an online timer!

[lobelia321]

Look what I found online:

A timer!

Brought to you by yours truly, Dr Lobelia Stepford-Hooverbaggins

*cackles in timed 5-minute bursts*

Useful for all manner of activity, including:

- improv writing
- keyboard vacuuming
- quickie wanking
- sink shining



Wondering whether to type 'all manner of activity' or 'all manner of activities', I checked my online dictionary of choice and was horrified to discover the phrase to the manner born.

Aaaack!!! This is not true!! This is spelled to the manor born, surely? Am I correct? Or am I correct?

To the manner... *coughs and chokes on own bile*

But can anyone help with the 'all manner of' dilemma? If qualifying a noun, should that noun be plural or singular? I've opted for the latter but zen, I am a foreign zpeaker and also an inveterate pedant.

Comments

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, using 'coat' as the test case clinches the deal. 'All manner of coat' is totally absurd. Now as to all manor of coat.... Ack. As I said to the Eyebrow, here I am putting myself through a course of world literature where it is quite clear that what I ought to be doing is reading Shakespeare!

As to the wanking: yes, I concur with both of you, and as I also said above: the only occasion upon which to time one's wanking can only be if you're paid for it.

Also, the bloody timer doesn't work on my home computer. You need some sort of snazzy Java something or other fucky thing. And it looked like such a fun toy, too!

[novanumbernine.livejournal.com]

you can download the java plug-in for your browser, 'tis free!

n.x :)

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

Laz will attest that I am hopeless at downloading. I never find the right site, I never seem to have the right platform or version or whatnot. I need to have someone do it for me. Next time I've got lazlet at the desk with me!! :-)

[viva-gloria.livejournal.com]

I use a kitchen timer. For housework, that is. Am intending to buy a prettier one, to make it more fun: the current one says 'Simply Delicious' on it, and I want one that looks like something else (a tomato, a banana, something).

Am now horribly reminded of that thread about cucumber-shaped vibrators. Will never sleep tonight.

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

A timer shaped like Dom! Or like a vibrator! Or like Brad Pitt's Tag Heuer watch!

The possibilities!