LiriodendronScariff, County Clare, IrelandPosts: 7,850
I'm sure I've moaned about this somewhere before, but...
In my opinion you can't "rise to a crescendo" or "reach a crescendo". You can reach a climax, or crescendo to a climax - but crescendo means "a gradual increase of something, often of sound".
"The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life." Rabindranath Tagore
From time to time, I found "Greetings Earthlings" worked quite well with my students. Not gender specific but it suppose it might have offended aliens or lizard people.
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In my opinion you can't "rise to a crescendo" or "reach a crescendo". You can reach a climax, or crescendo to a climax - but crescendo means "a gradual increase of something, often of sound".
'Anyfink' instead of 'Anythink'
Also the phrase "you guys" gets on my nerves. My wife is NOT a guy. She's a girl!! Or rather, a lady!! Either will do.
for the fag ends of the aristocracy.