | I look awful in a swimsuit | an awful speech.
• extremely shocking; horrific : awful, bloody images.
• [ attrib. ] used to emphasize the extent of something, esp. something unpleasant or negative : I’ve made an awful fool of myself.
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From Apples Dictionary App.
awful |ˈôfəl|
adjective
1 very bad or unpleasant : the place smelled awful | I look awful in a swimsuit | an awful speech.
• extremely shocking; horrific : awful, bloody images.
• [ attrib. ] used to emphasize the extent of something, esp. something unpleasant or negative : I’ve made an awful fool of myself.
• (of a person) very unwell,...
