Received by Christmas Bonus. Help me spend it...

SuzyView wrote in post #2338351
This has been such an interesting thread. Besides the basic suggestions, people are taking a step back and considering the gear and really asking about spending that kind of money. Very interesting. As I collect my gear, adding up to some serious equipment, I have to wonder if I need to scale back and enjoy what I have. Reading some of the gear lists here, a newbie may get the feeling we're all pros. But I have to say, I'm not quite a collector like Dante or Belmondo, but I think we can get caught up in expensive gear vs. useful gear.

Benandbobbi wrote in post #2338328
Before you attempt to chastise others for their presumed ignorance regarding geographically-based English language slang, you might want to give your posts a second look. That said, since it has already been submitted, let's take a look together.
Your first "sentence" isn't really sentence at all, but I'll attempt to understand it, anyway. The word "your" is a possessive pronoun, my friend. I believe you meant to actually use the word, "you're" which is obviously a contraction of "you" and "are". Assuming this is correct, you also left off the word "on". So, what I believe you meant to say is that I was located on the "wrong" side of the Atlantic Ocean. This assumes there is a correct side upon which to be located, which of course we all know isn't really the case. Sadly, your next “sentence” isn't a sentence either. That's "0 for 2" there, mate. A sentence, regardless of which "side of the pond" you reside, needs at least a subject and verb to be complete and thusly retain a reasonable chance at being understood. So, let's move on to sentence number 3, which uncharacteristically is both a complete sentence and comprehendable. You did pretty well with that one. Unfortunately, your attempt in sentence 4 illustrates that you once again lost a little focus. We should always begin a sentence with a capital letter. Further, I wouldn't normally call attention to your misspellings, but in this case there are simply too many, too close together for me to ignore. The words you are searching for are "wasteful" rather than "wastefull", "utilize", rather than "utilise" and "its" rather than "it's". Technically, the word "it's" was not misspelled, but rather misused. The word "It's" is yet another contraction---of "it" and "is". The word "its" should only be used to show possession. So, where are we? That's right, "1-4" as we approach the last sentence. Well, mate, I didn't get the bonus "again". I only earned one bonus (singular) this year. Should I assume you meant to use the word, "anyway", rather than the word "again"? If that's really what you meant to say, then I can best answer it like this: I earned my bonus by assisting people achieve more with less--much like I'm attempting to do in this post, really.

I do sincerely appreciate your attempt to help me better understand all those pesky differences we sometimes share while using a common language.